Esther Ellis PhD

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Territorial Epidemiologist, USVI Department of Health

1070: Rebuilding Smarter: How the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Modernizing Public Health After Disaster with PHIG Funding
Feb. 17, 2026

1070: Rebuilding Smarter: How the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Modernizing Public Health After Disaster with PHIG Funding

In today's PHIG Impact Report, Esther Ellis, territorial epidemiologist for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, shares how Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding is transforming the territory’s health data systems, and why that matters far beyond technology.