https://wehealth.org/news Announcements, product updates and field notes from Wehealth®. en Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000 https://wehealth.org/news/national-preparedness-month-2025-get-your-community-ready https://wehealth.org/news/national-preparedness-month-2025-get-your-community-ready Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000 September is National Preparedness Month. PHapp® gives agencies a free, multilingual way to reach residents with verified health and safety guidance. https://wehealth.org/news/opioid-use-disorder-on-international-overdose-awareness-day https://wehealth.org/news/opioid-use-disorder-on-international-overdose-awareness-day Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:20:37 +0000 Discover local Opioid Use Disorder resources with PHapp this International Overdose Awareness Day. Access educational materials and tools in 50+ languages to help prevent overdose deaths. https://wehealth.org/news/ai-for-preparedness-at-university-of-arizona-public-health-and-ai-summer-school https://wehealth.org/news/ai-for-preparedness-at-university-of-arizona-public-health-and-ai-summer-school Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000 Discover how Wehealth uses AI to enhance public health communication, ensuring trusted, personalized, and accessible messages reach the right people at the right time. https://wehealth.org/news/heat-warnings-made-actionable-phapps-community-approach https://wehealth.org/news/heat-warnings-made-actionable-phapps-community-approach Tue, 03 Jun 2025 01:05:37 +0000 Transform emergency heat alerts into life-saving resources with PHapp. Instantly access cooling centers, hydration stations, and free transportation to safety through our partnership with the National Weather Service. https://wehealth.org/news/phapp-at-preparedness-summit-2025-national-preparedness-month-campaign https://wehealth.org/news/phapp-at-preparedness-summit-2025-national-preparedness-month-campaign Fri, 09 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000 PHapp launched at the 2025 Preparedness Summit, along with a campaign to enhance community readiness and disaster recovery through innovative public health tools and resources. https://wehealth.org/news/phapp-download-app-or-view-on-web https://wehealth.org/news/phapp-download-app-or-view-on-web Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000 Stay informed and prepared with PHapp, available as a downloadable and web app, offering real-time, verified health and safety alerts tailored to your location. https://wehealth.org/news/ai-safety-combating-misinformation-naccho360 https://wehealth.org/news/ai-safety-combating-misinformation-naccho360 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:15:00 +0000 Revolutionizing public health communication with AI, Wehealth showcased AI-driven alerts and privacy-first solutions at NACCHO 360, highlighting innovations and future directions in public health technology. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-at-naccho-360-phicon-2024-detroit https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-at-naccho-360-phicon-2024-detroit Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:08:00 +0000 Wehealth presented updates and collaborations at the NACCHO 360 Annual + PHI*con Convention in Detroit, focusing on public health partnerships and combating misinformation through AI. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-at-cste-conference-2024-pittsburgh https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-at-cste-conference-2024-pittsburgh Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:13:00 +0000 Wehealth team engaged with experts at the CSTE Conference in Pittsburgh, discussing surveillance, epidemiology, AI, and community customization for public health communication. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-alerts-on-cdc-respiratory-illness-activity-levels https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-alerts-on-cdc-respiratory-illness-activity-levels Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:11:00 +0000 Wehealth now integrates with Respiratory Illness Activity from CDC for all of United States. Alerts are triggered when the underlying data changes for any community. https://wehealth.org/news/customize-excessive-heat-alerts-delivered-to-your-county https://wehealth.org/news/customize-excessive-heat-alerts-delivered-to-your-county Tue, 28 May 2024 16:35:00 +0000 Local authorities can customize NWS & CDC alerts delivered in their county. Fill a quick survey to submit local resources to promote alongside these alerts. https://wehealth.org/news/updated-wehealth-public-dashboard https://wehealth.org/news/updated-wehealth-public-dashboard Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:31:00 +0000 There have been more than 400,000 alerts issued to the public just from Jan through April 2024. Of these more than 200,000 were a high level of alert. https://wehealth.org/news/naccho-preparedness-summit-2024-cleveland https://wehealth.org/news/naccho-preparedness-summit-2024-cleveland Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:41:00 +0000 Wehealth team with the University of Arizona, attended NACCHO Preparedness Summit 2024 in Cleveland, focusing on aligning public health, healthcare, and emergency management to address cascading challenges. https://wehealth.org/news/app-enhances-nws-alerts-nationwide https://wehealth.org/news/app-enhances-nws-alerts-nationwide Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:19:00 +0000 With the latest release today, Wehealth Notify now supports enhanced alerts for all 3,000+ counties & territories in the United States. https://wehealth.org/news/noaa-wrn-wehealth https://wehealth.org/news/noaa-wrn-wehealth Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:45:00 +0000 Wehealth is now a NOAA Weather Ready Nation Ambassador. Weather–Ready Nation is about readying communities for extreme weather, water, and climate events. https://wehealth.org/news/ga-end-c19-en https://wehealth.org/news/ga-end-c19-en Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:32:53 +0000 Apple and Google are turning off the underlying exposure notification system. The app will continue to work to keep the community informed and safe. https://wehealth.org/news/all-hazard-ph-platform-en https://wehealth.org/news/all-hazard-ph-platform-en Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:41:00 +0000 Wehealth is announcing it's Free All-Hazards platform with Exposure Notification for all United States https://wehealth.org/news/en-in-the-us-after-phe https://wehealth.org/news/en-in-the-us-after-phe Fri, 12 May 2023 19:30:54 +0000 Exposure Notification service in Arizona will continue to function. You will also be notified when CDC tracked hospitalization levels in your county change. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-all-hazard-platform-naccho-preparedness-summit-2023 https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-all-hazard-platform-naccho-preparedness-summit-2023 Thu, 04 May 2023 00:22:00 +0000 Here's a video and transcript of the presentation of Wehealth All-hazard Preparedness Platform at the 2023 NACCHO National Preparedness Summit in Atlanta. https://wehealth.org/news/using-ai-for-videos-in-languages-other-than-english https://wehealth.org/news/using-ai-for-videos-in-languages-other-than-english Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:43:52 +0000 Here's a demo of an AI at Wehealth providing recommendations to someone who has just reported testing positive. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-notify-will-work-after-nks-shutdown https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-notify-will-work-after-nks-shutdown Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:45:34 +0000 Wehealth Notify will continue to work without any interruption even after the National Key server shuts down. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-post-exposure-survey-results-23q1 https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-post-exposure-survey-results-23q1 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:20:00 +0000 Wehealth launched a post exposure survey.  37% of people who received an exposure notification reported having a risk of severe illness or weakened immune system. https://wehealth.org/news/getting-an-ai-avatar-to-pronounce-correctly https://wehealth.org/news/getting-an-ai-avatar-to-pronounce-correctly Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:07:45 +0000 When AI avatars look and behave in such a real way, their mistakes seem to feel more magnified. Here are 5 different ways it tries to say \"Covid-19\".\n\n  https://wehealth.org/news/cdc-community-levels https://wehealth.org/news/cdc-community-levels Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:41:00 +0000 Wehealth app now shows CDC Community Levels for Covid-19 for all 3,000+ counties in the US. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-post-exposure-survey-results https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-post-exposure-survey-results Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:09:00 +0000 Wehealth launched a post exposure survey that goes out only to users who received a notification.  84% reported followed at least one recommendation https://wehealth.org/news/mit-ll-c19-en-in-simulated-real-world-environments https://wehealth.org/news/mit-ll-c19-en-in-simulated-real-world-environments Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:51:00 +0000 MIT Lincoln Labs just released a video highlighting the work they did to evaluate exposure notifications in simulated real-world environments. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-app-now-supports-self-report-for-covid-19 https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-app-now-supports-self-report-for-covid-19 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:35:00 +0000 Wehealth App now Supports Self-Report for Covid-19 https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-joins-startup-health-community https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-joins-startup-health-community Wed, 22 Dec 2021 23:23:38 +0000 This fall, WeHealth joined the Startup Health community as a member who is working towards pandemic response solutions. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-impact-during-delta-wave-in-bermuda https://wehealth.org/news/wehealths-impact-during-delta-wave-in-bermuda Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:17:00 +0000 WeHealth App performance as a layer of Bermuda's official Covid-19 defense stack. App impact during the Delta variant outbreak, Fall of 2021. https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-katie-esterline https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-katie-esterline Thu, 07 Oct 2021 01:04:22 +0000 WeHealth's UX Research Intern Katie Esterline explored privacy perceptions and hesitancy individuals encounter when using a smartphone app to fight COVID-19. https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-niti-patel https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-niti-patel Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:55:16 +0000 WeHealth's UX Research Intern Niti Patel shares insight on current behaviors, preferences, and motivations around flu to help identify opportunities to inform design strategy. https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-laura-atukunda https://wehealth.org/news/intern-spotlight-laura-atukunda Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:54:09 +0000 Laura Atukunda recently completed an internship with WeHealth where she studied COVID-19 mitigation strategies on university campuses. https://wehealth.org/news/en-technology-american-indian-alaskan-native-reservations https://wehealth.org/news/en-technology-american-indian-alaskan-native-reservations Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:00:00 +0000 As a Native American and budding Public Health scientist, I invite you to join me to investigate the utility of these tools for American Indian/Alaskan Native Tribal Nations and reservations. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-offers-customized-community-level-en-app-messaging https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-offers-customized-community-level-en-app-messaging Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:07:00 +0000 The Wehealth platform is customizable for each community, making it easier to provide trusted and local resources and recommendations. https://wehealth.org/news/how-to-extend-enx-with-wehealth https://wehealth.org/news/how-to-extend-enx-with-wehealth Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:54:38 +0000 Several states in the US have gone live with ENX. This is a great start and is a great way to get good adoption going. To further optimize the efforts, and to improve outcomes and efficacy, states can also add WeHealth to the rollout. The whole launch can be done in one week. WeHealth is completely turn-key and actually reduces the overhead of running ENX. https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-becomes-an-lfph-founding-member https://wehealth.org/news/wehealth-becomes-an-lfph-founding-member Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:30:00 +0000 As of December 16, 2020, WeHealth upgraded its Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) membership and is now a Founding General Member. https://wehealth.org/news/now-available-wehealth-bermuda-app-launches https://wehealth.org/news/now-available-wehealth-bermuda-app-launches Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:06:00 +0000 After Successful Pilot, WeHealth Bermuda Now Available for all Residents and Visitors. https://wehealth.org/news/testing-the-covid-watch-app https://wehealth.org/news/testing-the-covid-watch-app Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:38:00 +0000 Learn how researchers tested the Covid Watch app to calibrate for distance and to incorporate a sophisticated risk model for customized recommendations. https://wehealth.org/news/covid-watch-app-launches-in-arizona https://wehealth.org/news/covid-watch-app-launches-in-arizona Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 The first ever exposure notification app using a dynamic risk model and real-time recommendations begins a phased rollout at the University of Arizona and distinguishes itself from competing platforms in the process.