Technology and Innovation and Public Health | Johns Hopkins

Biostatistician Elizabeth Stuart (in purple) makes a point to HHS assistant secretary Micky Tripathi; other AI event panelists (l to r): Alison Snyder, John Auerbach, and Jesse Ehrenfeld.

AI in Public Health: Gaps, Disparities, and Remarkable Potential

October 09, 2024

Public health experts extolled the promise of AI to solve longstanding public health problems in an October 8 panel discussion but also raised concerns about its potential for exacerbating inequity.

Health Policy

Medicine

Technology and Innovation

Global Health NOW

A health care worker waering a peach button-down blouse sits at a desk wearing a headset to connect with hotline callers in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Leveraging Technology to Bridge Health System Gaps

October 02, 2024

A trio of authors from VillageReach address what’s needed to address the digital divide and design health programs informed by community needs—drawing on help tech tools that help under-reached communities share feedback.

Health Equity

International Health

Technology and Innovation

Global Health NOW

Climate-Smart Transportation: Good for Cities and People

September 27, 2024

Cities must rethink transportation infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment

Health Policy

Technology and Innovation

Public Health Magazine

Man sitting at computer puts on gaming headset

How a Video Game Community Became a Mental Health Support System for Military Veterans

September 11, 2024

A grassroots mental health program delivered through Discord shows a positive aspect of online gaming.

Injury Prevention

Mental Health

Technology and Innovation

Bloomberg School

A nurse assists a patient on a hospital bed with a pulse oximeter

The Problem with Pulse Oximeters: A Long History of Racial Bias

July 08, 2024

How did a racially biased medical device become the standard of care—and what’s being done to fix it?

COVID-19

Health Equity

Medicine

Technology and Innovation

Bloomberg School

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Faculty Profile: Kadija Ferryman

April 04, 2024

Department of Health Policy and Management assistant professor Kadija Ferryman, PhD, reflects on the journey that has led her to focusing on bioethics, health technologies and racial health inequities through research and education.

Health Equity

Technology and Innovation

Department of Health Policy and Management

Technology and Innovation Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Technology and Innovation? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Alain Bernard Labrique

Professor

International Health

Alain Labrique, PhD '07, MHS '99, MS, is an infectious disease epidemiologist who leverages digital innovations to solve public health problems in resource-limited settings.

Christopher D. Heaney

Associate Professor

Environmental Health and Engineering

Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva.

Technology and Innovation

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AI in Public Health: Gaps, Disparities, and Remarkable Potential

Leveraging Technology to Bridge Health System Gaps

Climate-Smart Transportation: Good for Cities and People

How a Video Game Community Became a Mental Health Support System for Military Veterans

The Problem with Pulse Oximeters: A Long History of Racial Bias

Faculty Profile: Kadija Ferryman

Technology and Innovation Faculty Experts

Alain Bernard Labrique

Christopher D. Heaney

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