public health informatics:

"...the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning."

O'Carroll P, Yasnoff WA, Ward ME, Ripp LH, Martin EL, eds. Public Health Informatics and Information Systems. NY, Springer; 2003:5.

By improving our information
strategies and technologies,
we can improve public health.

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Our Mission:

To provide an interdisciplinary environment that supports innovative research into information strategies and technologies to improve the health of the public.

Who We Are:

The Center for Public Health Informatics (CPHI) is a part of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle. Faculty and staff collaborate within the University, the state, the United States and the world to improve public health through information systems and technology research and development. More information about us...

Emergency Communications Research!
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CPHI is pleased to announce a recently-awarded research grant to investigate the communication between public health agencies and healthcare professionals.

The new grant for Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers, known as the PERRC Grant, was awarded to seven research centers across the nation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the University of Washington's Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP).

CPHI's project within this grant will look at frequency and timeliness of alerts, awareness of message content, and perceived credibility of messages between public health agencies and health care providers. The CPHI project is being led by Dr. Janet Baseman and is a collaboration across academia, local and state public health agencies, and tribal and community organizations.

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The Center for Public Health Informatics is housed in the Department of Health Services in the University of Washington
School of Public Health in partnership with the Division of Biomedical & Health Informatics, School of Medicine.
Based in Seattle, Washington, USA. All rights reserved.