Description
Book Synopsis- Part I: Introduction.- Why is it essential to address digital public health in an interdisciplinary way?.- Part II: Theoretical approaches.- Public health in the digital era—digital entry points for population health.- A framework to develop and evaluate digital public health interventions.- Participatory approaches for digital public health—giving voice to values.- Open data for DiPH research versus data protection.- Evidence-based approaches in digital public health.- Digital interventions for public health: a systematic planning approach.- Evaluation of digital public health interventions.- Part III: Cross-cutting.- Cyberspaces—modifying the digital environment for health promotion and prevention.- Digital public health in Europe: Was the COVID-19 pandemic an enabler for healthcare digitalization?.- Global perspectives on digital public health: a framework.- Digital health inequality.- Digital health literacy.- Public health goes digital—or not? Ethical considerations concerning limits and necessary alternatives.- Social media in digital public health.- Part IV: Application in 10 essential Public Health.- Surveillance of population health and well-being (EPHO 1).- Monitoring and response to health hazards and emergencies (EPHO2).- Health protection, including environmental and food safety (EPHO 3).- Health promotion, including action to address social determinants and health inequity (EPHO 4). -Disease prevention, including early detection of illnesses (EPHO5).- Digital public health governance—navigating complex structures.- Assuring a sufficient and competent public health workforce for digital public health.- EPHO8: Assuring sustainable organizational structures and financing for Digital Public Health.- Advocacy, communication, and social mobilization for health (EPHO 9).- Advancing public health research to inform policy and practice (EPHO10).- Part V:Technologies and computer-based methods (Software engineering for Public Health).- From smart watches to research tools: unlocking the potential of modern health monitoring technology.- AI meets digital public health.- Use of secondary and registry data for digital public health.- Ethical implications of user autonomy in digital public health.- Health data pipelines: moving away from Excel to scalable, sustainable, insightful, and future-proof infostructure.
