TY - JOUR
T1 - The dawn of digital public health in Europe: Implications for public health policy and practice
AU - Wong, Brian Li Han
AU - Maaß, Laura
AU - Vodden, Alice
AU - van Kessel, Robin
AU - Sebastiano, Sorbello
AU - Buttigieg, Stefan
AU - Odone, Anna
N1 - Funding Information:
The corresponding author confirms that all listed authors meet authorship criteria and that no others meeting the criteria have been omitted. The contributions of all authors are outlined using the CRediT statement. BLHW: Conceptualisation, Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft, Writing - Review & Editing, Supervision. LM: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft. AV: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft. RVK: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Visualisation, Writing - Review & Editing. SS: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft. SB: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft. AO: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing - Original Draft.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital health technologies and the role of effective surveillance systems. While recent events have accelerated progress towards the expansion of digital public health (DPH), there remains significant untapped potential in harnessing, leveraging, and repurposing digital technologies for public health. There is a particularly growing need for comprehensive action to prepare citizens for DPH, to regulate and effectively evaluate DPH, and adopt DPH strategies as part of health policy and services to optimise health systems improvement. As representatives of the European Public Health Association's (EUPHA) Digital Health Section, we reflect on the current state of DPH, share our understanding at the European level, and determine how the application of DPH has developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss the opportunities, challenges, and implications of the increasing digitalisation of public health in Europe. Copyright (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital health technologies and the role of effective surveillance systems. While recent events have accelerated progress towards the expansion of digital public health (DPH), there remains significant untapped potential in harnessing, leveraging, and repurposing digital technologies for public health. There is a particularly growing need for comprehensive action to prepare citizens for DPH, to regulate and effectively evaluate DPH, and adopt DPH strategies as part of health policy and services to optimise health systems improvement. As representatives of the European Public Health Association's (EUPHA) Digital Health Section, we reflect on the current state of DPH, share our understanding at the European level, and determine how the application of DPH has developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss the opportunities, challenges, and implications of the increasing digitalisation of public health in Europe. Copyright (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KW - Digital health
KW - Digital public health
KW - Europe
KW - Public health
KW - Digital transformations
U2 - 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100316
DO - 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100316
M3 - Article
C2 - 35132399
SN - 2666-7762
VL - 14
JO - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe
JF - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe
M1 - 100316
ER -