# Public Health Informatics I Job Skills (Certificate)

Bakersfield College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Health Sciences

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#### Public Health Informatics I Job Skills Certificate

The Public Health Informatics professional works as part of a team in healthcare in the health care system to provide equitable health care by providing information and data which allows for informed and equitable public health decisions.  The Public Health informatics I certificate is a four course  (13 credits)  Job Skills Certificate.  There are no pre-requisites needed prior to enrollment.  The public health field of informatics is very competitive and requires participants who can demonstrate a knowledge of Public Health and Informatics. Public health professionals use informatics in disease prevention and health promotion by applying information technology solutions, which allows for more equitable and effective solutions to public health problems. Positions include but are not limited to public health data science analyst, data specialist, data analyst, health informatics specialist, and medical records coordinator.  To Achieve the Job Skills Certificate, Upon completion of the required courses with at least a “C” or “P” (pass) grade in each course, the student will be awarded a Job Skills Certificate.

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   1\. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to apply the fundamental principles of public health to health informatics.

-   2\. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to use statistical software to analyze and effectively apply descriptive and inferential statistics for each level of data.

-   3\. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to apply appropriate statistical techniques to analyze, interpret, and present behavioral and social sciences research.

-   4\. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to assess how information systems support public health practice, programs, and health policies.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core Courses: Complete all of the following** | | 13 |
| PBHS B20 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| PSYC B5 | Elementary Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences | 4 |
| PBHS B26 | Introduction to Public Health Informatics and Technology | 3 |
| PBHS B23 | Health and Social Justice | 3 |