Lecture 6 - Public Health Informatics

Question 0

Components of Computer Science

Hint:”CHAPAN”

Answer 0

1. Communication complexity
2. Hardware and Software Design
3. Algorithm development
4. Pattern Recognition
5. Artificial Intelligence
6. Network and Telecommunication

Question 1

Define public health informatics

Answer 1

Systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research and learning.

Question 2

Components of Informatics

Answer 2

1. Analysis of the structure, properties, and organization of information
2. Information retrieval and storage
3. Information system and database architecture and design
4. Library science
5. Project management
6. Change management
7. Business process reengineering

Question 3

Driving force for public health informatics

Answer 3

1. Public health reform
2. Growth in manage care
3. The information technology evolution

Question 4

The four principles in public health informatics

Answer 4

1. Focus on health of population than individual
2. Preventive rather than treatment
3. Prevention intervention at all vulnerable point in the casual chain of disease, injury or disability
4. Operation within a government, rather than private context

Question 5

Define Information Architecture

Answer 5

Systematic, planned approached to building enterprise-wide information system

"3E and R"
Enhance system interoperability
Ease of support 
Efficiency
Reduced redundancy of date entry

Question 6

Benefits of information architecture

Answer 6

1. Guiding plan across development projects
2. Promotes a component orientation, so large system are built on smaller systems
3. Decreases redundancy of data entry and storage
4. Promotes interoperability through the use of standards
5. Promotes planning and clarifies the business process
6. Returns the control to the executive level