Mini-symposium — Public Health Observatories

Local public health departments have variable access to a public health intelligence function, and information skills are scarce. Public health observatories are supporting the development of professional standards for public health intelligence specialists and offer training opportunities for both...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2005-04, Vol.119 (4), p.235-238
Main Authors: Hill, Alison, Cooke, Helen, Jenner, David, Somervaille, Lillian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Information management
Practitioners
Professional development
Public health capacity
Public health intelligence
Specialists
Training
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Summary:Local public health departments have variable access to a public health intelligence function, and information skills are scarce. Public health observatories are supporting the development of professional standards for public health intelligence specialists and offer training opportunities for both defined public health specialists and generalist public health specialists. In addition observatories support public health practice through educational programmes in health impact assessment, health equity audit, public health intelligence, and the provision of toolkits and advice on methods. Observatories have a key role in supporting and developing networks, in particular public health analysts, and the use of interoperable websites is enhancing these opportunities.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2005.01.002