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The Maternal Vulnerability Index can be used to support a precision response to postpartum…

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication post-childbearing, affecting 1 in 8 mothers nationally. It’s not simply “baby…

5 min readDec 13, 2022

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The Maternal Vulnerability Index can be used to support a precision response to postpartum…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Program May Reach 200,000 Unvaccinated People

Our successful COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Program is now available in 13 community health organizations with more than 70 individual…

3 min readJul 19, 2022

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COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Program May Reach 200,000 Unvaccinated People

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Giving County Health Leaders the Right Data to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Stopping the spread of COVID-19 requires rapid, widespread vaccination coverage. Yet there are big differences in vaccine uptake rates…

3 min readMar 30, 2022

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Giving County Health Leaders the Right Data to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

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Treasury plan to take rental assistance back from states may put struggling families in greater…

Six states are vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19 could lose funding under current allocation rules. This calls for new barometer based…

3 min readFeb 17, 2022

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Treasury plan to take rental assistance back from states may put struggling families in greater…

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America leads wealthy countries in maternal deaths. Our local data could change that.

Everything contributes to America’s maternal health crisis: geography, social factors, racial inequality, internalized racism.

4 min readJan 19, 2022

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America leads wealthy countries in maternal deaths. Our local data could change that.

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Introducing the US Maternal Vulnerability Index

The first national, community-level index that shows where and why mothers are vulnerable to poor health, and helps combat US maternal…

4 min readOct 26, 2021

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Introducing the US Maternal Vulnerability Index

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Causal Artificial Intelligence: A New Way to Turn Data into Effective Health Interventions

Explore the intersection of Health and AI.

9 min readAug 12, 2021

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An example of a causal AI model — Bayesian Network — used by Surgo Ventures in Uttar Pradesh, India. It shows the variables that must be considered when designing interventions to persuade more mothers to choose to deliver their babies in hospital facilities instead of at home.

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Analysis: America may face a new pandemic of evictions when CDC’s national evictions moratorium…

Our new county-level analysis finds that 6.2 million renting households are still behind on rent and could face eviction next week

4 min readJul 30, 2021

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Picture of signs on the ground after people gathered outside an apartment complex with the intention to stop the alleged eviction of one of the tenants in Mount Rainier, Md., last year.

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How Google searches signal barriers to COVID-19 vaccine supply and demand

Analysis finds areas of the U.S. that face many vaccine barriers also showed lower demand for the vaccine

7 min readJun 28, 2021

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Scatterplot chart showing how states with more barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine also do fewer “vaccine” searches

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What Google searches tell us about interest in the COVID-19 vaccine

Giving policymakers insights on the public reaction to regulatory milestones

6 min readJun 14, 2021

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What Google searches tell us about interest in the COVID-19 vaccine

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We use all the tools available from behavioral science, data science, and artificial intelligence to unlock solutions that will save and improve people’s lives.

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