December 22, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic looks quite different during the 2021 holiday season as omicron becomes the dominant variant in the United States. Increases in travel and changing protocols regarding the pandemic have left many of us confused and concerned about the state of coronavirus going into 2022. Here’s what you need to [...]
What Should we Track for COVID-19? Due to the rapid nature of infectious disease spread, using data tracking systems that offer daily reporting time periods is a must. Daily, real-time data is needed for epidemiologists to conduct effective public health surveillance, or “the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data” (CDC). This data [...]
By: Kayleigh P. Marques Jan 29th, 2018 (updated Aug. 1st, 2024) **NOTE: PHAB has updated its Standards and Measures since the publishing of this blog in January of 2018. Therefore, the exact Domain, Standard, and Measure names in this blog may not match the updated versions. However, PHAB still requires the use of [...]
WNC Health Network and Clear Impact are co-hosting an exciting new event to highlight and support the innovation and collaboration taking place at the intersection of Results-Based Accountability™ and health improvement. This conference is for anyone committed to moving from “talk” to action in health improvement. Sessions are designed for those new to Results-Based AccountabilityTM, as [...]
December 15th, 2014 Earlier this summer, the Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) was launched by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) with a two-day “kickoff” meeting. From June 26th-27th, more than 100 transdisciplinary experts convened to share knowledge, ideas about “what works”, and to develop a roadmap for the initiative’s first year of implementation. [...]
