Welcome to Health Information Systems, a course from the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

The practice of public health requires knowledge of population size and characteristics, the causes of mortality and morbidity, and the state of health practice in a community (including nutrition, availability, and the use of medical services). This course introduces the student to the sources of such data and probes the strengths and weaknesses of such sources. The course will also describe the manner in which individual observations are assembled into population-based indices and the uses of these indices in program planning and evaluation.

The course meets the requirement for MPH students in Health Information Systems or Tracking the Health of Populations. It will involve lectures, lab problems, and an end- term examination. The course is open to master’s or doctoral candidates.

A waiver for MPH candidates is possible for students with a background in vital statistics or in epidemiology and biostatistics. Requests for a waiver should be made to Dr. Abdullah Baqui.

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