1. INST 6031 Applications of Technology
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2.  The totality of all evidence-based public and
private efforts that preserve and promote
health and prevent disease, disability and
death

3.  Environmental, social and economic determinants
of health
 Interventions to address health issues, including
healthcare delivery systems, plus the role of public
policies
 Big picture issues affect our own health and the
health of our community

4.  Protecting health in the face of disasters
 Preventing disease from addictions such as human
immunodeficiency (HIV)
 Developing systems to ensure the safety of the food
we eat and the water we drink

5.  Databases for Public Health Departments
 Vital statistics such as births and deaths
 Public health surveillance
 Investigations and research
 Interventions

6.  Transforms Data into Information
and Knowledge

7.  Epidemiology  Maternal and
Child Health
 Surveys
 Environmental Health
 Laboratories

8.  Teleconferencing
 Web Bulletin Boards
 Videoconferencing
 Media Streaming
 Satellite Television

10.  Association of Schools of Public Health – ASPH, retrieved from
http://www.asph.org/files/ASPH_Brochure_LQ.pdf
 eNotes (2002). Information Technology. Retrieved from
http://www.enotes.com/information-technology-reference/information-
technology-173246
 Healthy People.gov (2012). Retrieved from
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=18
 Naylor, C.J., Madden, D.L., Oong, D.J. (2007). Use of communication technology
among health professional in New South Wales Australia. Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17537344
 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), HHS.gov. Disclosures for Public
Health Activities. 45 CFR 164.512(b) (2003) Retrieved from
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/publichealth.h
tml
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