As the DASH program office looked back at 2024, we found that some interrelated themes have emerged from the projects we’ve undertaken this past year in collaboration with our partners: intentionality as a key stance, relationship as a key orientation, and co-design as a key dynamic.

In a dynamic half-day workshop, which took place in advance of National Network of Public Health Institutes’ Open Forum, the Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) team engaged nearly 30 public health professionals, equipping them with tools to make meaningful contributions to their organizations’ data modernization efforts.

DASH has been providing technical assistance to PHIG grantees for the Data Modernization Initiative portion of the grant, and two DASH staff members presented at the Region 5 convening: co-director Melissa Moorehead and program manager Ellen Clewett.

Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) is proud to be providing technical support to organizations seeking to upgrade their information processes and systems through the CDC’s Data Modernization Initiative (DMI). The DMI is part of the CDC’s response to issues in our health information systems that COVID brought to the fore.