DM Sustainability

How Utah Builds a Modern Public Health Data System

On the PHIG Impact Report, Nicole Yerkes, data modernization director with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, shares how the state is using PHIG funding to advance a unified, future-ready public health data system.

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Creating Shared Vision and Governance for Data Modernization in Vermont

Learn about the Vermont Department of Health’s efforts to prioritize data modernization initiatives through its Data Modernization Advisory Committee.

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VDH Forms Council to Align Statewide Data Modernization Priorities

With support from PHIG, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) formed a Data Modernization Advisory Council (DMAC) in July 2025. VDH secured leadership buy-in by developing concise core messages that underscored the importance of data modernization…

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PHIG Funding + Interoperable Systems in South Carolina

On the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Edward Simmer, the interim director of the South Carolina Department of Public Health, discusses how his department is using PHIG.

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Minnesota Uses PHIG for Data Modernization and its Workforce

On the PHIG Impact Report, Dr. Brooke Cunningham, commissioner of health for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses how her department is using PHIG.

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