Digital Health Initiative Conferences
Digital Health Initiative 2024 Conference:
Health Equity in the Digital Era
The Digital Health Initiative 2024 Conference: Health Equity in the Digital Era, was held on May 6th at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Attended by over 100 representatives from community-based organizations, healthcare centers, private industry, and government entities, the conference featured discussions on the use of digital tools to promote equitable healthcare and public health solutions. Speakers and panelists discussed strategies to address the challenges of disparities in digital health care and literacy, such as reducing bias in artificial intelligence for use in healthcare, incorporating diversity in all phases of digital health innovation, improving current tools such as patient portals and electronic health records, promoting patient engagement through mobile apps, and using digital health tools in tandem with affirming, in-person care.
Digital Health Initiative 2025 Conference:
Navigating Digital Health Across the Age Continuum
The Digital Health Initiative at the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute held the 2nd annual Digital Health Initiative Conference: Navigating Digital Health Across the Age Continuum at the NYU Kimmel Center on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Attendees were given the opportunity to understand how digital solutions address unique health challenges faced by different age groups the importance of bridging the digital generation gap through presentations, panels, and a workshop. 209 participants attended in-person and virtually, including clinicians, public health professionals, community members, and community-based organizations.
Digital Health Initiative 2026 Conference:
Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Care Today and Tomorrow
Who We Are
The Digital Health Initiative (DHI) develops, researches, and implements technology-based interventions to impact AIDS Institute healthcare goals. Since 2010, DHI has sponsored a range of activities for funded community organizations, clinicians, and staff, including conferences, workshops, presentations, strategic planning, and other initiatives.
What we do:
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Educate and train
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Provide social media and technology guidance
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Demonstrate the use of digital health tools
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Develop digital health planning strategies
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Explore, implement, and evaluate new digital health interventions
DHI projects:
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The YGetIt? Project, consisting of a mobile application (GET!) and a digital comic and animation (Tested)
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DHI Academy for AIDS Institute staff
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Coaching and consultations
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Digital Health Initiative conferences