AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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. The AWS whitepaper Disaster recovery options in the cloud describes how the architecture can be extended to implement disaster recovery.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) is a nonprofit association with a vision for improved health and well-being for everyone, everywhere. They represent schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) as well as applicants for CEPH accreditation.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 3, 2024

The Partnership for Public Service, in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group, convened senior federal health leaders for a panel and roundtable conversation on the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to improve agency operations and public health service delivery.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Local governments play a crucial and multifaceted role in promoting healthy communities , serving as the frontline of public health and well-being through municipal and health services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

National policymakers and public sector agencies can help by providing clear guidance to healthcare institutions on how to usefully classify and manage different types of data in the cloud, procure cloud services for healthcare, and securely share and use healthcare data.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used a data-driven strategy when they launched the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) to create a modern, integrated, and real-time public health data and surveillance system during health threats such as COVID-19.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

A basic Connect implementation addressed New Mexico’s immediate COVID pain points, but the HSD team didn’t stop with the basics. After implementing their new contact center, they consolidated 150 phone numbers into two—one for customers, one for providers. We were able to move to AWS, to Connect, basically overnight. It was awesome.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Improving public information services To better serve their community, a state agency uses an LLM-powered chatbot enhanced with RAG to provide real-time, accurate information on public transportation schedules, public health advisories, and more.

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GovPilot

APRIL 25, 2023

Since 1980, when the new Clean Air Act was implemented, there has been an estimated 50 percent decline in emissions of key air pollutants. It’s no surprise that attention is being brought to the continually worsening air quality in the United States.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

AWS supports government, education, nonprofit, aerospace and satellite, and healthcare organizations using generative AI to help query and analyze large amounts of information—such as public health data, economic indicators, and crime statistics—to identify patterns, trends, and correlations.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

These interventions and program changes draw on how people process information and make decisions and can often be implemented quickly and at little cost. To learn more, we are joined by Melissa Leal , a change management specialist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

A new study published in the British Medical Journal examines the effects on purchases of beverages in Mexico during the first year after implementation of the tax. He is a Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 24, 2023

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties”—pose significant costs to public health, property values, local taxpayers, and more. Failure to address problem properties, just like ignoring a leaking faucet, costs more in the long run and causes more harm over time.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Data security and governance AWS provides a range of services and features to support healthcare organizations in handling Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and protected health information (PHI) healthcare data while maintaining compliance and security.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The long-term implications for public health are severe, as delayed treatments and service interruptions can lead to life-threatening consequences for patients. Robust defences, such as advanced encryption methods, multi-factor authentication, and stronger intrusion detection systems, should be implemented.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

A critical focus of the public health emergency (PHE) unwinding is the challenge Medicaid agencies may face with regards to returned mail, which can happen when a member changes their address and the agency does not have the updated address on file.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 30, 2023

Wastewater, which includes the waste from our daily activities, like showering, handwashing and toilet use, carries valuable public health information that cities can leverage to make informed decisions, allocate resources and implement targeted interventions to effectively control the spread of the disease.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

They have actively improved or implemented processes, initiatives, training, awareness or other efforts that promote DEIA at their agency. 2023 Award Winners: Ethan Fechter-Legget, Lead Research Epidemiologist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Dave Williams, Materials Manager at 3M UK PLC, introduces 3M bright screen privacy filters for laptops that enhance on-screen privacy and compliance in the public sector In today’s digital age, the public sector is increasingly reliant on technology to deliver services efficiently and securely.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 20, 2023

Tools like code enforcement systems and land banking that can help neighborhoods thrive must be implemented with racial equity in mind, or else they can just as easily perpetuate a broken status quo. Ambler Realty (1926) further armed municipalities to displace Black residents under the guise of public health, safety, and welfare.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2023

Problem statement: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ability to gather and gain insights from public health data was hindered by wide variability in how that data was being managed at the state and local levels. Daniel Jernigan, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance at CDC.

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In this episode, Associate Professor Katie Attwell talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about vaccine hesitancy, mandates, and public health policy. million dollar project funded by the Medical Research Future Fund of the Australian Government.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

According to the guidance from the Community Services Preventive Task Force, park and recreation and public health professionals play a role in ensuring all community members have equitable opportunities to get active. Implementation Guide. The Active Parks! Related links: Active Parks!

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 21, 2024

From seasoned civil servants to emerging leaders, my conversations with these individuals offer a window into the passion, commitment and resilience that define the essence of public service. Sheikh’s motivation for public service stems from an encounter with a young woman during a trip to Pakistan, his birthplace, as a young boy.

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 19, 2023

The project aims to implement and evaluate community navigation and linkage to care interventions for hepatitis C. Funding recipients will collaborate with community partners to implement and evaluate interventions and develop resources for dissemination to diverse stakeholders.

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In this episode, Associate Professor Katie Attwell talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about vaccine hesitancy, mandates, and public health policy. million dollar project funded by the Medical Research Future Fund of the Australian Government.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

The environmental benefits of EV adoption are clear—lower emissions mean cleaner air, which in turn leads to better public health outcomes and a reduction in health-care costs associated with pollution-related illnesses. The role of public-private partnerships Procurement teams wear many hats.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 11, 2023

Investments to address problem properties and improve housing stock can improve residents’ quality of life, strengthen public health, and foster a more engaged community.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

These properties, as Community Progress Senior Fellow Alan Mallach recently discussed on NPR’s 1A , actively harm neighbors and neighborhoods by threatening public health and safety, keeping residents from building wealth, and destabilizing local government finances.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

In public health, advanced epidemiological models rely on HPC to predict the spread of diseases and optimise healthcare responses, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while the private sector surges ahead, many industries face a critical challenge: how to implement HPC efficiently without vast in-house expertise.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 22, 2020

Christensen served in several roles as a senior policy official at the United States Department of Agriculture where he concentrated his efforts on supporting public health and production agriculture through the development and implementation of sound science-based public policy.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 22, 2020

Christensen served in several roles as a senior policy official at the United States Department of Agriculture where he concentrated his efforts on supporting public health and production agriculture through the development and implementation of sound science-based public policy.

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Policy Chats

JUNE 22, 2020

Christensen served in several roles as a senior policy official at the United States Department of Agriculture where he concentrated his efforts on supporting public health and production agriculture through the development and implementation of sound science-based public policy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

As the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) begins to wind down, starting April 1, 2023, state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) will have one year to “unwind” temporary COVID-era changes and return to pre-pandemic ways of working.

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A Zimmerman discuss how effectively managed vacant lot greening can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. Lots with overgrowth, dumping, and other signs of deterioration discourage positive social interaction and have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of residents. . In this chapter, Laney A.

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Government Technology Insider

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Our decennial state health improvement plan is called Healthy North Carolina 2030, and it was put together through a consensus process with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. We didn’t want to duplicate any of the work that those groups were already doing, and we didn’t want to duplicate those groups if they existed.

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