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California launches PHOENIX to modernize public-health data, communications and innovation
Summary
California officials announced the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHOENIX), a state-led hub to accelerate data modernization, technology partnerships and communications to counter misinformation and strengthen detection and response; the governor said $4,000,000 was set aside in last year's budget.
California on Friday announced the Public Health Network Innovation Exchange, or PHOENIX, a state-led initiative intended to modernize public-health technology, data sharing and communications and to coordinate state, regional and global responses to emerging health threats.
Kim Johnson, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, introduced the exchange at a press conference and described it as "a hub for advancing modern tools, best-in-class science, and coordinated responses to emerging health threats." She thanked Governor Newsom and the Legislature for support and named a slate of advisers who will help guide the effort.
PHOENIX, state officials said, will pull together California's private-sector technology, biotech and academic assets to build real-time information exchange, AI-enabled bio-detection and standards-based, cloud-based interoperability. "California…
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