Post by UC Berkeley School of Public Health

In March, over 140 UC Berkeley students participated in the UC Berkeley Public Health Rural Health Hackathon, the brainchild of Impact Fellow Nikita Singareddy. Winners pitched AI and community-driven models to address maternal health and doctor shortages, securing $6000 in prizes for their practical, high-impact solutions. Winning projects: 1st place: The Bridge Model, a three-pillar proposal to improve maternal health. Team: Ishika S., Anya Fang, Medha L., Swapnika Tantravahi and Shrida Pandey. 2nd place: A rural health network featuring AI wearables from Uniqsha Batool. 3rd place: First to Fourth, helping to improve rural health "birthing deserts" with care from midwives. Team: Andie Yi, Bianca Chiu, Eesha Garimella and Sophia Cheng. The event was sponsored by Manatt Health, Centene Corporation, and Fortuna Health; teams were judged by by Sarita Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA of the The SCAN Foundation, Michael D. Valle of the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, and Suzanne Rivera of McKinsey & Company. https://lnkd.in/grVcGFYh #RuralHealth #MaternalHealth #UCBerkeley #PublicHealth #SocialImpact