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

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Lessons on Equitable and Effective AI for Public Health

Partnership for Public Service

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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Where are the ARPA Funds Going in Large American Cities and Counties?

Barrett & Greene

According to Joshua Pine, City Innovation and Data Program manager for the National League of Cities, “The current data on our Tracker is for plans submitted August 31st, 2021. Public Health – 12.3%. Public Safety – 2.3%. Government Operations - 37.6%. Infrastructure – 12.5%. Housing – 12.5%. Community Aid 12.3%.

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Resident Engagement in Vacant Lot Greening: Empowering Communities for Neighborhood Revitalization

Center for Community Progress

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. . Rupp , Alison R.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

s newest hospital ," Washington Post ), in a manner that combined acute care, wellness programming including addressing chronic conditions, and public health with a hospital providing acute care at the center. 2018) -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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Govplace helps NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis scale on demand and reduce research costs on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

As the primary agency of the US government responsible for biomedical and public health research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the leading medical research centers in the world. The data then flows into a MongoDB Atlas document database.