Wehealth® Forum.
A collaboration of thought leaders to drive meaningful change, ensuring our shared efforts benefit communities worldwide.
The Wehealth Forum brings together partners, public officials, scientists, medical professionals, researchers, technologists, and other experts to co-develop and continuously improve public health and safety communication tools.
About the Forum
The Wehealth® Forum is a collaborative initiative of Hub Public Benefit Corp that brings together interdisciplinary experts — including public health officials, scientists, medical professionals, emergency managers, researchers, technologists, and community partners — to co-develop and continuously improve outcomes for communities worldwide.
Members get insider access to influence the product roadmap, preview upcoming features, participate in research, collaborate with academic institutions and public health departments, and help shape key initiatives through Slack, email threads, wireframe reviews, and monthly or ad-hoc meetings.
Forum Meetings.
The Wehealth Forum meets monthly to review latest changes, upcoming designs, and collaborative initiatives. Meetings are open to all forum members.
- Frequency: Monthly (with ad-hoc sessions as needed)
- Format: Video call with screen sharing and live demos
- Access: Forum members receive calendar invites and Zoom links
Upcoming Meeting
The next Forum meeting date is to be determined. Forum members will be notified by email when the next session is scheduled.
Meeting Archives
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Aug 7, 2025
Aug 7 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Review Latest Changes: Extreme Heat, Impact Polygon Maps, Content Credentials
- Review upcoming designs for Tsunami, Flood (short-fuse events)
- Review National Preparedness Month Aug Promotion — Children & Youth Preparedness, Overdose Awareness
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June 17, 2025
June 17 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Review Extreme Heat & Heat Risk
- Review National Preparedness Month July Promotion for Extreme Heat & Fire Safety
- Integration of Measles Data from Johns Hopkins
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May 22, 2025
May 22 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Review Measles & Bird Flu public dashboard & alerts
- Review Extreme Heat + 211 + Ride Request feature
- Discuss how to communicate Heat Risk (Green-0 to Magenta-4 scale)
- Review Content Library for 80+ health risks, fully translated in 50+ languages
- Review Maps & Geospatial data
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Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Review Flu, RSV, Covid-19 charts & alerts
- Review Bird Flu content and alert
- Review Foodborne Illness, Dengue & Measles Alerts
- Review Embed & Web Version
- Review Content Authenticity and AI generated videos
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Jan 23, 2025
Jan 23 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Review Foodborne Illness, Dengue & Measles Alerts
- Embed & Web Version — discussion on ph.app vs wehealth.org brand pros/cons
- Review FEMA Alerts including deduping with NWS alerts
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Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17 10am PT / 1pm ET
- Foodborne Illness Alerts
- End-User reporting on impact to FEMA community lifelines
- Geospatial awareness: evacuation zones, maps, impact zones
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Sep 17, 2024
- Review Forecast Zone↔Community↔Public Health Jurisdiction mapping to deliver accurate alerts
- Discuss Taxonomy on how to categorize the expanding list of hazards and topics
- Review latest & upcoming app & portal releases and validate how information is represented
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Aug 27, 2024
- Location ↔ Community mapping
- Latest App & Portal releases
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July 18, 2024
- New CDC Respiratory Illness Alert
- No Active Alerts
- Excessive Heat Alerts for Maricopa & Pima
- Wehealth Portal
- App Marketing Toolkit
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May 7, 2024
- Collect feedback on latest publicly released app versions
- Review new Location tab with local NWS office mapping
- Review new Explore tab showing active NWS alerts nationwide
- Excessive Heat: launching nationwide campaign with links to local resources
- Review CDC Heat Risk forecast integration
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Apr 2, 2024
- Latest Public Release
- Success Metrics for NWS alerts
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Mar 12, 2024
- Latest Design & Release
- New vs Update alerts
- Measuring success and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Mapping NWS data to Wehealth Factors
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Feb 20, 2024
- Review extreme heat warnings and advisories
- Review latest design of Wehealth alerts — validate NOAA data
- Review call to action and impact messaging
- Identify resources for end users to prepare & respond
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Jan 9, 2024
- Understanding NWS alerts for Winter Weather and Extreme Heat
- Review user studies, design changes and Wehealth Notify release
- Brainstorm guest post for Weather & its effect on Public Health
- Adding Flu, RSV, wastewater surveillance into the app
- Open Discussion & Housekeeping
Who Should Join?
The Forum is open to professionals who want to help shape public health and safety communication tools.
- Public Health Officials & Epidemiologists
- Emergency Managers & First Responders
- Researchers & Academic Partners
- Medical Professionals & Clinicians
- Technologists & Data Scientists
- Community Health Workers & Advocates
Ready to join the conversation?
Request to join the Wehealth Forum and help shape the future of public health communication.