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Laying the Groundwork: Leveraging Local Health Networks to Modernize Public Health Data in Chicago

National Network of Public Health Institutes

Despite recognizing data improvement as a potential strategy to address the increasing chronic disease burden in the United States, the public health sector has struggled to keep pace with advances and innovation in data. However, while surveys such as these are valuable, they come with certain limitations.

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Threats to public health at every angle

Your Local Epidemiologist

Instead of an opportunity to evolve and press forward, public health is in survival mode. The Covid-19 aftermath is real This moment isn’t just about public health. This week, an $11 billion cut slashed local and state public health infrastructure. But this is not just any anniversary.