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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - December 10, 2020 How the MAT-LINK…
How the MAT-LINK project is shedding light on the opioid epidemic
Opioid use disorder is increasingly a problem among pregnant women. The MAT-LINK project is looking to measure that problem and inform future interventions
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All Blogs, Director's Blog - January 31, 2018 Let’s talk: building systems…
Let’s talk: building systems that communicate for better health care
In a growing e-health world, we need health systems that reflect our capabilities and needs.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - December 6, 2017 Moving toward informatics savviness:…
Moving toward informatics savviness: a tale of two health departments
The recent efforts of Detroit and Chicago's health departments to build informatics capacity provides a useful case study for other agencies.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - August 22, 2017 Introducing Critical Success…
Introducing Critical Success Factors for Informatics Projects
Is your agency in the process of becoming more informatics-savvy? Learn how to improve the success of your informatics projects!
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All Blogs, Case Studies - May 17, 2017 Case Study: The York…
Case Study: The York Bureau of Health’s Search for an Information System
In 2016, the City of York Bureau of Health was ready to invest in an electronic information system to support its clinical ser
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All Blogs, Case Studies - May 16, 2017 CRDM™ with the City…
CRDM™ with the City of York Bureau of Health
Sheereen Brown recently wrapped up a project with the City of York Bureau of Health that she calls the “bread and butter” of Requirements Lab work.
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All Blogs, Perspectives on Public Health - April 20, 2017 A public…
A public health perspective on interoperability
In this guest blog, Noam Arzt of HLN Consulting describes challenges that public health faces around interoperability.
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All Blogs, Perspectives on Public Health - March 31, 2017 The power…
The power of metaphors: how to communicate about public health informatics
A new video provides an overview of how metaphors can help the public health workforce better understand informatics.
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All Blogs, Perspectives on Public Health - January 31, 2017 The Road…
The Road to an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: A State and Local Experience
SHINE fellows Nicole Willis and Kim Peifer guest blog this week all about their efforts to build an informatics-savvy health department.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - January 24, 2017 Informatics working to meet…
Informatics working to meet specific needs and ensure consistency: my work on the PICK-CHAMPS application
The PICK-CHAMPS application gives the CHAMPS team the data and cultural context to work respectfully across surveillance sites.
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All Blogs, Perspectives on Public Health - January 20, 2017 Filling in…
Filling in the blanks: communicating public health informatics
Informatics touches nearly every area of public health, but communicating the value of the discipline presents its own challenges.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - December 13, 2016 Rising stars: public…
Rising stars: public health informatics and the Young African Leadership Initiative
Former YALI intern Godfrey Nyombi takes to the blog to describe his experience at PHII.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - December 12, 2016 Eulogy for Dr.…
Eulogy for Dr. Claire Loe
Dr. Dave Ross, president and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health and former director of PHII, delivered this eulogy in honor of Dr. Claire Loe at her memorial service in Houston, Texas on December 10, 2016.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - November 18, 2016 Honoring the life…
Honoring the life and work of Dr. Claire Loe
The Public Health Informatics Institute mourns the recent passing of Dr. Claire Loe, friend, artist and lifelong health advocate.
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All Blogs, Perspectives on Public Health - August 30, 2016 The next…
The next generation of electronic death registration systems
Accurate reporting of deaths in the U.S. is important for legal reasons, personal reasons and for state and national mortality statistics.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - August 12, 2016 Featuring the 8 Steps…
Featuring the 8 Steps course: building communities, strengthening IT systems
Over the past four years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting the Informatics Academy’s first distance learning course: Designing & Managing Public Health Information Systems: 8 Steps to Success.
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All Blogs, Inside the Institute - August 10, 2016 Understanding childhood mortality…
Understanding childhood mortality through informatics
In a collaborative PHII project, innovative data collection will be critical to informing public health interventions to reduce childhood mortality.
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All Blogs, Case Studies - August 2, 2016 Challenges and changes: preparing…
Challenges and changes: preparing a new generation of IIS managers
Earlier this summer, PHII hosted training for new immunization information system managers.
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