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Researching, evaluating and deploying technologies to transform health.

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  • 11K+ new cancer cases identified
  • 3K patients referred for telehealth care
  • 10x more pollution episodes identified

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From cell phone apps that instantaneously relay data worldwide, to a video chat with a doctor that allows a rural patient with diabetes to manage her condition faster and more economically, new technologies hold the potential to transform health.

At the nexus of data, innovation and technology, PHI brings unlikely partners together to spark new solutions.

PHI’s surveillance and data projects collect, monitor and manage data efficiently and effectively—revealing patterns, uncovering root causes and steering research toward evidence-based interventions.

We connect communities online, amplify best practices using innovative communications platforms, deploy new technologies in diverse health care settings, and evaluate which technologies are effective at improving health outcomes, changing behaviors and lowering costs.

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Building Health Equity

The California Healthy Places Index (HPI), developed by PHI’s Public Health Alliance of Southern California and health departments across the state, provides census-tract level snapshots of the social determinants of health alongside measures to advance equity at a local level. Accessible census-tract level data can be used to more successfully target health interventions in underserved communities. Key metrics help communities, policy makers and funders target limited resources and guide effective on-the-ground actions.

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New Study: ED Buprenorphine Linked to Sustained Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Patients who get their first dose of buprenorphine in the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to remain engaged in opioid use disorder treatment 30 days post-discharge, finds a new study from PHI's CA Bridge—reinforcing EDs as critical access points to highly effective, life-saving medication for addiction treatment.

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