Foundations for Health Improvement: Productive Epidemiological Public Health Research 1919–1998.

Centre for Public Health Research

Health information systems: the foundations of public health.

Public health decision-making is critically dependent on the timely availability of sound data. The role of health information systems is to generate, analyse and disseminate such data. In practice, health information systems rarely function systematically. The products of historical, social and economic forces, they are complex, fragmented and unresponsive to needs. International donors in hea...

Guidelines for Defining Public Health Research and Public Health Non-Research (Revised October 4, 1999)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to preventing disease and injury and improving health for all Americans. CDC is also committed to protecting individuals who participate in all public health activities. In the conduct of public health research, CDC follows the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 46, The Public Health Service Act as amended by the Health ...

Legal foundations for a national public health agency in Canada.

This commentary addresses some of the key legal challenges associated with establishing a national public health agency in Canada. These include issues related to privacy and confidentiality of personal health information in the public health context, constraints on the jurisdiction and powers of a national agency, the need to respect individual rights and freedoms in an outbreak situation, and...

Health research investments: a challenge for National Public Health Associations. .