Explain how the program or mandate impacts public health informatics.

Assignment 3: The Impact of Public Health Informatics

In the United States, public health agencies at the federal, state, and local jurisdiction levels use public health informatics extensively. Federal centers, in particular, often focus on application of digital technology and information science to enhance the efficacy of health informatics that can impact public health practice greatly.

Research information management in federal centers using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet. Then, respond to the following:

How has public health informatics improved public health and public health services offered to Americans over the last two decades? Describe one example that supports this statement.
How can current federal programs and mandates reshape the current public health landscape? State and describe at least one federal program or mandate. Explain how the program or mandate impacts public health informatics. Support your rationale with appropriate scholarly references.
Write your response in 4–5-page paper in Word format, providing relevant references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, December 24, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria

Assignment Components Proficient Maximum Points
Describe how public health informatics has improved public health and public health services offered to Americans over the last two decades. Include one example that supports this statement. The description of how public health informatics has improved public health and public health services offered to Americans over the last two decades is accurate. Description includes one example in support. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. 24
Determine how current federal programs and mandates could reshape the current public health landscape. State and describe at least one federal program or mandate. The determination of how current federal programs and mandates could reshape the current public health landscape is clear and accurate. At least one federal program or mandate is correctly described. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. 28
Explain how the program or mandate impacts public health informatics. Support your rationale with appropriate scholarly references. How the program or mandate impacts public health informatics is accurately explained. Many relevant details are included. A logical justification is given using scholarly resources in support. 28
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20
Total 100