An Equitable Approach to Health Data

Health data enables us to impact patient outcomes for the better. But, it must be centered around health equity. We explore how industries can collaborate to ensure health data is accessible, secure, and unbiased.

Show Notes

Health data enables us to research and impact patient outcomes for the better. But, health data must be centered around health equity, or we risk exacerbating disparities. So, how can we best use health data? In this episode, we hear from experts about how we can collaborate across industries, including the public and private sectors to ensure health data is accessible, secure, and unbiased. 

First, Aneesh Chopra explains how entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers should collaborate to optimize the use of health data and presents the pressing challenges related to health data privacy and security. Then, Dr. Ivor Horn discusses how we can address existing biases in health datasets to ensure health data is used equitably to improve health and wellbeing for all communities.

Aneesh Chopra was the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States and Co-Founder and President of CareJourney with extensive expertise in care delivery, data analytics, and policy. 

Dr. Ivor Horn is the Chief Health Equity Officer at Google.

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Creators & Guests

Host

Michael Crawford

Writer

Cassidy Butler

Editor

Ismael Balderas Wong

Producer

Laura Krebs

What is 21st Century Health?

The United States has many challenges that require improvement, like other health systems throughout the world. Historically, these challenges disproportionately impact distressed communities. Many of us are working to solve these challenges by leveraging digital health and health data solutions. But if we do not innovate from a health equity perspective, then we run the risk of designing solutions that are misaligned with the needs and desires of communities. If you want the right resources to advance healthcare innovations that work for all communities, stay updated with the most cutting-edge information with 21st Century Health. Tune in every other week as host Michael Crawford talks to global health experts, leaders, and innovators to find out what we need to collaborate and co-create healthcare solutions that enhance health and wellbeing for all communities.

Michael Crawford is the Associate Dean for Strategy, Outreach, and Innovation and Founder and Executive Director of Howard University's 1867 Health Innovations Project.

21st Century Health is a production of Howard University’s 1867 Health Innovations Project and Voxtopica.