The Public Health Informatics Institute

@phinformatics.bsky.social is proud to welcome Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network (CHAMPS) to @taskforce.bsky.social! PHII is honored to be the coordinating informatics office for the CHAMPS program. 🛟 🧪

The Importance of Governance in Data Modernization - JPHMP Direct PHII's Sarah Shaw reflects on last year's Data Modernization Boot Camp and how it spawned an online Data Governance course. The course features real-world examples of data governance implementation in...

We're proud of the work Sarah Shaw & our data mod team did on last year's Data Modernization Boot Camp and how it prompted an online course. Read @jphmpdirect.com for examples & downloadable content of data governance implementation in public health settings: jphmpdirect.com/the-importan... 🛟 🧪

Sarah Shaw poses with fellow attendees at the CSTE Annual Conference. They pose in front of CSTE logo with Grand Rapids, Mich. text.

Senior Informatics Analyst Sarah Shaw (center) and fellow attendees at the CSTE Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sarah presented on data governance for public health professionals and lessons learned from PHII’s informatics-savvy work with the state health departments of Minn. and Wash. 🛟 🧪

Register for a webinar from our umbrella organization, @taskforce.bsky.social, Africa CDC and WHO African Region on "Climate-informed Early Warning Surveillance: Integrating climate and disease information for decision intelligence."
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🗓️Date: June 11
⏰ Time: 8 a.m. ET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3SVOW7U

PHII's Lura Daussat will take part in a webinar on “Public Health Innovation through Public-Private Partnership.” Learn how PHII partnered with Amazon Web Services for public health clinical reporting. 🛟 🧪
🗓️ Date: Thursday, May 8
⏰ Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: amazon.webex.com/weblink/regi...

Tony Winters, PHII Project Team Lead, led a breakout session about immunization information systems (IIS) training as #AIRA2025 wrapped up today. Explore IIS Role Descriptions on our IIS Hub under the Staffing section: phii.org/iishub 🛟 🧪

Join PHII at #AIRA2025 for a breakout session from our own Tony Winters about immunization information systems (IIS) training on Thursday, May 1, at 9:45 a.m. PDT. View our IIS Hub resources: phii.org/iishub 🛟 🧪

Thanks to all the IIS leaders who attended the AIRA 2025 presentation by Candace Garcia on Downstream Impacts of Updates to the IIS Functional Standards. Tony Winters will lead a breakout on Thursday, May 1, at 9:45 a.m. PDT. View our IIS Hub: phii.org/iishub 🛟 🧪

If you’re in Spokane, Wash., for #AIRA2025, join us for a breakout session from PHII’s own Candace Garcia about Data Exchange Standards on Tuesday, April 29, at 9:30 a.m. PDT. Tony Winters will lead a breakout about Managing IIS on Thursday, May 1, at 9:45 a.m. PDT. 🛟 🧪

Public Health Innovation through Public-Private Partnership, May 8, 2025, 2-3 pm ET

PHII's Lura Daussat will take part in the upcoming webinar on “Public Health Innovation through Public-Private Partnership.” Learn how PHII partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for public health clinical reporting. 🛟 🧪
🗓️ Date: Thursday, May 8
⏰ Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eGKWzpfC

New reg link: PHII's own Lura Daussat is one of the panel presenters for the upcoming webinar on "New and Emerging Opportunities to Advance Public Health Innovation." Dawn Heisey-Grove will host the panel. 🛟 🧪
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, March 25
⏰ Time: 11 a.m.-noon ET
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/PHinnovation

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PHII's own Lura Daussat is one of the panel presenters for the upcoming webinar on "New and Emerging Opportunities to Advance Public Health Innovation." Dawn Heisey-Grove will host the panel.
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, March 25
⏰ Time: 11 a.m.-noon ET
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/egkZzEuH

Five students stand in front of a banner with The Task Force for Global Health logo with faces of global health.

We 💜 having Agnes Scott College's Sophomore Class Atlanta Leadership Experience (SCALE) students at @taskforce.bsky.social headquarters. We can't wait to see what these students do to impact global health! 📸 Madison Stidum

EHDI Annual Conference logo at top of post with photos of Tonny Bogere speaking at a podium with a slide with Artificial Intelligence on a typewriter shown. A photo at the bottom of the post shows Lura Daussat speaking at a podium. Public Health Informatics Institute/The Task Force for Global Health logo is white on dark teal blue background.

PHII’s own Lura Daussat and Tonny Bogere presented at the recent EHDI Annual Conference. They spoke on leveraging AI/machine learning within audiology to improve timeliness and reduce lost documentation.

This Is My Story: Amanda Bradica

Great to hear Amanda Bradica’s insights from our sister organization, the International Trachoma Initiative. “This Is My Story” is a series that features @taskforce.bsky.social staff sharing about their global health career inspirations and what they’ve learned. bit.ly/4gZFATp Repost from TFGH.

Here's some good news! We're encouraged by this amazing milestone of eliminating river blindness, one of 21 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). @mectizan.bsky.social #beatNTDs #StampOutOncho
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Two co-workers look at a laptop in front of a whiteboard.

PHII's Executive Director Vivian Singletary is a presenter for the upcoming webinar on "AI and Public Health: Opportunities and Challenges" by the Network for Public Health Law and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Jan. 23, from 2-3pm ET. Register: buff.ly/4jofdrB 🛟 🧪

"The time is always right to do what is right." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Emory University's King Week is in full swing, with opportunities to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Various service opportunities, worship programs, lectures, and other events are scheduled through Jan. 25.

➡️ Learn how you can get involved here: https://buff.ly/40oDQf3

Blue banner with panel discussion, The double-edged sword: managing the benefits and risks of AI in healthcare, January 15, 2025, San Francisco. Round photos of panelists including Miguel Fernández Alcalde, EMD Serono; Cora Han, University of California Health; David Rhew, Microsoft; and Vivian Singletary, Public Health Informatics Institute. Sponsored by EMD Serono

PHII's Executive Director Vivian Singletary will take part in a panel discussion on "The double-edged sword: managing the benefits and risks of AI in healthcare" on Jan. 15 in San Francisco. Get more info: https://buff.ly/4g9cBvD 🛟 🧪

YouTube video by Public Health Informatics Institute Public Health Informatics: "translating" knowledge for health

💬 Ever tried talking to someone who doesn't speak your language? It's not easy! Having a translator makes all the difference. With public health data, informaticians act as translators. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUy... 🛟 🧪

Just like our holiday shipping systems, informaticians make sure data get where they need to go! They analyze the senders, recipients and transport options to ensure that data—like packages—arrive safely and efficiently. Watch: https://buff.ly/3DyNh3V 🛟 🧪

Check out the best hits of 2024 from our parent org, @taskforce.bsky.social. Task Force rounds up the top stories and achievements from the year. Read more: https://buff.ly/409opby

Three smiling PHII employees with a banner at the bottom of image with blue wrapped packages and the PHII/Task Force for Global Health logo.

PHII volunteers enjoyed representing our umbrella organization @taskforce.bsky.social at the International Community School Holiday Toy Market this week! Task Force employees donated gifts and volunteers helped sort and wrap them for 75 school families. 🛟 🧪

YouTube video by The Task Force for Global Health About Us_The Task Force Film

Our umbrella org, @taskforce.bsky.social, has a new video explaining how its programs seek to do 3 things: eliminate diseases, ensure vaccine access and strengthen health systems. PHII uses data to advance health outcomes worldwide as part of The Task Force. Watch: bit.ly/3ZiffrD 🛟 🧪

A computer screen with 12 boxes of faces of PHII staff holding up their decorated gingerbread cookies.

PHII’s virtual Gingerbread Games were a recipe for fun that mixed laughter, friendly competition and a dash of holiday magic! 🛟 🧪

Thanks to Dean @meganranney.bsky.social and
@nelbamg.bsky.social for providing a clear explanation of what public health does.

Male African American employee looks at laptop screen with diverse business people meeting online.

PHII and CDC are collaborating to host a 3-part webinar designed for public health agencies looking to procure a new IIS or other large-scale public health information system. These free procurement process webinars will take place Jan. 14, Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. Sign up: https://buff.ly/4gHjJ2k 🛟 🧪

Welcome to Bluesky!

PHII Director Vivian Singletary celebrates our 2024 public health wins and gets ready for the opportunities and challenges in the new year. Read her latest blog: https://buff.ly/3BJE5sG 🛟 🧪