Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (proposed) (PHSIPO)*
Informatics Research and Development Activity
Using Technology to Improve Public Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Informatics Research and Development Activity (IRDA) advances the field of public health informatics through applied research and innovation. IRDA studies, prototypes, and tests new and innovative technology-based tools and resources to maximize their effect on public health. IRDA’s resources are available to both CDC and its partners in the public health community.
IRDA engages in applied new research and development projects that support innovative public health uses of information technology. To do so, IRDA
- provides information, consultation, and support for new informatics solutions for public health practice;
- rapidly creates prototype tools and solutions to facilitate the testing of hypotheses; and
- provides an optimal, flexible, and scalable environment for rapidly developing prototype public health informatics solutions for testing and evaluation.
IRDA collaborates with CDC programs as well as the broader public health community to develop innovative technologies and techniques to improve public health practice in the short and long term. Once new informatics solutions or techniques are demonstrated to be of value, IRDA transfers the development of them to the appropriate public health program for formal deployment and implementation.
Access more information about the Informatics R&D Laboratory at http://www.phiresearchlab.org. Contact the lab at informaticslab@cdc.gov.
Download the Latest IRDA Overview
Tom Savel, MD; Director
Thomas G. Savel, MD, serves as director of the Informatics Research and Development Activity in the Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (proposed). In this role he collaborates with CDC staff and the broader public health community to originate, test, and evaluate innovative technologies and techniques that show potential to improve public health practice.
* Note: Until further notice, the acronym, PHSIPO, is understood to mean Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (proposed).
Contact Us:
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Public Health Surveillance and Informatics Program Office (proposed) (PHSIPO)
2500 Century Parkway
Mailstop E-78
Atlanta, GA 30333, USA - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
