PHIG Success Stories
See firsthand stories of impact from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant. From small wins to transformative changes, these PHIG Success Stories give us a glimpse into how PHIG fosters widespread innovation in public health systems and structures.
Columbus Public Health used PHIG to transform its environmental health division, resulting in improved community safety, boosted staff retention, and a stronger, more adaptable workforce.
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PHIG funding helped the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) take its cloud-based data infrastructure further. A formal data-sharing agreement between IDPH and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is improving insights into Medicaid populations. In response to the heatwave, IDPH developed a dashboard that combines temperature data, heat indices, and predictive analytics on heat-related cases to support public health teams in effectively monitoring and responding to heat wave risks. With new cloud capabilities, IDPH also launched a Measles Outbreak Dashboard using machine learning to help anticipate and monitor potential outbreak patterns in real time for Illinois schools. By improving how data is shared and applied, IDPH is helping ensure better health outcomes for communities throughout Illinois.
With support from PHIG, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) migrated its Master Person Index to the Snowflake cloud platform, improving record-matching speed by up to eight times and enabling the processing of 2 million records daily. This upgrade gives staff a comprehensive view of individual patients by linking diverse data sources such as hospital discharge records, vital statistics, immunization data, and more. It also lays the groundwork for critical data integration, including efforts to connect public health data with Medicaid data and Prescription Monitoring Program data. Through these advancements, IDPH is strengthening its data infrastructure to deliver more responsive, data-driven public health services.
On the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Robert Goldstein, the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, takes us through how his department is using PHIG.
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On the PHIG Impact Report, Patricia Tilley, associate commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, details the critical needs the PHIG has helped with in her state.
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Workplace wellness programs are proven to improve employee retention and productivity by fostering a healthier, more engaged workforce. Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) was able to procure a Wellness Portal for OSDH staff with the help of PHIG funds. The portal officially launched in March of 2024 with a 12-week “Spring Into Wellness Challenge,” which saw 156 OSDH staff register, with 33% completing at least half of the challenge. The year's final challenge, Walktober, encouraged staff to increase daily movement. A total of 88 staff members participated, collectively walking over 6,400 miles while receiving weekly wellness tips. With the support of PHIG funding, OSDH is bringing its vision—"Lead Oklahomans to prosperity through health”—to life by prioritizing the well-being of its staff.
