public health informatics:

"...the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning."

O'Carroll P, Yasnoff WA, Ward ME, Ripp LH, Martin EL, eds. Public Health Informatics and Information Systems. NY, Springer; 2003:5.




By improving our information
strategies
and technologies,
we can improve public health.

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Our Mission:

To provide an interdisciplinary environment that supports innovative research into information strategies and technologies to improve the health of the public.


Who We Are:

The Center for Public Health Informatics (CPHI) is a part of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle. Faculty and staff collaborate within the University, the state, the United States and the world to improve public health through information systems and technology research and development. More information about us...

2009 Publication Network

One Collaboration Leads to Another!
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Neil Abernethy of CPHI and Kathleen Amos, an NLM fellow, worked together to produce a graphic depicting the increase of collaboration from 2005 through 2009.

The graphic network represents faculty and staff publications spanning several disciplines and institutions.

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Competencies for Public Health Informaticians Now Available
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The Competencies for Public Health Informaticians, which defines competencies for the public health professional with a core identity and expertise in informatics, is now available.

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Open-Source Software to Support Knowledge Management Made Available by the myPublicHealth Project
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myPHThe myPublicHealth Project has open-sourced its software through the Python Package Index repository for use with the open-source plone Content Management System.

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The Center for Public Health Informatics is housed in the Department of Health Services in the University of Washington
School of Public Health in partnership with the Division of Biomedical & Health Informatics, School of Medicine.
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