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Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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Behind every statistic on health outcomes, there are human beings – people, families, and communities. Data visualizations can often overlook this fact but should seek to honor the lived experience of those impacted in inequitable ways. This post explores ways that justice and personhood can be embedded in data visualizations, such as highlighting individual stories within a larger group to humanize quantitative information for the reader.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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The City of Lancaster (PA) commissioned 10 local artists to get essential COVID-19 related messaging out to the public. This project was executed from planning to installation in 30 days. By using artwork to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the power of art shines brightly in Lancaster. This video explains how the City of Lancaster identified the placement of each public service announcement temporary mural for COVID-19 outreach/education/communications using data to target areas with vulnerable populations.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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Panels of distinguished authors and experts presented their work at a virtual symposium in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, “Racism & Health.” They discussed the historical context, the evolving research practices and policies, and the lived experience of populations whose health has been harmed by individual and structural racism.