Voices of Vision: Humanizing Public Health Data with Ben R. Spoer

Ben R. Spoer, PhD, MPH, has been part of teams serving data to communities in ways that meet people where they are—sparking curiosity about what data exist, how they relate to drivers of health, and what they reveal about the places people call home. Currently the program director of the City Health Dashboard and Congressional District Health Dashboard, Ben talks to us about ways to make data accessible. He notes how personal data has raised the bar for public health data, creating a need for faster and more granular data that’s relevant to people’s daily lives.