Out of focus: data and public health
NIHCM Foundation
Out of focus: data and public health
An HPH special project explores how better data can improve public health outcomes.
Making the invisible visible
How better data, more access, and community-based solutions can drive health equity
Community information exchanges quench health data droughts
Data-sharing models from San Diego and Chicago could provide a roadmap for the rest of the country.
Of mice and women
Decades of male-dominated studies leave women at risk.
A National Weather Service for disease?
The CDC’s disease forecasting service could be a game-changer for public health.
Weaving data into the fabric of public health
The field is finding new and creative approaches to how it uses data.
What should we do when public health principles conflict?
Few decisions in the field are perfect. We must be prepared to make them anyway.
Bringing public health data into the 21st century
In the U.S., data is handled differently for every disease. Jennifer Layden hopes to improve that system.
Researchers tried to fix a racist lung test. It got complicated.
The new test deems many patients of color sicker and White ones healthier.
We can’t fix health disparities we don’t see
There are new ways to gather data on marginalized groups. It’s time to use them.
To regain trust, the CDC must show its work
The public wants the agency to be more open about its data.
When death doesn’t count
How we record and remember the deaths of people in custody matters.
Filling the gaps in U.S. health data
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the urgent need for an information overhaul.
These stories were produced with support from the NIHCM Foundation’s journalism grants.