N Mirin, H Mattie, L Jackson, Z Samad… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org

Data science in public health: building next generation capacity.

Broadening Participation in Computing AND Program Evaluation

Jackson, Mattie, Mirin

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Excerpt

Rapidly evolving technology, data and analytic landscapes are permeating many fields and professions. In public health, the need for data science skills including data literacy is particularly prominent given both the potential of novel data types and analysis methods to fill gaps in existing public health research and intervention practices, as well as the potential of such data or methods to perpetuate or augment health disparities. Through a review of public health courses and programs at the top 10 US and globally ranked schools of public …