Digital Public Health

Digital Public Health refers to the use of digital technologies, data, and innovative tools to improve population health and strengthen public health systems. It includes applications such as mobile health (mHealth), telehealth, electronic health records, disease surveillance systems, health information dashboards, and artificial intelligence–based analytics. Digital public health enhances the collection, analysis, and real-time use of health data to support disease prevention, outbreak detection, health promotion, and policy decision-making. It improves access to health information and services, particularly for remote and underserved populations, while increasing efficiency and responsiveness of public health interventions. Digital public health also supports personalized health communication, community engagement, and monitoring of health trends. When implemented with strong data governance, privacy protection, and digital equity considerations, digital public health plays a transformative role in building modern, data-driven, and resilient public health systems.