Glossary for public health surveillance in the age of data science
Open Access
- 24 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Vol. 74 (7), 612-616
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211654
Abstract
Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of the resulting information to those responsible for preventing and controlling disease and injury. With the rapid development of data science, encompassing big data and artificial intelligence, and with the exponential growth of accessible and highly heterogeneous health-related data, from healthcare providers to user-generated online content, the field of surveillance and health monitoring is changing rapidly. It is, therefore, the right time for a short glossary of key terms in public health surveillance, with an emphasis on new data-science developments in the field.Keywords
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