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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

(Photo: Community Progress) Neighborhood-Led Vacant Lot Maintenance Programs like the Genesee County Land Bank Authoritys (GCLBA) Clean & Green initiative show how resident engagement can combat illegal dumping. Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety. Engage local groups to collect data.

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AWS announces the 10 startups selected for the 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator focused on health equity

AWS Public Sector Blog

CognitiveCare , based in Milpitas, California, has created a solution using artificial intelligence and machine learning that quantifies maternal health risks to help triage pregnant mothers and infants, optimize care, plan resources, and increase access to improve disparate health outcomes during pregnancy.

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What We Learned After Analyzing 5 Months of Active Mobility Responses to COVID-19

The City Fix

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Migrating and modernizing state WIC applications with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Public health agencies know that modernizing their technology infrastructure is necessary to avoid disruptions to program operations and create new opportunities to serve their constituents. This technology is aging across the U.S., Modern, advanced WIC technology applications (i.e.

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National Health Security Preparedness Index

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we learn about the National Health Security Preparedness Index This index gets an annual update and looks at the public health readiness of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Additionally, we look at the pandemic and what it showed about public health readiness and plans to improve the functioning of the index.

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AWS launches the AWS Education Champions community to recognize digital transformation leaders

AWS Public Sector Blog

Azizi Seixas, MD , is a national and international thought leader in precision and personalized population health, digital health technology and innovation, and novel analytical tools like artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle our most vexing public health issues.

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Interactive digital media platforms impact on Canadians lives

Open Access Government - Technology News

Low- and middle-income countries utilize social media less, and those most disadvantaged may experience challenges due to access, reading, and electronic health literacy. (5) Psychological effects Social media and smartphones have impacted the mental health of many Canadians, especially teenagers. Paediatrics & Child Health, 2019.