Defining the Scope of Digital Public Health (2019)
This project aimed to understand what “digital public health” means to public health researchers and practitioners given the rising importance of this field. We scoped the relevant literature and found different definitions of digital pubic health. We developed a conceptual framework for digital public health in Canada and also identified key challenges (and strategies to overcome them) to inform the development of digital public health strategies.
Partners: Aidan Ablona, BCCDC; Frank Walsh, CPHA (retired); Geoff McKee, BCCDC; Heather Pedersen, BCCDC; Hyeju Jang, UBC CDC; Michael Irvine, BCCDC; Naveed Janjua, BCCDC; Sarah Watt, SFU; Travis Salway, SFU.
Funding: Pacific Public Health Foundation ($10,000)
Key publications:
- Iyamu et al. Defining digital public health and the role of digitization, digitalization and digital transformation: A scoping review. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2021. (article)
- Iyamu et al. Challenges in the development of digital public health interventions and mapped solutions: Findings from a scoping review. Digital Health, 2022. (article)
- Iyamu et al. Defining the role of digital public health in the evolving digital health landscape: policy and practice implications in Canada. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease in Canada (2024). (article)