Health Informatics Innovations and Applications highlights ways that health informatics innovations and applications are supporting stakeholders in public health practice and policy to advance their mission of improved population health. The series will also highlight innovations in health care informatics.

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Gulzar H. Shah, PhD, MStat, MS, currently serves as a Professor of Health Policy and Management and the Department Chair, Health Policy and Behavior, at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH), Georgia Southern University. He served the JPHCOPH as an Associate Dean for Research before accepting the Department Chair position in 2017. Prior to moving into academia, Dr. Shah spent over 17 years serving in public health practice, first at the Utah State Department of Health, and subsequently at the National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) and National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). [Full bio.]

 

Read all columns in this series:

• Health Informatics and Smart Health Communities: Podcast with Valerie Rogers
• Diversifying Data: A Precision Medicine Approach to Improving Health Outcomes
• Role of Data in Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in Public Health Institutions of Higher Education
• Data Travels at the Speed of Trust: Population Health Informatics for Population Health
• Promoting Social Determinants of Health Services: Informatics Is the Answer
• Roaches, Roach Motels, and Electronic Silos: The Role of Informatics in the Integration of Health Care and Public Health
• Data Talks and Hearsay Walks: Health Informatics and Social Determinants of Health