Combating Misinformation by Scaling Human Expertise: NACCHO 360 Presentation on AI Safety
At Wehealth, we're committed to revolutionizing public health communication. At this year’s NACCHO 360 conference, in...
Sameer Halai
Sameer Halai is CEO and Founder of WeHealth.
Wehealth at the NACCHO 360 Annual + PHI*con Convention in Detroit
Jul 30, 2024 by Wehealth
Wehealth participated at the NACCHO 360 Annual + PHI*con Convention in Detroit. It is the largest convening of local...
Wehealth at the CSTE Conference 2024 in Pittsburgh
Jun 26, 2024 by Wehealth
The Wehealth team participated at the CSTE Conference in Pittsburgh where attendees meet and share their expertise in...
Wehealth now also alerts on CDC Respiratory Illness Activity levels
Jun 12, 2024 by Wehealth
Wehealth's mission is to build digital infrastructure to enhance global preparedness and resilience. Providing enhanced...
Customize Excessive Heat alerts delivered to your county
May 28, 2024 by Wehealth
Wehealth Notify is a free app for the public. Built with CDC funding and in partnership with National Oceanic and...
Launching updated Wehealth Public Dashboard
Apr 26, 2024 by Wehealth
We are excited to announce the release of the updated Wehealth Public Dashboard that shows a more comprehensive picture...
Wehealth at the NACCHO Preparedness Summit 2024 in Cleveland
Apr 10, 2024 by Wehealth
The Wehealth team participated in the NACCHO Preparedness Summit in Cleveland. The theme was Public Health, Healthcare,...
Wehealth Notify now enhances NWS alerts Across all United States
Mar 27, 2024 by Wehealth
With the latest release today, Wehealth Notify now supports enhanced alerts for all 3,000+ counties & territories in...
Wehealth is now a NOAA Weather Ready Nation Ambassador
Oct 12, 2023 by Wehealth
Wehealth is excited to be appointed as a NOAA Weather Ready Nation Ambassador. Weather–Ready Nation is about readying...
Google & Apple have shut down Exposure Notifications. You will continue to receive public health communication & alerts.
Sep 13, 2023 by Wehealth
Update: The app is still active and continues to deliver pubic health communication and alerts.
Apple and Google have...
Announcing Wehealth Free All-Hazards platform with Exposure Notification for all United States
Jun 23, 2023 by Wehealth
Unlike other diseases, Covid-19 is unique where you may be contagious today but would only find out tomorrow. Exposure...
Exposure Notifications in the US after Public Health Emergency
May 12, 2023 by Sameer Halai
On May 11, 2023 the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended. Due to this the National Key Server (NKS), National...
Wehealth All-hazard Platform at the NACCHO Preparedness Summit 2023
May 4, 2023 by Sameer Halai
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local...
Using AI for videos in languages other than english
Apr 19, 2023 by Wehealth
Recent improvements in AI can significantly improve our ability to communicate across language barriers. It now...
Wehealth Notify will continue to provide Exposure Notifications after the National Key Server shuts down
Apr 18, 2023 by Wehealth
Several states in the US use a combination of EN Express, a National Key Server and a National Verification Server to...
Wehealth's Post Exposure Survey Results for Jan-Mar 2023
Apr 5, 2023 by Sameer Halai
Wehealth recently launched a targeted post exposure survey that goes out only to users who received an exposure...
Getting an AI avatar to pronounce correctly
Mar 27, 2023 by Sameer Halai
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Wehealth app shows CDC Community Levels for all 3,000+ counties in US
Mar 20, 2023 by Wehealth
Wehealth app now shows CDC Community Levels for Covid-19 for all 3,000+ counties in the United States.
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Feb 12, 2023 by Sameer Halai
Wehealth recently launched a targeted post exposure survey that goes out only to users who received an exposure...
MIT Lincoln Laboratory: EN in Simulated Real-World Environments
Jan 16, 2023 by Sameer Halai
Wehealth has worked closely with our academic partners and collaborators to evaluate and improve the technology we use...
Wehealth App now Supports Self-Report for Covid-19
Mar 12, 2022 by Wehealth
A few months ago, Colorado Department of Health updated it's exposure notification app to include self reports. Now the...
WeHealth Bermuda real-time dashboard showing Delta & Omicron outbreaks
Feb 14, 2022 by Sameer Halai
When driving a car stepping on the accelerator makes the car go faster. Stepping on the brakes makes the car slow down...
WeHealth Joins StartUp Health Community
Dec 22, 2021 by Sameer Halai
This fall, WeHealth joined the Startup Health community as a member who is working towards pandemic response solutions.
Wehealth's Impact during Delta Wave in Bermuda
Nov 10, 2021 by Wehealth
What does it mean to "make an impact" when we're dealing with an unstoppable COVID-19 Pandemic?
At Wehealth, we see...
Intern: Katie Esterline studies user hesitancy around EN technology
Oct 7, 2021 by Wehealth
Background:Katie's background is in Cognitive Psychology. She obtained her PhD from the University of Arizona where...
Intern: Niti Patel explores design of Exposure Notifications for Flu
Oct 5, 2021 by Wehealth
Background:I'm a designer based in Palo Alto, California, focusing on end-to-end UX/UI design for software products....
Intern: Laura Atukunda studies barriers to Covid-19 mitigation on university campuses
Sep 30, 2021 by Wehealth
Background:
Laura received her Bachelors in Public Health and MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at UC Berkeley....
Health Equity & Exposure Notification Technology
Aug 25, 2021 by Wehealth
Digital, privacy-preserving contact tracing apps using BlueTooth exposure notification (EN) technology have proven to...
The WeHealth Team visits Arizona
Aug 12, 2021 by Sameer Halai
Just ahead of WeHealth’s 1-year anniversary, Sameer Halai (CEO) and Joanna Masel (Head of Science) eagerly seized an...
EN Technology for American Indian & Alaskan Native Reservations
Jul 28, 2021 by LeCario Benashley
The COVID-19 pandemic invited the world to develop and innovate novel tools to combat COVID-19. Some of these tools...
Here's how Wehealth offers customized community-level EN app messaging
Jul 8, 2021 by Wehealth
As pioneers of pandemic response technology, we have a strong commitment to innovation and making our digital health...
How Effective is Exposure Notification in the United States?
Jun 25, 2021 by Joanna Masel
Q: How effective is Exposure Notification in the United States?
A: The short answer is: not nearly as effective as...
What does the success of the NHS app tell us about other EN apps?
May 12, 2021 by Joanna Masel
Q: What does the success of the NHS app tell us about other EN apps?
A: For any new technology, people want to know...
How should exposure notifications account for new, more infectious strains?
Mar 19, 2021 by Joanna Masel
Q: How should exposure notifications account for new, more infectious strains?
The purpose of exposure notification...
With vaccines, is it still worth bothering with exposure notification?
Feb 17, 2021 by Wehealth
We live in a world where we have constant access to vast amounts of information. Yet during the pandemic, and for the...
How to extend ENX with WeHealth in one week. Really!
Feb 17, 2021 by Wehealth
Exposure notification apps are proven to be effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and are a critical component to...
WeHealth Becomes an LFPH Founding Member
Dec 16, 2020 by Wehealth
As of December 16, 2020, WeHealth upgraded its Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) membership and is now a Founding...
WeHealth Exposure Notification App Launches in Bermuda
Dec 11, 2020 by Wehealth
After Successful Pilot, WeHealth Bermuda Now Available for all Residents and Visitors
Recently, the Ministry of Health...
The Science of Pandemic Technology: Seminar Series
Dec 1, 2020 by Wehealth
How the Wehealth App Was Tested
Sep 18, 2020 by Wehealth
How testing Covid Watch led to the most sophisticated exposure notification app available anywhere– a digital tool...
Wehealth Exposure Notification App Launches in Arizona
Aug 19, 2020 by Wehealth
Available now in the App Store and Google Play, the first-ever exposure notification app using an evidence-based...