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Africa CDC establishes Central Data Repository to strengthen public health surveillance

Published: January 29, 2026

Africa CDC launched a Central Data Repository to unify fragmented public health data and strengthen early detection, forecasting and coordinated response to health risks.

Implementing eCR for Birth Defects Surveillance: Lessons learned and considerations webinar

Published: July 9, 2024

This webinar provides a deeper dive into the functional requirements definition for PHII’s Collaborative Requirements Development Methodology (CRDM).

The future of health: experts weigh in on the hot topics in public health informatics

Published: October 17, 2023

Three PHII employees discuss current topics in public health informatics in the fall 2023 issue of Diversity in Action.

Interpreting Business Process & Determining Next Steps webinar

Published: August 18, 2023

This webinar provides a deeper dive into the functional requirements definition for PHII’s Collaborative Requirements Development Methodology (CRDM).

A Focus on Business Process Analysis and System Requirements webinar

Published: May 19, 2023

This webinar explores public health programs documenting their business processes and gathering requirements to achieve interoperability. Topics include our Collaborative Requirements Development Methodology (CRDM).

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy — Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy

Published: May 3, 2023

This report, co-authored by Juneka Rembert, MPH, project team lead at PHII, describes MAT-LINK surveillance methods, population characteristics and findings from a surveillance evaluation.

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Three Generations of Women in Public Health

Published: March 30, 2023

To celebrate International Women’s Day, PHII’s director of Requirements Lab Jimica Tchamako and two other Task Force staff members share their unique perspectives.

Automating Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea to Public Health Authorities in Illinois Clinics

Published: March 17, 2023

This article shows PHII’s work with the Illinois Department of Public Health and health centers on piloting standards-based eCRs for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Breaking Down the Silos: A Birth Defects Surveillance Programs webinar

Published: February 14, 2023

This webinar highlights and shares experiences, best practices and challenges from public health programs that are achieving interoperability initiatives by breaking down silos.

Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool webinar

Published: January 18, 2023

This webinar explores how to conduct a birth defects readiness assessment using the tool developed by PHII with funding from the CDC.

A Brief History of Public Health Informatics: Lessons for Leaders and a Look Into the Future

Published: December 2, 2022

Dave Ross co-authored this article with guiding principles for challenges faced by public health leaders today.

Reflecting on the past, looking to the future: celebrating 30 years of PHII- webinar

Published: October 7, 2022

PHII’s Vivian Singletary, The Task Force for Global Health’s Dave Ross and Washington State Department of Health’s Bryant Karras joined a webinar discussion.

PHII celebrates 30th anniversary

Published: September 20, 2022

You’re invited to join us on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., for a webinar marking PHII’s 30-year history.

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Welcomes New CEO Dr. Patrick O’Carroll

Published: September 20, 2022

The Task Force for Global Health announced that its Board of Directors has chosen Patrick O’Carroll, MD, MPH as the organization’s next President and

Overview of Public Health Interoperability Initiatives and a State’s Perspective webinar

Published: July 29, 2022

This webinar, the final in a four-part series, shares practical experiences from jurisdictions in Michigan and Tennessee.

Connecting states’ immunization status: Q&A with information system expert Vijay Pathangi

Published: June 23, 2022

PHII IIS Team Lead and former IIS manager of Indiana, Vijay Pathangi, shares insights on immunization registries.

An Overview of Data Modernization Efforts and Deep Dive into Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) webinar

Published: June 10, 2022

This webinar, the third in a four-part series, shares lessons learned from the CDC’s data modernization initiative.

TEDxEmory Talk from Vivian Singletary: “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in the Modern World”

Published: May 20, 2022

PHII program director Vivian Singletary recently gave a TEDxEmory talk, “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in a Modern World.”

Achieving Interoperability: Practical Lessons Learned webinar

Published: April 19, 2022

This webinar, the second in a four-part series, shares practical experiences from jurisdictions in Michigan and Georgia as they move toward interoperability with their

How Do We Jump-Start Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US? Addressing Barriers Beyond the Published Literature

Published: March 14, 2022

This report co-authored by PHII staff explores high-level barriers to self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) and offers potential solutions.

MMWR: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

Published: March 3, 2022

This MMWR release highlights two key PHII resources that support child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) research and surveillance.

Q&A: Celebrating Black Voices in Public Health with PHII’s Jelisa Lowe

Published: February 24, 2022

Jelisa Lowe of PHII joins other Task Force colleagues in celebrating black voices in public health for Black History Month.

Interoperability 101 for Birth Defects Surveillance webinar

Published: February 18, 2022

This webinar, the first in a four-part series, introduces the topic of interoperability and defines key terms with examples for birth defects programs.

New Directions in Public Health Surveillance: Using Electronic Health Records to Monitor Chronic Disease

Published: February 11, 2022

PHII consultants co-authored this report on applying innovative public health informatics techniques to advance surveillance of chronic diseases.

Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Data from Health Care Partners and Community-Based Organizations into a Common Data Architecture

Published: January 31, 2022

This report describes adjustments made by Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) and its participants to integrate disparate data.

MAT-LINK announces new clinical sites

Published: September 15, 2021

MAT-LINK has been awarded additional funding to add three more clinical sites and extend child follow-up data collection through 6 years of age.

A Governance Framework to Integrate Longitudinal Clinical and Community Data in a Distributed Data Network: The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative

Published: September 8, 2021

This article explores governance considerations for integrating EHR data for childhood obesity research.

The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative: A Case Study in Implementing Clinical-Community Infrastructure Enhancements to Support Health Services Research and Public Health

Published: September 7, 2021

This article offers a background and overview on the Childhood Obesity Data Initiative.

Slides: Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool

Published: September 1, 2021

PHII and CDC partnered on this webinar on PHII’s birth defects surveillance assessment tool.

Panel: Let’s Talk About Being Asian in Public Health

Published: August 30, 2021

Samantha Chao expresses among other Task Force employees of Asian and Pacific Islander descent how her identity and work intersect at PHII.

Modernizing Our Nation’s Public Health Information System

Published: August 19, 2021

This article focuses on the importance of an integrated approach to collecting, sharing and using data to support the mission of public health.

PHII releases new toolkits

Published: June 1, 2021

PHII releases three new toolkits focusing on child and adolescent mental health, data modernization and immunization information system procurement.

‘It’s shocking.’ How inaccurate California death records obscure pandemic’s true story

Published: May 3, 2021

Vivian Singletary weighs in on why data is important in studying the true impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta Business Chronicle announces Health Care Heroes finalists

Published: May 3, 2021

PHII’s own Jimica Tchamako is recognized as a Rising Star finalist in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2021 Healthcare Heroes.

Using CRDM to Build Laboratory Capacity for Timely Diagnosis During the Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico

Published: May 1, 2021

PHII collaborated with public health partners to increase efficiency of laboratory data management, storage and transmission during the Zika pandemic.

Georgia’s Own Credit Union recognizes PHII director with Atlanta digital signage

Published: March 19, 2021

Vivian Singletary is recognized for her contributions to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Task Force Women on Working in Global Health

Published: March 18, 2021

PHII’s Daniela O’Connell joins other women at the Task Force to share what it’s like being a woman in the global health sector.

Medically Necessary: Getting a vaccine at work funnels shots to people who need them most

Published: March 9, 2021

See why administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees at work could streamline the supply chain that brings shots to those who need it most.

PHII’s Juneka Rembert Joins a Panel on Being Black in Public Health

Published: February 25, 2021

Juneka Rembert shares her experience on what it’s like to be black in public health in honor of Black History Month.

Podcast: Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19

Published: February 25, 2021

Vivian Singletary sheds some light on PHII’s new digital contact tracing project and what it could mean for enhancing traditional practices.

Using Informatics to Build a Digital Health Footprint of Patients Living With Inherited Metabolic Disorders Identified by Newborn Screening

Published: November 16, 2020

The Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention (MNT4P) program collaborated with PHII on an information system to support Georgians with metabolic disorders.

Controversy: Researchers claim hospitals face barriers to public health data reporting

Published: October 1, 2020

Public health leaders respond to a Harvard Business School research team’s study findings on barriers to effective data exchange.

Response to authors of “Barriers to hospital electronic public health reporting and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic”

Published: October 1, 2020

PHII joined other public health experts to share concerns in response to an article focused on information sharing between hospitals and public health systems.

A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing

Published: September 23, 2020

Your very own smartphone could help track COVID-19: see how tech giants Google and Apple are building technology to do just that and what

New Data Project on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Could Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

Published: July 27, 2020

PHII’s MAT-LINK project is focused on improving maternal and child health outcomes as it relates to opioid use disorder during pregnancy.

New guidance documents released to support public health agencies’ contact tracing efforts

Published: June 1, 2020

PHII released a white paper exploring Apple and Google’s contact tracing technology and a report assessing tools available to public health authorities.

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

Published: June 1, 2020

PHII director, Vivian Singletary, discusses PHII’s partnership with the CDC Foundation and tech leaders like Apple and Google on a contact tracing project.

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

Published: May 27, 2020

How PHII is working with experts in public health, healthcare and technology to provide guidance on digital contact tracing methods and tools.

Building Informatics-Savvy Health Departments: The Systems Development Life Cycle

Published: November 1, 2019

This article breaks down the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and its use in public health agencies.

Leveraging Informatics to Identify Reportable Cases: Pilot Findings on Electronic Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Published: November 1, 2019

This article explores how electronic case reporting reduces the reporting burden on healthcare and public health while increasing completion and timeliness.

Four Keys to Navigating the Road to Community Data Sharing

Published: October 1, 2019

Vivian Singletary delivered the 2019 Public Health Law Summit address where she answers four questions public health professionals should ask before collecting data.

The Information Imperative for Public Health: A Call to Action to Become Informatics-Savvy

Published: September 12, 2019

Public health experts offer guidance on how to successfully become informatics-savvy and why it is an important factor in addressing growing agency needs.

Improving Quality of Care at the Core of Health System Strengthening

Published: August 29, 2019

LARC seeks to provide better quality care for HIV patients by improving laboratory business processes and fixing gaps in services provided.

New $180 Million Grant Extends Surveillance on Child Mortality Prevention

Published: June 24, 2019

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a new $180 million grant to the CHAMPS initiative, continuing research on childhood mortality.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates record $180M grant to Emory

Published: June 6, 2019

The Gates Foundation awarded $180 million to continue work on the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.

PHII Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia

Published: May 30, 2019

MNT4P is a statewide program that tracks and provides nutritional assistance to Georgia families experiencing inherited metabolic disorders.

The Rising Need for Digital Public Health Surveillance

Published: February 27, 2019

Vivian Singletary weighs in on the Digital Revolution and how public health can rise to its challenges.

Digital Bridge Breaks New Ground in 2019, Launches in Two Sites

Published: January 30, 2019

Two years after launching, Digital Bridge sees its first two sites begin piloting its new approach to electronic case reporting.

CHAMPS Data Highlights Causes of Newborn and Child Deaths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Published: January 28, 2019

How the CHAMPS initiative is using data to shed light on the causes of childhood mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Viewpoint: The rising need for digital public health surveillance

Published: January 11, 2019

PHII director Vivian Singletary shares insights on the rising challenges of the Digital Revolution in public health.

Bridging the Digital Divide

Published: September 20, 2018

A closer look at the Digital Bridge initiative and how it’s standardizing the way health information is exchanged in the United States.

Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa

Published: August 19, 2018

PHII is enhancing laboratory capacity for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to help reach the United Nations’ goal to end HIV transmission by 2030.

Podcast: Using Informatics to Fight Childhood Mortality

Published: May 23, 2018

This podcast episode deep dives into the CHAMPS initiative and how informatics is its key component in fighting childhood mortality.

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department. Part III, From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program: Ensuring Well-Designed and Effectively Used Information Systems

Published: March 1, 2018

The final installment in the three-part series, this article discusses the importance of well-designed and effectively-used information systems.

Digital Bridge collaboration with Cerner, Epic, CDC and others hope to connect EHRs to public health

Published: February 20, 2018

The Digital Bridge initiative, formerly led by PHII, is forging public and private partnerships to impact public health data exchange.

New Hampshire’s Electronic System for Tracking Immunization Records Nears Completion

Published: January 25, 2018

See how PHII helped New Hampshire become the last state to adopt an IIS, standing up its online repository of vaccination records.

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program Part II: Creating a Skilled Workforce

Published: November 1, 2017

This column is the second installment in a series of articles and focuses on steps to take to create a skilled informatics workforce.

Informatics Supporting the State Health Official as Chief Health Strategist

Published: September 1, 2017

Bill Brand led a presentation during the ASTHO Policy Summit that highlighted the roles and responsibilities of a chief health strategist.

Health Data Management: Most powerful women in health IT

Published: May 6, 2017

Vivian Singletary, PHII director, is highlighted as one of the most powerful women in health information technology.

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program. Part I: Assessment and Governance

Published: May 1, 2017

The first in a series, this article introduces realizing an informatics-savvy health department through effective governance and effective leadership.

The most powerful women in healthcare IT for 2017

Published: April 4, 2017

PHII director Vivian Singletary makes the list of one of the most powerful women in healthcare information technology.

Enhancing the Informatics Response to the Epidemic of Zika Virus Infection (Zika) in Puerto Rico

Published: April 1, 2017

Juneka Rembert presented PHII’s work with the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s informatics capacity to reduce turnaround time for Zika testing during the outbreak.

Bridging the data divide: Project aims to revolutionize reporting of diseases

Published: January 1, 2017

Georgia Health News digs into Digital Bridge, an initiative formerly-led by PHII, and how it might bridge gaps in data exchange between healthcare and

Child Mortality Initiative Expands to Three New Sites in Africa and South Asia

Published: November 30, 2016

CHAMPS adds three new sites to its roster: Kisumu, Kenya; Harar, Ethiopia; and Baliakandi, Bangladesh.

CHAMPS adds three new sites, expanding global health surveillance network to six countries

Published: November 15, 2016

CHAMPS begins to collect child mortality data at three new sites, growing its global network.

Initiative Begins Efforts to Better Link Providers, Public Health Agencies

Published: November 1, 2016

This article summarizes the Digital Bridge initiative, its partners, its goals and its potential impact.

‘Digital Bridge’ Promises to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks

Published: October 28, 2016

Learn more about how a new approach to electronic case reporting is set to change the state of data exchange nationally.

Informatics-Savvy Organization in Public Health: Vision, Strategies and Resources

Published: August 1, 2016

This presentation delves into how to build an informatics-savvy organization and best practices to incorporate informatics in a public health agency’s overall strategy.

Young African Leaders Inspired to Take Lessons in Global Public Health Back Home

Published: July 26, 2016

Young African leaders visited PHII and the Task Force to learn more about how to influence positive change in their own countries.

What is “Informatics”?

Published: July 1, 2016

This study examines current usage for the term “informatics” and provides suggestions on how to communicate about it to public health audiences.

Gates Foundation names Emory Global Health Institute lead partner in child health network

Published: May 6, 2015

PHII partners with Emory and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as partners on the CHAMPS project.

Immunization Information Systems: A Decade of Progress in Law and Policy

Published: May 1, 2015

This article examines laws, policies and regulations related to immunization information systems as relate to interoperable systems.

Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department II: Operations and Tactics

Published: January 1, 2015

This second article in a series describes operational and tactical steps that need to be put into place to achieve an informatics-savvy health department.

Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: Part I, Vision and Core Strategies

Published: November 1, 2014

This column describes vision and core strategies needed to create an informatics-savvy health department.

Africa CDC establishes Central Data Repository to strengthen public health surveillance

Implementing eCR for Birth Defects Surveillance: Lessons learned and considerations webinar

The future of health: experts weigh in on the hot topics in public health informatics

Interpreting Business Process & Determining Next Steps webinar

A Focus on Business Process Analysis and System Requirements webinar

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy — Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Three Generations of Women in Public Health

Automating Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea to Public Health Authorities in Illinois Clinics

Breaking Down the Silos: A Birth Defects Surveillance Programs webinar

Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool webinar

A Brief History of Public Health Informatics: Lessons for Leaders and a Look Into the Future

Reflecting on the past, looking to the future: celebrating 30 years of PHII- webinar

PHII celebrates 30th anniversary

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Welcomes New CEO Dr. Patrick O’Carroll

Overview of Public Health Interoperability Initiatives and a State’s Perspective webinar

Connecting states’ immunization status: Q&A with information system expert Vijay Pathangi

An Overview of Data Modernization Efforts and Deep Dive into Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) webinar

TEDxEmory Talk from Vivian Singletary: “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in the Modern World”

Achieving Interoperability: Practical Lessons Learned webinar

How Do We Jump-Start Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US? Addressing Barriers Beyond the Published Literature

MMWR: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

Q&A: Celebrating Black Voices in Public Health with PHII’s Jelisa Lowe

Interoperability 101 for Birth Defects Surveillance webinar

New Directions in Public Health Surveillance: Using Electronic Health Records to Monitor Chronic Disease

Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Data from Health Care Partners and Community-Based Organizations into a Common Data Architecture

MAT-LINK announces new clinical sites

A Governance Framework to Integrate Longitudinal Clinical and Community Data in a Distributed Data Network: The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative

The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative: A Case Study in Implementing Clinical-Community Infrastructure Enhancements to Support Health Services Research and Public Health

Slides: Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool

Panel: Let’s Talk About Being Asian in Public Health

Modernizing Our Nation’s Public Health Information System

PHII releases new toolkits

‘It’s shocking.’ How inaccurate California death records obscure pandemic’s true story

Atlanta Business Chronicle announces Health Care Heroes finalists

Using CRDM to Build Laboratory Capacity for Timely Diagnosis During the Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico

Georgia’s Own Credit Union recognizes PHII director with Atlanta digital signage

Task Force Women on Working in Global Health

Medically Necessary: Getting a vaccine at work funnels shots to people who need them most

PHII’s Juneka Rembert Joins a Panel on Being Black in Public Health

Podcast: Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19

Using Informatics to Build a Digital Health Footprint of Patients Living With Inherited Metabolic Disorders Identified by Newborn Screening

Controversy: Researchers claim hospitals face barriers to public health data reporting

Response to authors of “Barriers to hospital electronic public health reporting and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic”

A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing

New Data Project on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Could Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

New guidance documents released to support public health agencies’ contact tracing efforts

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

Building Informatics-Savvy Health Departments: The Systems Development Life Cycle

Leveraging Informatics to Identify Reportable Cases: Pilot Findings on Electronic Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Four Keys to Navigating the Road to Community Data Sharing

The Information Imperative for Public Health: A Call to Action to Become Informatics-Savvy

Improving Quality of Care at the Core of Health System Strengthening

New $180 Million Grant Extends Surveillance on Child Mortality Prevention

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates record $180M grant to Emory

PHII Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia

The Rising Need for Digital Public Health Surveillance

Digital Bridge Breaks New Ground in 2019, Launches in Two Sites

CHAMPS Data Highlights Causes of Newborn and Child Deaths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Viewpoint: The rising need for digital public health surveillance

Bridging the Digital Divide

Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa

Podcast: Using Informatics to Fight Childhood Mortality

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department. Part III, From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program: Ensuring Well-Designed and Effectively Used Information Systems

Digital Bridge collaboration with Cerner, Epic, CDC and others hope to connect EHRs to public health

New Hampshire’s Electronic System for Tracking Immunization Records Nears Completion

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program Part II: Creating a Skilled Workforce

Informatics Supporting the State Health Official as Chief Health Strategist

Health Data Management: Most powerful women in health IT

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program. Part I: Assessment and Governance

The most powerful women in healthcare IT for 2017

Enhancing the Informatics Response to the Epidemic of Zika Virus Infection (Zika) in Puerto Rico

Bridging the data divide: Project aims to revolutionize reporting of diseases

Child Mortality Initiative Expands to Three New Sites in Africa and South Asia

CHAMPS adds three new sites, expanding global health surveillance network to six countries

Initiative Begins Efforts to Better Link Providers, Public Health Agencies

‘Digital Bridge’ Promises to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks

Informatics-Savvy Organization in Public Health: Vision, Strategies and Resources

Young African Leaders Inspired to Take Lessons in Global Public Health Back Home