Idea Hub

We bring together the private sector, public sector, non-profit organizations, and academia to accelerate the pace of change in the health landscape. We facilitate connections to the rich resources at the School of Public Health and Boston University—world-class faculty, extraordinary student body, cutting edge research techniques and facilities, and leaders in public health practice- to initiate ambitious projects with transformative potential, incubate innovative solutions, and integrate those solutions to address global public health challenges. We work with you to meet your public health needs. Our researchers are experts with skills including: - Health program design and implementation - Needs assessments and best practices - Geographic information systems (GIS) - Health data analysis (big data) - Modeling complex systems - Health program evaluation - Predictive analytics - Climate change and health - Trauma and mental health - Public perceptions of vaccines - Health polling, data collection, and survey design - Product validation - Genomic testing - Health policy development - Workforce training and skills enhancement