Public Health Informatics
"Public Health Informatics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The systematic application of information and computer sciences to public health practice, research, and learning.
| Descriptor ID |
D040442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Informatics" by people in Profiles.
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Informatics for public health and health system collaboration: Applications for the control of the current COVID-19 pandemic and the next one. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 07 30; 28(8):1807-1811.
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Electronic Support for Public Health: validated case finding and reporting for notifiable diseases using electronic medical data. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Jan-Feb; 16(1):18-24.
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Using geographic information systems to assess risk for elevated blood lead levels in children. Public Health Rep. 2003 May-Jun; 118(3):221-9.
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Racial disparities in the incidence of lung cancer: the Savannah River Region Health Information System cancer registry, 1991-95. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2003 Feb; 14(1):23-33.