Week 1

Week 1

Response to AndreNita Toson,

The use of Public Health Informatics in the health sector has been around some time. However, it has recently gained importance due to its effectiveness in tracing diseases and maintaining a record. It is mainly used in response to emergencies and also to survey the general health of the public.

One area that has increased the use of Public Health Informatics is in the monitoring of food borne diseases. These diseases are very common but people sometimes do not report them. However, the use of Public Health Informatics revealed that several infections were found by analyzing ...