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Monkeypox and COVID-19 highlight need for real-time public health information

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

More than 15 years ago, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Having real-time information on things like positive case numbers and resources could help prevent the spread of diseases like COVID-19 and Monkeypox, potentially saving lives.

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AWS presents cloud training pathways for public health professionals

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Training Pathways for Public Health. These pathways are designed for public health professionals to learn more about the cloud and the AWS services that can help them on their modernization journey. Digital and cloud skills are in high demand in the public health community.

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Cyber Public Health: A new approach to cybersecurity

Google Public Sector

Crucially, they can be used to help craft a holistic view of the internet that applies the principles and science of public health to cybersecurity — an emerging field known as Cyber Public Health (CPH). The inaugural Cyber Public Health workshop brought together experts from various fields to discuss the future of CPH.

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What About the Next Pandemic? How Can the Federal Government Better Prevent and Plan For the Next Public Health Emergency?

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

We have made about 400 recommendations to improve the government’s response for future public health emergencies. Congress and agencies have taken actions on about 45% of these recommendations. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new report released.

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Automatically extracting email attachment data to reduce costs and save time for local public health departments

AWS Public Sector Blog

Local public health departments must notify public health agencies, like state health departments or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of reportable conditions. This data is then transmitted to the public health agency for compliance with reporting requirements. Choose Raw.

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UC Davis Health Cloud Innovation Center, powered by AWS, uses generative AI to fight health misinformation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci called health misinformation “the enemy of pandemic control.” The following storyboard was produced to highlight the journey of a public health official.

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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. Optionally, you can enable Amazon GuardDuty (GuardDuty) in an AWS account where WIC applications are deployed.