That wasn't the plan: Leveraging Cancer Surveillance Infrastructure for Public Health Impact
Not every career follows a straight line, and in health informatics, that divergence can reveal unexpected areas of impact. Using the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center as an example to show how cancer registries evolved from passive data collection into foundational public health infrastructure, and demonstrating how data linkage, systems integration, and advanced analytics transform longitudinal, population-level data into actionable intelligence. With a One Health perspective, cancer surveillance becomes a platform for precision public health, integrating clinical, environmental, and social data, to support informed decision-making and policies.
