Leveraging Cloud Computing to Address Public Health Disparities - University of Illinois Hospital & Health System Featured Speakers: Christopher M. Bell, CAPM, Occupational Health Program , University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System & Arash Jalali, MPH PHI, Resource & Policy Analytst, Department of Environmental Health and Safety Office, University of Illinois at Chicago. The purpose of this webinar is to introduce how a secure virtual private cloud (VPC) solution could facilitate the implementation of a Smarter Public Health Prevention System in order to address public health disparities. As the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) has continued to gain prominence in hospitals and physician practices, public health agencies and health professionals have the ability to access health data through Health Information Exchanges (HIE). With such knowledge health providers are well positioned to positively affect population health, and enhance health status or quality-of-life outcomes in at-risk populations. Through big data analytics, predictive analytics and cloud computing, public health agencies have the opportunity to observe emerging public health threats in real-time and provide more effective interventions addressing health disparities in our communities. The Smarter Public Health Prevention System (SPHPS) provides real-time reporting of potential public health threats to public health leaders through the use of a simple and efficient dashboard and links people with needed personal health services through mobile platform for smartphones and tablets to promote and encourage healthy behaviors in our communities. Learning objectives: • Learn how to bring key stakeholders together to create a guiding coalition for public health 
initiatives • Learn how to leverage a VPC to facilitate a Smarter Public Health Prevention System • Understand how organizations can data mine their big data

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