You are asked to justify the creation of the first public health informatics (PHI) program in your jurisdiction by emphasizing its actual benefits. One such benefit is that:

A. current PHI can enhance public health surveillance such as identifying clusters of diseases
B. privacy and security issues are avoided because public health informatics data are deidentified at the community level.
C. interoperability already exists for public health IT.
D. standards already exist for PHI.


Answer: A. current PHI can enhance public health surveillance such as identifying clusters of diseases

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