The Human Evidence Project (HEP) helps public health leaders equip their data teams with a practical method for moving findings toward informed decisions. Through H.U.M.A.N.: More Than the Finding™, HEP combines workforce training with AI-assisted tools that support professional judgment and strengthen the connection between analysts and decision-makers.
Even when analyses are rigorous, moving findings toward informed decisions isn’t always straightforward. Four common challenges can make that connection difficult:
How findings are communicated doesn’t always meet leadership’s needs.
Sound analyses don’t always lead to a clear understanding of their implications.
Opportunities for dialogue between analysts and public health decision-makers are missed.
Too much work, too little time to make it meaningful.
Automate the burden. Preserve the judgment.
H.U.M.A.N.: More Than the Finding™ equips public health professionals with a structured approach to interpret findings, connect evidence to context, and communicate what matters for informed decisions.
HEP offers a two-week virtual training program that combines live instruction, guided practice, and independent application to participants’ work.
The H.U.M.A.N. App provides an AI-assisted workspace that guides analysts through the method, supports evidence organization, and preserves professional judgment.
HEP specializes in evidence storytelling—
for public health professionals.
Combining the rigor of epidemiology with the craft of storytelling, HEP helps analysts communicate what the evidence shows, why it matters, and what may come next.
More Than the Finding™
H.U.M.A.N. provides a structured, human-centered approach to moving from analytic findings to meaningful evidence stories that inform decisions.
Clarify the audience, purpose, and analytic questions.
Examine findings and identify what matters.
Connect findings to context and supporting evidence.
Shape findings into a clear, defensible evidence story.
Help decision-makers explore implications, uncertainties, and potential next steps.
The stages are connected, with opportunities to revisit earlier thinking as evidence develops.
The Human Evidence Project grew from more than 20 years of experience in applied epidemiology and a recognition of a persistent challenge in public health: strong analyses do not always translate into a clear understanding of what the findings mean for decisions.
Working closely with both analysts and public health leaders revealed the challenges each faces—from the demands of producing rigorous evidence to the responsibility of making decisions amid competing priorities and uncertainty.
HEP was created to help strengthen the bridge between the two, equipping public health professionals with a practical, human-centered method for making evidence more meaningful and useful.
Dr. Ghasi Phillips-Bell
Founder, CEO, and Trainer/Facilitator
What happens when a career in epidemiology meets a love of storytelling? For Dr. Phillips-Bell, the answer became The Human Evidence Project.
With more than 20 years in applied epidemiology and over a decade writing children’s literature, she brings two seemingly different disciplines together around a shared purpose: helping people make sense of information and understand why it matters.
Dr. Phillips-Bell earned her Doctor of Science (ScD) in Epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She began her career as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National Center for Health Statistics. She subsequently served for 14 years as a CDC Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Assignee in Florida and Nevada, providing scientific advising, technical assistance, and capacity building while working closely with state and federal public health analysts, executive staff, and stakeholders.
Across those years, she saw a recurring challenge: producing sound evidence was only part of the work. Helping others understand its implications—and creating opportunities for meaningful dialogue—required something more.
That insight helped shape HEP’s approach to evidence storytelling: combining scientific rigor with the craft of storytelling to help public health professionals build clear, compelling, and defensible evidence stories that support informed decisions.
