BLOG POSTS

Explore a few blog posts I've authored throughout my career.

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Accessible Web Design

Title: Senior Policy Planner from Harris County, Texas Shares Web Accessibility Tips

I interviewed Kimberly Aguillard, Ph.D., policy analyst and public health services researcher living with blindness who was working with the Harris County Public Health Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared how her team was using our website and tools, and offered advice on how websites like ours can design for communities with disabilities like vision impairment in an effort to be more accessible to all. This case study shares those learnings.

Read the full case study at Covid Act Now.

Screenshot of the Covid Act Now Trends chart for Hospitalizations in St. Lucie Co., FL.

Data Access for Care Providers

Title: Nurse Uses CAN Data to Prepare Her Primary Care Practice

I spoke with Arielle Tango, registered nurse and private practice operator, to learn more about how she was using Covid Act Now's tools. She relied on CAN to understand the current COVID-19 situation hyper-locally in her practice's area and predict future spread, which allowed her to prepare accordingly on the ground in providing medical care to her patients. She emphasized the need for localized, trustworthy, and predictive public health data for healthcare providers.

Read the full case study at Covid Act Now.