Public Health Informatics Certificate Program

The goal of the Public Health Informatics (PHI) Certificate Program is to offer grounding in methods and concepts of health informatics and health information technology for application to public health and population health. It is designed for current and future public health professionals who wish to develop PHI expertise or specialization to work in policy or management.

Educational Objectives

After completion of the certificate program, students will be able to:

1. Articulate strategic direction for public health informatics within an organization;
2. Match data standards to their proper use;
3. Identify knowledge, information, and data needs of project or program users and stakeholders;
4. Describe information system development, procurement, and implementation that meets public health program needs;
5. Evaluate information systems and applications;
6. Recognize use of informatics to integrate clinical health, environmental risk, and population health; and
7. Implement solutions that assure confidentiality, security, and integrity while maximizing availability of information for public health.

Please visit our Academic Catalogue to see the full certificate curriculum requirements. Please also review the certificate completion requirements.