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AWS pledges focus on underserved communities with new $40M initiative

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" Peterson also noted that initiatives that "leverage technology to address the broader social, economic, and environmental factors that all play a role in influencing health outcomes" will be eligible. AWS is also seeking to fill "gaps in health data [that] contribute to inequities," he said.

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4 Keys to Modernizing Public Health Data Collection and Analysis

HIT Consultant

Health Analytics Lead, Accenture Federal Services The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the urgent need to modernize the nation’s public health system. Despite success in rapidly developing vaccines, the unprecedented public health emergency also exposed significant gaps in U.S. Kenyon Crowley, Ph.D.,