Health Design and Impact Lab

This Wednesday, HDIL team members traveled to Shreveport, Louisiana to lead a group model‑building workshop with local healthcare providers. Thirteen doctors, nurses, and patient coordinators came together to examine the current survivorship care system for childhood cancer survivors in Shreveport. This session is part of a broader series of workshops with providers, patients, and families […]

HDIL Co-Director, Sara Malone, participated in the Improving Outcomes for Children with Serious Illness through Applied Qualitative Research webinar hosted by The Lancet. The webinar took place on World Cancer Day in the wake of a 2-day symposium at St. Jude Children’s Hospital n collaboration with The Lancet Oncology. During the webinar, expert panelists reviewed […]

The Health Design & Impact Lab welcomes new students for Spring 2026! Learn more about the newest HDIL team members below: Ankeeta Saseetharran Ankeeta Saseetharran is a doctoral student at WashU School of Public Health. Her research interests are in cardiometabolic disease prevention, particularly for under-resourced communities. She’s interested in using implementation science and mixed-methods […]

On Wednesday, November 12, Sara Malone gave a talk on how systems shape pediatric healthcare delivery and the experience of children and their families. She discussed major challenges in care delivery, including fragmentation, communication breakdowns, and low-quality care. Her talk emphasized the importance of building more coordinated, data-informed, and compassionate healthcare systems for children.

Health Design & Impact Lab Co-director Sara Malone was recently interviewed for the School of Public Health’s Public Health People feature. In her interview, Malone discusses her passion for pediatric healthcare and importance of utilizing implementation science when adapting evidence-based interventions.