The challenge The CDC Contraceptive Decision Making app helps providers explain options and walk through the decision-making process for a variety of contraceptive methods. The science behind these choices as well as the multitude of parameters makes the information that needs to be communicated both…
I’ll be honest with you, I don’t love the idea of artificial intelligence. There are many things about it I don’t like. Even the basic premise, that this technology is intelligent doesn’t match my definition of the term. Real intelligence requires more than connecting a…
The challenge As part of the Healthy People 2030 initiative, 23 Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) were identified. Being able to easily interpret and visualize the data associated with these LHIs is key. I spearheaded the creation of a tool that allows for customized infographics to…
With all the volatility that's been going on at work, I've been thinking about dream jobs lately. Not the ambitious, climb-the-ladder kind. The other kind — jobs that sound genuinely pleasant to do day-to-day, even if they might never happen. First up: farmer at Park…
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Lumina Corps and CommunicateHealth Merge to Strengthen Health Communication Impact.
The challenge The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has an online presence that spans several websites. These websites are very diverse in purpose and they serve a wide range of people. At the same time, it's important that there is continuity when…
Figma's built-in color contrast checker is so helpful! I used to rely on a few different plugins to check color contrast. Some of those had features Figma is missing, but I love how integrated the Figma tool is. The line and dotted pattern to indicate…
An update to my #Open-To-Work post is in order. Turns out, we retained some of the contracts that we thought were ending. While the situation in public health communication and govtech design is still volatile, it looks like my tenure at CommunicateHealth can continue for…
How cool is this dataviz project?!
The challenge The eye is a complex organism and the various stages of diseases and conditions affect the individual parts in specific ways. We created an interactive eye graphic tool that shows an anatomically correct eyeball in different angles and with different stages of cer…