Public Health Data Center of Practice

Overview

The Public Health Data Center of Practice is a collaborative network that brings together public health professionals, data scientists, and technology experts to improve public health outcomes through the collection, analysis, and sharing of health data. The center of practice is built on cloud computing infrastructure, which provides a secure, scalable, and flexible infrastructure for storing and processing public health data.

Goals

• Facilitate collaboration between public health professionals, data scientists, and technology experts
• Improve public health outcomes through the collection, analysis, and sharing of health data
• Create a sustainable model for maintaining and expanding the center of practice

Cloud Services

The Public Health Data Center of Practice uses cloud computing services to store and analyze public health data. These services include:

• Cloud storage for secure, scalable storage of health data
• Data processing and analysis services to support public health research and analysis

• Tiers of service
• Catalog of Business Services
• Catalog of Technical Services
• Initial Project List
• Cloud Intake Process
• Cloud Support

Technology, Standards, Policies, Processes, Documents and Templates

Public Service Announcements

• Green VM Guidelines: Eco-friendly and Cost-Saving Tips for Users

Tutorials

• Setting up a Yubikey
• Setting up virtual workstation in GCP

Technology

• Github Code Spaces

Standards

• GKE Autopilot Reference Architecture
• User Group Naming Standard
• Project ID Naming Standard
• Cloud-Label-Standard
• PDCP DevSecOps Standard
• Cloud ConOps

Templates

• GCP New User Welcome Email
• Innovation and Experimentation Platform MOU
• Experimentation Sandbox Welcome Email
• Dept. to Dept. MOU Template
• Technical Intake Questionnaire

Policies

• COP Cloud Governance Policy
• COP Security Policy
• COP Incident Management Policy
• COP Compliance Policy
• COP Data Management Policy
• COP Git Repository Policy
• COP System Update and Patch Management Policy

Processes

• Business Intake Processes
• GCP Project on-boarding process
• GCP User Account Cleanup Process

Documents

• Evolving Cloud Security: Implementing Just-in-Time Access in GCP
• Management of Encryption Keys in Cloud Service Providers (CSP)
• Managing and Securing Remote Access to Our Google Cloud Platform Resources
• Account Types and Management in Google Cloud Platform
• Glossary and Acronyms
• COP Business Intake Prep
• PDCP Alignment with PHAC Open Science Action Plan
• Core Development Principles

Conclusion

The Public Health Data Center of Practice is a vital resource for public health professionals, data scientists, and technology experts who are committed to improving public health outcomes through the collection, analysis, and sharing of health data. The center of practice provides a secure, scalable, and flexible infrastructure for storing and processing public health data, and is committed to facilitating collaboration and innovation in the public health field.