The Public Health Informatics Institute

Defining public health informatics - PHII Informatics is the science of how to use data, information and knowledge to improve human health and the delivery of health care services.

Welcome to our new Bluesky followers! Do you have burning questions along the lines of "so what exactly IS public health informatics anyway?" Have no fear! Learn the basics of what defines this innovative field on our website: phii.org/how-we-do-it... 🛟 🧪

Green background with white text showing a cover of the JPHMP January 2026 journal. Text reads A Time of Public Health Uncertainty, Artificial Intelligence and the Public Health Workforce—Preparing for Our Future, Vivian Singletary, JM, MBA; John M. Auerbach, MBA; David A. Ross, ScD; Edward L. Baker, MD, MPH.

A new article by PHII's Director Vivian Singletary & colleagues in @jphmpdirect.com, “Artificial Intelligence & the Public Health Workforce—Preparing for Our Future,” explores 3 keys to help ready the public health workforce for the prospects & challenges that come with AI.
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AMIA logo on black background with Meet me in Atlanta, 2025 Annual Symposium, November 15-19, Atlanta, GA #AMIA2025. Red box with I'm speaking written inside. Photo of Vivian Singletary at bottom right of image

Catch PHII's Director Vivian Singletary's panel presentation on Public Health Perspectives: Modernizing Informatics Across the Spectrum at #AMIA2025 Annual Symposium in Atlanta on Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m. 🛟 🧪

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Are you an early-career professional or working at a rural agency interested in learning more about designing information systems for public health? Pre-register now for our free course “Designing and Managing Public Health Informatics Systems: 8 Steps to Success!” Learn more: phii.org/8-steps/. 🛟 🧪

Santita Hooper and Lura Daussat stand side by side in front of large white APHA letters in a conference hall.

Santita Hooper, senior project manager, and Lura Daussat, director of practice support unit, are at #APHA2025 in Washington, D.C., representing @publichealthinformatics. They’re sharing about PHII’s free online resources and training courses designed to strengthen the public health workforce. 🛟 🧪

We appreciate our umbrella org @taskforce.bsky.social for hosting a team from Africa CDC! 🛟 🧪

At the #DecaturBookFestival, we hosted a panel at @taskforce.bsky.social! Thanks to moderator Rickey Bevington and our speakers from @cartercenter.bsky.social, CARE USA, The Task Force and CDC Foundation for highlighting how Atlanta is a global health hub. #GlobalHealth #Atlanta

We're excited @taskforce.bsky.social is hosting a panel as part of the #DecaturBookFestival! So glad to have the opportunity to share on global health's future landscape.

Standing in support of our public health colleagues. 🛟 🧪

@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...

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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... 🛟 🧪