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Looking back on five years of success
Vivian Singletary
As 2018 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on the progress we’ve made over the years and how it will continue to influence our work in the future. We want to thank all of our partners for another great year full of meaningful collaborations and projects that have impacted the way we apply public health informatics. Here is a brief look back on some of our key initiatives that have helped shape how we use information to address public health challenges.

Part 3: Sustaining IIS modernization: building the future beyond implementation
PHII's IIS team offers practical approaches for sustaining IIS modernization beyond implementation by strengthening workforce capabilities, future-visioning, communicating value, and building agency capacity for long-term success.
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Part 2: Best practices for successful IIS data modernization implementation
Our IIS team shares key recommendations for successful IIS modernization, including using assessments, partner engagement, change management and data governance to align with broader public health goals.
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Part 1: IIS modernization: what’s different this time around?
PHII's IIS team examines strategies to help public health agencies shift IIS modernization from purely technical upgrades to a comprehensive approach that involves people, processes, governance, and system-wide transformation.
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Reflecting on 2025: the great reset in public health
PHII Director Vivian Singletary shares her reflections on the past year and looks forward to what 2026 holds.
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Using generative AI to automate pediatric audiology diagnoses
Our audiology team shares about a system built to leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the classification of pediatric audiology reports.
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The importance of governance in data modernization
Senior informatics analyst Sarah Shaw reflects on last year's Data Modernization Boot Camp and how it spawned their online Data Governance course.
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Reflections on 2024 and looking forward to the new year
PHII Director Vivian Singletary celebrates our 2024 public health wins and gets ready for the opportunities and challenges in the new year.
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How Fairfax County’s health department tackled data modernization challenges
In this video, Fairfax County Health Department shared how they’ve tackled various data modernization challenges.
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Communication plays a key role in successful data modernization planning
Shawn Eastridge provides examples of public health jurisdictions emphasizing how communication is key to a successful data modernization plan.
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A use case in IIS considerations for DMI, from Michigan
The Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) team offers an example of considerations immunization information system (IIS) teams may have when working to align with data modernization goals.
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