Wehealth®
A community of epidemiologists, clinicians, behavioral health specialists, researchers, and public health professionals who co-develop the tools their communities rely on.
Wehealth® brings together public health departments, epidemiologists, behavioral health and maternal health experts, environmental health professionals, emergency managers, academic researchers, and community health organizations to co-develop PHapp® as a public good. PHapp® is free to the public. It's free for agencies too, and they can help shape what comes next.
- 3,000+
- Communities servedCounties across the US
- 50+
- LanguagesAlerts are available in 50+ languages. Humans review and improve them in real time.
For the Public: Stay Informed with PHapp.
PHapp® is free for the public. It helps people stay informed and prepared.
PHapp® is a public good. It's free and private, and shaped by the communities that use it. It brings people verified information from official sources, with clear next steps. Alerts are available in 50+ languages. Humans review and improve them in real time.
For Public Agencies: PHapp® Is Free.
PHapp® is co-developed by the Wehealth® community: public health departments, emergency managers, researchers and partners who help shape every release.
That's why it works in the real world. Agencies can review PHapp® for their community, promote it to residents with free multilingual materials, and access agency tools without a contract or setup fee.
Explore PHapp® by practice area.
Wehealth® Forum
An expert community where epidemiologists, behavioral health professionals, maternal and child health specialists, environmental health practitioners, public health leaders, and researchers shape the platform they use every day.
Forum members influence the product roadmap, with direct access to wireframes and feature previews. They work on research projects across disciplines and institutions, and help define how PHapp® communicates about outbreak alerts, behavioral health resources, environmental advisories, maternal and child health guidance and chronic disease support.
Join the National Preparedness Campaign.
A year-round campaign for agencies across public health, behavioral health, environmental health, and emergency management.
Get ready-to-use multilingual materials for the hazards and health risks your community faces, such as extreme heat, disease outbreaks, overdose awareness and youth safety. You share them through PHapp®'s free communication tools.
National Preparedness Month: get your community ready with PHapp®
September is National Preparedness Month. PHapp® gives agencies a free, multilingual way to reach residents with verified health and safety guidance.
Find Opioid Use Disorder resources near you using PHapp | International Overdose Awareness Day
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.
AI for Preparedness at University of Arizona Public Health and AI Summer School
Discover how Wehealth uses AI to improve public health communication, so that trusted, personalized, and accessible messages reach the right people at the right time.
Frequently asked questions
What is Wehealth®?
Wehealth® is a collaborative effort to build and maintain public-benefit infrastructure for verified health and safety communication. It brings together agencies, experts, researchers and community partners to shape tools like PHapp®.
Who joins the Wehealth® Forum?
Forum members include epidemiologists, public health officers, behavioral health professionals, maternal and child health specialists, environmental health practitioners, emergency managers, health equity advocates, academic researchers, and community health organizations. If your work touches public health communication or preparedness, there's a seat for you.
What is PHapp®?
PHapp® is the public-facing app developed through this work. It's free for the public and delivers verified health and safety information with clear action steps. Alerts are available in 50+ languages. Humans review and improve them in real time.
What is Portal by Hub?
Portal by Hub is the agency side of the platform. Agency teams use it to manage their community's content in PHapp® and to see how many people read and shared each post.
Can public agencies get started for free?
Yes. Portal is free for agencies. Most county, city, state, territorial and tribal agencies nationwide are already provisioned. Staff verify their email address, then confirm their agency's access in Portal. Agencies can review PHapp®, promote it, and use the agency tools in Portal. Paid implementation help is optional, for agencies and funded programs that want it.
How do epidemiologists use PHapp®?
PHapp® carries CDC data on flu, RSV and COVID-19 activity, written for the public. Epidemiologists on the Forum help shape how surveillance data becomes clear public guidance.
How can researchers get involved?
Forum members include academic researchers from institutions across the country. Researchers can propose research questions, work with public health departments on studies and add to what we know about how digital tools affect community health behavior.
What does PHapp® offer public health leadership?
PHapp® offers public health leadership free agency tools, resident promotion resources, and a path to shape the platform through the Wehealth® Forum.
How does PHapp® support maternal and child health programs?
PHapp® carries National Weather Service heat alerts with safety steps, and local health departments can post maternal and child health guidance for their own communities. Alerts are available in 50+ languages. Humans review and improve them in real time.
How can I get involved?
You can use PHapp®, join the Wehealth® Forum, participate in the National Preparedness Campaign, or connect as an agency, research, or community partner.
Join the conversation.
The Wehealth® Forum is where epidemiologists, behavioral health specialists, public health leaders, and researchers help shape what PHapp® does next.