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Accelerating the secure exchange of public health data with AIMS, powered by Ruvos and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

When battling infectious diseases and monitoring for emerging threats, how do public health officials determine their deployment of scarce resources and stay ahead of rapidly changing situations? The Association of Public Health Laboratories ( APHL ) understands the vital role that data plays in improving public health.

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New Book: Emergency Health: Practical Application of Public Health Principles

Disaster Zone blog

From a respected leader in public health.

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But it's also ironic in that my first DC job was for a public health related group, which had an alcohol policies project, and for awhile a program on Hispanic health which included a focus on tobacco consumption. I drink very little, especially now, and I don't use illegal drugs.

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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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Wastewater Monitoring Success Stories: Riverside, CA

NLC (National League of Cities)

–Edward Filadelfia, Deputy Public Works Director, Riverside CA Movie comparisons aside, wastewater monitoring is an important public health tool for municipalities. You can read our previous blog for more insights about wastewater monitoring. In this blog, we […] Source

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How Wastewater Monitoring is Helping Keep a Transient Population Healthy

NLC (National League of Cities)

We’re wrapping up our blog series that spotlights how communities across America use wastewater monitoring as a public health tool. In our previous blog, we learned how Riverside, CA, uses its results. We spoke […] Source

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Fixing Emergency Management’s Relationship With Public Health

Disaster Zone blog

The pandemic revealed that all is not well.