Programs

Public Health Informatics Certificate The Public Health Informatics Campus Certificate involves a 5-unit course of study based on four public health information management courses and an integrative paper on a topic in health informatics. The certificate program is directed at developing the following competencies: The ability to specify the requirements for the development or adaptation of public health-related information systems The ability to plan, specify and manage the implementation of public health information system projects Familiarity with health data definitions and standards An understanding of the basic functions and operations of information technologies that have significant application to public health practice such as geographic information systems and the Web-based information dissemination
College:	School of Public Health
Delivery Mode:	Online
Total Required Hrs:	17 credit hours
Contact Name:	Katie Weinstein
Contact Phone:	(312) 355-0423
Web Site:	http://www.uic.edu/sph/phi/
Courses:
	HPA 437: Health Care Data
	HPA 465: Health Information and Decision Support Systems
	HPA 563: Web Based Public Health Informatics
	HPA 564: Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Public Health
	HPA 565: Datamining Applications in Public Health