Healthcare Strategies

How a state agency built a public health database

March 25, 2024 - Any good public health organization knows that when it’s designing a community intervention, it has to back it up with evidence. At Activate Allen County, a public health collaborative in Ohio, the group’s Health Atlas is laying the groundwork for interventions with a public health database. Listen to the full podcast to hear more details. And don’t forget to...

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