Reflecting digital transformations in public health curricula

Digital technologies promise greater personalisation and precision in public health services, automation of repetitive tasks, and more efficient use of existing resources through rapid management and analysis of big data sets. To seize this opportunity, the public health workforce needs to become sufficiently competent to navigate these novel digital technologies and understand how to apply them across the spectrum of essential public health functions. With few exceptions, however, digital skills are not yet systematically incorporated into public health curricula.