RT Book, Section A1 Ross, David A. A1 Hinman, Alan R. A2 Wallace, Robert B. SR Print(0) ID 1141963751 T1 Public Health Informatics T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Medical PP New York, NY SN 9780071441988 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141963751 RD 2024/03/29 AB Information is a critical component of all public health activities. The purpose of public health informatics is to systematically apply “information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning.”1 The definition of public health informatics posited by O'Carroll et al. implies a broad range of activities drawn together by a focus on populations, not merely on individuals, and on public health organizations that operate with legal mandates. Although O'Carroll described informatics as primarily an engineering discipline, we believe that it is evolving more into a discipline of logical and strategic thought and management.