Narrative 2 Numbers (N2N): Leveraging a Hackathon Approach to Generate Ideas and Approaches for Using Mixed Methods

Tara F Abularrage1, Lauren C Houghton, Eden Shaveet

  • 1Author Affiliations: NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute (PRI), New York, New York (Abularrage, Kelvin, Goldsmith, Makhay, Stripling, and Stingone); Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York (Houghton and Stingone); Department of Information Science, Cornell Tech, New York, New York (Shaveet); Center for Population Health Data Science, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), New York, New York (Etheredge); Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, New York (Kelvin); CUNY Institute for Implementation Science, City University of New York, New York, New York (Kelvin); School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Wales (Ball); and Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York (Goldsmith).

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