Graham Dodge
Public Libraries - The unsung heroes of public health
Did you know that public libraries play a vital role in promoting public health and supporting vulnerable communities? Well it’s true, they offer a wealth of resources, services, and programs that contribute to the well-being of individuals and...
The EMR Revolution will not be Televised
The development of Digital Identification Documents (DIDs) under WHO SMART Guidelines are quietly ushering in a sea change for how Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are stored and accessed. Building upon HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability...
Reimagining Exposure Notifications Apps for Broader Public Engagement
PathCheck Foundation has been hard at work developing an open framework again for not only exposure notifications that can be used for more than just COVID-19, but also for crowdsourcing syndromic surveillance in general.
The Public deserves Disease Surveillance - Why PathCheck's President pivoted from MTV to launching platforms that protect health
In 2006, I was working on the set of Nick Cannon’s Wild n’ Out for MTV. I was responsible for set dressing and props, which on that show meant anything from making pavé gavels for Katt Williams’ Judge Mo Dollas sketches, to a roll of toilet paper...
How Public Health Can Build Trust with Citizens in Two Words
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wane, the world’s leaders in global health have one question top of mind: how to rebuild trust between public health agencies and citizens? In fact, this poll indicates that only 52% of Americans trust the CDC,...
Message From Our New President
I am pleased to join the PathCheck Foundation as President to help lead the organization into a bold new future as the preeminent open source initiative for enabling and supporting global health and pandemic response. In 2011, I started a novel...