Objectives
Describe how informatics are used in public health
Explain how informatics relate to evidence-based practice
Assignment Overview
In this writing assignment, you will describe how informatics is used in public health. In addition, you will explain how informatics relates to evidence-based practice. You can access the grading rubric for this assignment here:Preview the document

Deliverables
A one-page (250-word) paper

Step 1 Research a public health concern.
Identify a public health concern related to health promotion or disease prevention.

Determine how informatics can be used to identify this concern, provide evidence-based care, and evaluate this public health concern.

Step 2 Analyze the public health concern.
Include responses to the following questions as you write your paper:

How could informatics be used to locate evidence related to your question or concern about clinical practice?
If you chose to research this topic of interest, how could informatics assist you?
How could informatics be used to improve patient outcomes or even prevent the public health concern you identified?

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Chapter 24, “Consumer Education and Informatics” (pp. 484, 488–492, 496–499)
Chapter 26, “Public Health Informatics” (pp. 530–540)
Chapter 27, “Evidence-Based Practice and Research” (pp. 541–573)