Misson Statement: 

To promote the exchange of information, ideas, and methods that enhance the utility of public health data, analysis, planning, and policy development.

Guiding Principles: 

We value public health information assets, analyses, and presentations that are accessible, relevant, accurate, understandable and consistent. We value evidence-based policy development. We value interdisciplinary collaboration.

Areas of section discussion include: 

• Criteria for a valid and reliable indicator.
• Robust parameters of public health importance.
• Practical examples of applying information to guide policy.
• Methods/templates to efficiently define business/information requirements for use in design of information systems development.
• Training and/or practical examples of new information manipulation tools.
• Best practices for developing reliable community profiles.
• Interdisciplinary approaches to health assessment including geography and GIS, demography, and epidemiology.

Officers: 

• Chair – Zynith Robinson
• Vice Chair – Betty McCall
• Secretary – Unsona Tate

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