SHAPING CHANGE

Data Sharing

IPHI creates secure, coordinated, and transparent health data ecosystems that are designed and governed by communities, for the good of communities.

Our Expertise

From design and development to implementation, IPHI’s collaborative, multisector approach to data sharing creates systems that share information safely, preserve privacy, and give communities the power to tell their own stories.

IPHI Data Sharing in Practice

Chicago Regionwide Community Information Exchange

IPHI partnered with Chicago and Cook County to create the Chicago Regionwide Community Information Exchange (CIE), which connects healthcare providers, social services, and community-based organizations to advance health equity. Through the CIE, case workers and healthcare providers across the region can better coordinate complex client care for people experiencing homelessness, improve access to behavioral health resources for people across the region, and more.

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

The Alliance for Health Equity’s Community Health Needs Assessment integrates public health data, community input, and existing research to document health status in Chicago and Suburban Cook County. The 2025 CHNA was developed through a collaborative, equity-driven approach led by IPHI adapting components of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and a MAPP 2.0 framework. This included 40 focus groups across the county and a survey of nearly 2,000 people designed to oversample the populations hardest hit by health inequities.

Data Across Sectors for Health

For nearly a decade, IPHI worked with the Michigan Public Health Institute on Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH), a national initiative elevating models, principles, and practices that support equitable, multi-sector data sharing.

The legacy of this work will live on in the DASH Knowledge Base, a searchable repository of articles, briefs, toolkits, webinars, and podcasts.