Building Informatics-Savvy Health Departments: The Systems Development Life Cycle

Health Departments’ Engagement in Emergency Preparedness Activities: The Influence of Health Informatics Capacity

Background Local health departments (LHDs) operate in a complex and dynamic public health landscape, with changing demands on their emergency response capacities. Informatics capacities might play an instrumental role in aiding LHDs emergency preparedness. This study aimed to explore the extent to which LHDs’ informatics capacities are associated with their activity level in emergency preparedn...

Secure Coding: Building Security into the Software Development Life Cycle

any of the security properties that are outlined repeatedly in the newer regulations and standards can easily be side-stepped. Too often the culprits are unsophisticated software development techniques, a lack of securityfocused quality assurance, and scarce security training for software developers, software architects, and project managers. To meet future needs, opportunities, and threats ass...

Public Health Staff Development Needs in Informatics: Findings From a National Survey of Local Health Departments

CONTEXT Public health practice is information-intensive and information-driven. Public health informatics is a nascent discipline, and most public health practitioners lack necessary skills in this area. OBJECTIVE To describe the staff development needs of local health departments (LHDs) related to informatics. DESIGN Data came from the 2015 Informatics Capacity and Needs Assessment Survey,...

Building Usability into Health Informatics : Development and Evaluation of Information Systems for Shared Homecare

health departments’ engagement in emergency preparedness activities: the influence of health informatics capacity

background local health departments (lhds) operate in a complex and dynamic public health landscape, with changing demands on their emergency response capacities. informatics capacities might play an instrumental role in aiding lhds emergency preparedness. this study aimed to explore the extent to which lhds’ informatics capacities are associated with their activity level in emergency preparedn...