Topics in Health Informatics: Consumer Health Informatics

Program: Undergraduate
Course Areas
Health Informatics

Catalog Description

Overview of public health and the information systems used to achieve public health goals. This course is divided into three parts: (1) overview of public health, (2) fundamentals of public health informatics, and (3) public health information systems.

Instructor Description

The course is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in understanding, analyzing, designing, evaluating, or developing technologies to serve the health needs of general consumers. It covers the concept of consumer health informatics, health behavior theories, health information seeking and information retrieval, various forms of consumer health systems, and the design and evaluation of such systems.

Prerequisites

Upper-division standing and Informatics 310M.
Skills and Knowledge
Health Behavior Theories
consumer Health Information System Design Approaches
evaluate Consumer Health Information Systems
Topics and Concepts
Health Information System Design
eHealth Literacy
consumer Health Information Needs And Seeking
patient Empowerment

Scheduled and Upcoming Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
I 320M: Topics in Health Informatics: Consumer Health Informatics

Yan Zhang

Fall Term 2025
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • 9:30 am
  • 9:30 am
  • 11:00 am
  • 11:00 am
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 2.216
  • 2.216

Past Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
I 320M: Topics in Health Informatics: Consumer Health Informatics

Yan Zhang Syllabus

Fall Term 2024
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 09:30 AM
  • 09:30 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 2.418
  • 2.418
I 320M: Topics in Health Informatics: Consumer Health Informatics

Yan Zhang Syllabus

Fall Term 2023
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 09:30 AM
  • 09:30 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 2.814
  • 2.814