What Can a Wolf Teach Us About Public Health Data?
Ever feel overwhelmed by your own data? Maybe you’re sitting on 200 survey variables, trying to figure out which ones actually matter. Or you’re evaluating a program with a rich… Read More
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Cancel Culture for Science: Explore the Cuts to U.S. Biomedical Research
As of April 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has terminated nearly 800 active research projects. These weren’t failures or frauds—many were top-rated by peer reviewers and were… Read More
Training the Next Generation of Public Health Data Scientists in Africa
Imagine a future where robust, real-time data power public health decisions in Africa. Where malaria outbreaks are predicted and contained early, maternal health interventions are tailored to specific regions, and… Read More
Support the Mission: Help Us Expand Access to Science-Based Public Health Information
In a world where misinformation can spread as fast as any virus, access to accurate, science-based public health information is more urgent than ever. We at This Week in Public… Read More
Where to find the removed CDC data
We’ll cut to the case. Go here to access the data removed from the CDC’s website. The link will take you to the Internet Archive. About 2300 .csvs, along with… Read More
Preserving the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently removed access to its Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) data, raising concerns among public health experts, researchers, and policymakers. The SVI is… Read More
Concerns Over Scrubbing of Government Data: A Growing Issue for Public Health Research
Recently, users on Reddit raised alarms about a significant decrease in datasets available on Data.gov, the U.S. government’s open data portal. In just a few weeks, over 2,000 datasets were… Read More
Making Nutritious Diets Affordable for All
For many people across the globe, eating a nutritious diet isn’t as simple as just making better food choices. The cost of these healthy diets and household income constraints create… Read More
Willing to Share? How New NIH Data Policy Impacts Public Trust
In January 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced a groundbreaking Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, aiming to revolutionize the way research data is shared. This move is… Read More
A conversation with Kim Lucas
We were very excited to hear from a research-practitioner-designer whom I’ve admired since I first saw their work in late 2019. Dr. Kim Lucas is a dynamic academic-practitioner dedicated to… Read More
Civic Research: Transforming Cities Through Collaboration
Have you ever wondered how cities can tackle complex challenges like housing, transportation, and environmental justice all at once? The answer lies in something called “civic research,” a collaborative approach… Read More
Soccer and Global Health?
Imagine if sharing critical health data was as straightforward and rewarding as trading soccer players. What if every time a country contributed valuable information about a disease outbreak, it was… Read More