The document summarizes information about the EAHIL Public Health Information Special Interest Group (PHIG). It provides details on the group's contacts, website, and aims of promoting equitable access to public health information and facilitating information sharing. It discusses the group's past workshops and conferences from 2016 to 2018. It also outlines the group's recent collaborative session with the WHO on their COVID-19 database. Finally, it asks members to envision the future of PHIG and ways to get involved.
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PHIG Meeting 際際滷s 1.6.2022 EAHIL Rotterdam
1. EAHIL Public Health Information Special
Interest Group (PHIG)
EAHIL 2022
Wednesday, 01/June/2022
BROADEN THE HORIZONS - DIVERSITY, PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION
WITH A HUMAN TOUCH
1-3 JUNE 2022 ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2. EAHIL Public Health Information Special
Interest Group (PHIG)
Contact: Tomas Allen, Co-chair, Ana-Belen Escriva, Co-chair, Mala Mann, Co-
chair, Katri Larmo, Secretary
Email-list: EAHIL-PubH@list.ecompass.nl
Website: https://eahil.eu/sig-2/public-health-information-group/
BROADEN THE HORIZONS
4. EAHIL Public Health Information Special Interest
Group (PHIG)
The aims of the group are:
To promote equitable access to public health information for all communities;
To facilitate the sharing of experiences and best practice in managing public
health information;
To work in collaboration with World Health Organization Documentation Centres
and organizations in Europe involved in public health information;
To meet the needs of its membership by providing, and, or supporting continuing
professional development
A forum for information professionals interested in public health issues
5. Where have we come from?
EAHIL 2016 EAHIL 2018
Past EAHIL workshops and conferences
EAHIL 2017
6. Where we are at?
On 16 December 2021, EAHIL PHIG collaborative session with
World Health Organization (WHO)
Tomas Allen introduced the WHO COVID-19 Research Database
access its features
functionality, and its content
development of the search strategy and how the database is
updated daily
35 delegates attending session excluding the panelists
https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/quick-search-guide-who-covid-19-database
7. Where are we heading?
A forum for information professionals interested in public health
issues in Europe
Libraries are more relevant than ever
Public health is more relevant than ever
Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe
8. What now?
What would you like to see happening in PHIG?
What can you bring to PHIG?
Envisioning the future of PHIG