Sharon Perlman of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tells the story of Macroscope, an innovative new population health surveillance project.

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#15: The Tropical Data app and the role of informatics in eliminating trachoma

From the Public Health Informatics Institute, this podcast tells stories from the field of public health informatics. Join host Piper Hale as she talks to some of the field's top experts and boots-on-the-ground practitioners to explore what makes this evolving discipline a bedrock of effective public health practice. These stories make this complex field into something a little easier to understand.

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