Janice Lin

Janice Lin

Janice Lin is a Staff Analyst for the Bureau of HIV, STI and Viral Hepatitis Prevention at the Houston Health Department (HHD).


Her primary focus is on surveillance, evaluation and analysis of STI data and methods of STI prevention. Janice created a data collection tool using REDCap during the Syphilis Outbreak Response. She also assists with Quality Assurance (QA) projects for the Bureau. Previously, Janice worked in the Data Services group within HHD, where she served as a Team Lead for the Reporting Team. She was responsible for generating and conducting QA for Covid-19 and mpox reports.Janice is happy to be working for HHD, since she is passionate about giving back to the city she was born and raised in.

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  • Threats to Reduce STI and HIV Prevention Funding: An Analysis of the Immediate Effects on Partner Services at the Houston Health Department

    HIV Prevention Track

    Scaling back HIV and STI federal funds undermines decades of progress made in the public health realm. Domestic HIV and STI Prevention programs aim to provide essential services such as testing, treatment and education, to help decrease transmission of infectious diseases and improve health outcomes in the local communities. The Houston Health Department (HHD) relies mostly on federal grants to support staffing, infrastructure and preventative services. The Partner Services program is especially crucial for contact tracing to prevent further spread of disease by tracking partners of individuals potentially infected with syphilis and HIV. HHD assessed the Partner Services program’s performance levels to determine if uncertainty in receiving federal funds, which potentially contributed to a significant reduction in workforce, had negatively impacted Public Health Follow Up (PHFU) activities.