Assessing Public Health Workforce Informatics Competencies: A Study of 3 District Health Departments in Georgia.

Context: Despite the increased recognition of the importance of having informatics-competent public health professionals, the competency level of the public health workforce in public health informatics (PHI) has not been examined extensively in the literature.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess public health workforce informatics competencies in select Georgia health districts and determine the correlates of PHI proficiency.

Methods: This study is based on a cross-sectional quantitative study design.