New software makes it easier to report personalized health-study data back to participants, helping bridge a data equity gap. Health research depends on participant involvement, but participants are rarely given…
My hope is that from this pandemic we gain a generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists who are determined to approach public health with a dedication to creating equitable solutions.…
Adolescents and young adults (people ages 10-24 years) make up approximately 20% of the US population and 24% of the world population. Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of…
Valid counts of deaths and what people died from are critical inputs for setting public health priorities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of data from death certificates has come…
In 2009, the Obama administration passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, forever changing how healthcare is documented, coordinated, and reported on in the United…
Africa is the fastest urbanizing region in the world. Population growth and reclassification of urban areas have driven urbanization over the last 30 years. The United Nations estimates that 56%…