Scaling without quality or context?

Dr. Amber here with your backstage pass to the big ideas shaping digital health equity! On Day 2 of the 2025 Yale School of Public Health Digital Health Equity Conference, scholars, advocates, and innovators tackled a growing issue: the push to scale digital interventions at all costs. The message was clear across each talk- true health equity isn't just about going bigger, it's about doing better. Scaling needs to honor the context in which care happens, prioritize the quality of interventions, and focus on long-term sustainability. And, Ya’ll- stories matter. They help us make sense of the complex human behaviors that data alone can’t explain.

The Conference explored four key themes:

• How do we ensure data equity in the design and deployment of digital health solutions?

• What are the trade-offs between privacy, representation, and statistical precision in health data?

• How can AI and digital health be leveraged responsibly to drive meaningful, community-centered impact?

• What does it take to scale data-driven interventions while ensuring ethical integrity and inclusivity?