Velasco Edward
Robert Koch Institute, Healthcare-associated Infections, Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance and Consumption, Seestrasse 10, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Life Sci Soc Policy. 2018 Apr 1;14(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s40504-018-0071-4.
Inequalities persist when it comes to the attention, resource allocation and political prioritization, and provision of appropriate, adequate, and timely health interventions to populations in need. Set against a complex socio-political backdrop, the pressure on public health science is significant: institutions and scientists are accountable for helping to find the origins of disease, and to prevent and respond effectively more rapidly than ever. In the field of infectious disease epidemiology, new digital methods are contributing to a new 'digital epidemiology' and are seen as a promising way to increase effectivity and speed of response to infectious disease and public health events. New types of health data and access to personal information that are available through diverse channels will continue to have wide implications for epidemiology and public health practice. The purpose of this short paper is to introduce the emerging backdrop of practical and ethical challenges for those involved within the practice of public health as they face increasing collaborations with those from fields that have not traditionally applied their methods to epidemiology.
在对有需要的人群给予关注、进行资源分配、确定政治优先事项以及提供适当、充分和及时的卫生干预措施方面，不平等现象依然存在。在复杂的社会政治背景下，公共卫生科学面临着巨大压力：各机构和科学家有责任帮助找出疾病根源，并比以往任何时候都更迅速有效地进行预防和应对。在传染病流行病学领域，新的数字方法正在推动一种新的“数字流行病学”，并被视为提高应对传染病和公共卫生事件的有效性和速度的一种有前景的方式。通过各种渠道可获得的新型健康数据和个人信息访问权限，将继续对流行病学和公共卫生实践产生广泛影响。本短文的目的是介绍公共卫生实践人员面临的实际和伦理挑战的新背景，因为他们正面临与那些传统上未将其方法应用于流行病学领域的人员日益增加的合作。
