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Public Health Informatics is an emergent area that has been defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice and research. Public Health Informatics is distinguished from other healthcare informatics specialties in its focus on population /community health, prevention orientation and the role of government agencies in public health practice.

 

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health Informatics (PHI) program is offered by the Gillings School of Global Public Health (SPH) as a 12 credit hour specialized educational option to prepare graduates for a variety of public health informatician roles. Combining the existing strength of the SPH curriculum and the informatics curriculum at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), it will offer focused education with emphasis on public health information systems, information management and manipulation as well as evidence-based public health policy.  The PHI certificate is envisioned as either complementary to a graduate degree from SPH, SILS and other UNC programs or as post-Baccalaureate advanced specialization training for members of current public health workforce.

 

Interested students should contact Bill Gentry, PHI certificate administrator, at wgentry@unc.edu.

 

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