The Public Health Informatics Institute

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PHII Director Vivian Singletary spoke on the rise of AI in public health at the BERD Forum on Artificial Intelligence in Medical & Health Care Systems at Georgia Tech ISyE. The event explored how AI is transforming public health practice, clinical decision-making & medical research. 📸: ISyE 🛟🧪

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Africa CDC launched a Central Data Repository to unify public health data & strengthen early detection, forecasting & coordinated response to health risks. Sponsored by the Global Fund, PHII of @taskforce.bsky.social led core technical work to establish a secure platform. buff.ly/nDMc4Vd 🛟 🧪

PHII joins @taskforce.bsky.social in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Alan Hinman. He was instrumental in All Kids Count, a program that expanded its focus beyond child health and became PHII. Dr. Hinman spoke with PHII’s podcast about his storied career: buff.ly/NPHc0Ab 🛟 🧪

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Now available on CSTE Learn: Data Modernization 101, a free course developed by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Access this 80-minute course on how the public health system is modernizing data systems at learn.cste.org. 🛟 🧪

Bill Foege Tribute - The Task Force for Global Health A TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM H. FOEGE 1936-2026 “Public health might be the greatest measure of kindness, the greatest measure of how to treat each other.” Dr. William H. Foege Task Force for Global Health mourns death and celebrates legacy of Task Force Co-Founder and former CDC Director Dr. William H. Foege The Task Force […]

Yesterday, the world lost one of the greatest and most impactful public health leaders Task Force Founder Dr. William H. (Bill) Foege, who died in Atlanta at the age of 89. Learn about Dr. Foege’s life and legacy: www.taskforce.org/bill-foege-t...

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You're invited to take a survey from Georgia State University's School of Public Health about how the public health workforce uses AI in daily work. Your anonymous responses will help GSU & PHII assess the current AI needs of the public health informatics workforce. Take survey: buff.ly/3betKhm 🛟 🧪

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PHII helped create a solution using generative AI to classify pediatric audiology reports with Cal Poly’s DxHub, powered by AWS, and support from Mass Eye & Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital & the Massachusetts Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Program. lnkd.in/eb9CWBwi 🛟 🧪

Vivian Singletary stands with arms folded at the bottom of an image on a blue background with the words: "The losses are real, but so too is our capacity to adapt, rebuild and reimagine what public health can be in this uncharted era."

PHII Director Vivian Singletary shares her reflections on the past year and looks forward to what 2026 holds. Read her latest blog: 🛟 🧪
phii.org/reflecting-o...

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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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