2024 CSTE Annual Conference
Working Together to Improve Public Health Impact
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Booth 207
June 9-12, 2024
MITRE works in the public interest to address complex structural, technical, behavioral, and social challenges that affect health and healthcare delivery.
At MITRE, our public health experts recognize that improving the health of the nation requires a deep understanding of multiple populations. The needs, challenges, capabilities, and cultural values of these populations should be understood and appreciated to design and implement effective and equitable public health programs and policies.
MITRE brings a data driven approach and applies this knowledge about multiple fields, including epidemiology, infectious and chronic diseases, behavioral and environmental health, public health policy, health informatics and standards, artificial intelligence and emergency preparedness and response to solve complex population and public health problems.
MITRE at CSTE
Monday, June 10, 2024, 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Improving Data Exchange between CDC and State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Departments (STLT HDs) during Aircraft Contact Investigations (CIs)
Jointly presented by the CDC and Justin Irving
Location: DLCC, 329
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Piloting by FHIR - What We Can Learn from a Collaborative Approach to State-Local Data Exchange
Panel hosted by ASTHO with MITRE as a participant
Location: DLCC 327
Wednesday, June 12, 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Modernizing Public Health Data: Challenges, Opportunities, and Addressing the Last Mile Problem
This session will focus on the public health efforts towards data modernization, the challenges faced by public health agencies in managing and analyzing large volumes of health data, and the difficulties in translating this data into actionable insights at the community level, often referred to as the "last mile" problem. The potential of modern data management and analysis techniques, including AI, to enhance public health responses and build healthier communities will be explored, along with new opportunities for data modernization strategies such as The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). Success stories where technology has been effectively used to overcome these challenges will be highlighted. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences, discuss potential solutions, and explore a future where data is plentiful and sharing it is expected. Health departments leading in this area will be brought to the table for discussion in collaboration with MITRE.
Location: DLCC, 309
Making an Impact in Public Health
What is public health? Public health is everything. It is prevention. It is action, and it is applied science, in a way to truly inspire and hopefully, make sure that people live happy, healthy, and safer lives. My name is Dr. Oscar Alleyne. I'm the managing director of the Public Health Division, here at MITRE. I spent 16 years as a local epidemiologist, being on the ground, executing, being a applied practitioner, and then I moved on to the National Association of County and City Health Officials, representing the voices of those who are truly trying to make a difference in today's society. The Health FFRDC basically stands for Federally Funded Research and Development Center. It is really a tool used by the federal government by the Health and Human Services Agency to amplify their reach, their technical capacity and really provide solutions that are independent for many type of external influences and bringing the best and the brightest solutions to the table. Now, it's a very simplistic approach but the division truly tries to embrace this concept of looking at the entire health of communities and providing solutions and addressing the issues and policies and the implications that truly can help people make better informed decisions. The goal of systems innovation transformation is truly to take both the leading edge technology and understanding, and systems way of design and thinking to truly improve in how public health and public health agencies do their day to day activities. The work that MITRE has brought to this table and will continue to design and integrate is what I am most intrigued and excited about every day.
MITRE's Work in Health
The Health FFRDC
For 10 years, the Health FFRDC, with MITRE as the operator, has served the public good. Through multi-disciplinary teams, this federally funded research and development center serves all federal agencies with health and human services missions: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Children and Families, and more.
Data Driven Public Health
CODI: Childhood obesity is a significant problem in America. While we have plenty of data to help find answers, it's hard to bring that data together. The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative (CODI) aims to change that.
Artificial Intelligence
- The MITRE AI Maturity Model and Organizational Assessment Tool Guide
- New AI Tools Assist in Fighting Fires Intensified by Climate Change
- MITRE Opens New AI Assurance and Discovery Lab
- Allergy & Asthma Network Partners with MITRE to Advance Health Equity Research
- HIPE Lab
- Artificial Intelligence in Health
Social Justice Platform
Mental Wellness Index (MWI)
The MWI is a framework and tool that provides data on factors influencing community-level mental wellness for each ZIP code in the nation. The MWI is composed of 28 measures organized under 3 domains: Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Access, and Health Status. Additionally, the framework includes two dynamic factors: Structural Racism and Community & Cultural Assets. These factors are woven around and throughout the MWI domains, reflecting their influence throughout the framework.
For 10 years, the Health FFRDC, with MITRE as the operator, has served the public good. Through multi-disciplinary teams, this federally funded research and development center serves all federal agencies with health and human services missions: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Children and Families, and more.
CODI: Childhood obesity is a significant problem in America. While we have plenty of data to help find answers, it's hard to bring that data together. The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative (CODI) aims to change that.
- The MITRE AI Maturity Model and Organizational Assessment Tool Guide
- New AI Tools Assist in Fighting Fires Intensified by Climate Change
- MITRE Opens New AI Assurance and Discovery Lab
- Allergy & Asthma Network Partners with MITRE to Advance Health Equity Research
- HIPE Lab
- Artificial Intelligence in Health
Mental Wellness Index (MWI)
The MWI is a framework and tool that provides data on factors influencing community-level mental wellness for each ZIP code in the nation. The MWI is composed of 28 measures organized under 3 domains: Social Determinants of Health, Healthcare Access, and Health Status. Additionally, the framework includes two dynamic factors: Structural Racism and Community & Cultural Assets. These factors are woven around and throughout the MWI domains, reflecting their influence throughout the framework.
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