John T. Hughes

Public Health Professional | Data Analyst | Program Specialist

Bridging Public Health, Data, and Technology

I am a public health professional with a background in data analysis, program management, and psychology. My focus is on leveraging technology to analyze health data, improve program outcomes, and advocate for vulnerable populations. This site serves as a portfolio for my projects and a space to share insights at the intersection of health and data.

Professional Snapshot

Over a decade of experience in program management and healthcare advocacy, now focused on public health data analytics. As a Public Health Leaders of Tomorrow Fellow, I worked with the Hudson Valley Public Health Collaborative on the Mid Hudson Regional Health Assessment. For a detailed resume, please feel free to reach out via email.

Key Skills

Programming & Analysis: R, Python (PyCharm), MS Excel, SAS, SQL

Visualization: Excel, R (ggplot2, Shiny), Streamlit

Healthcare Systems: Medicaid Data Analysis, Program Auditing, Data Management, Regulatory Compliance

Education

Master of Public Health - Public Health Practice University at Albany, State University of New York

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Concentrations in Chemistry & Biology) Stony Brook University (with honors)

Data & Analytics Projects

NYS Health Dashboard

The Problem: Local health departments spend countless hours manually gathering and visualizing data for their Community Health Assessments.

My Solution: Developed a dynamic dashboard using Python and Streamlit that consolidates public data sources, allowing for instant generation of county-level visualizations and AI summaries.

The Impact: This tool drastically reduces research time and empowers data-driven decision-making for public health initiatives.

๐Ÿ” Launch the Dashboard

NYS Food Violations Tracker

The Problem: Public health inspection data is crucial for consumer safety but is often difficult to access in a timely manner.

My Solution: This application connects directly to the NYS health data API to pull and display the most recent food service establishment violations in real-time.

The Impact: Empowers consumers with transparent, up-to-the-minute access to food safety records, promoting accountability.

๐Ÿ” Explore Food Violations

NBA Analysis Hub

The Challenge: Can you actually use data to find an edge in sports betting? This project is my answerโ€”a passion project to see if I could build a model to beat the market.

My Approach: I built an analytics engine in Python that pits my machine learning predictions against live market odds, hunting for positive Expected Value (+EV) opportunities.

The Fun Part: The engine produces a daily briefing with clear, data-driven picks. It's my attempt to cut through the noise and let the numbers do the talking.

๐Ÿ” View the Daily Briefings

Get In Touch

Iโ€™m always open to new opportunities and discussions. If you have any questions, ideas for collaboration, or just want to talk about data, please feel free to reach out.