Lura Daussat, PHII director of practice support, recently reflected on how her time in the Peace Corps influenced her journey into public health in an article by the University of North Texas Peace Corps Prep Program. Read more: buff.ly/2KVEXXw 🛟 🧪

It's a wrap on #NACCHO360 in Louisville! Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth. One of the highlights of the conference was meeting face-to-face with people we’ve only known through screens. Connect with us by signing up for our e-newsletter: buff.ly/RijVlB9 🛟 🧪

Mark your calendars for the annual NACCHO360 Conference hosted at Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville! The conference will be July 14-17. If you’re planning on attending, be sure to stop by our PHII booth 918! 🛟 🧪

Grateful to collaborate with Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub), AWS, Mass Eye & Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital, and MA UNHS to automate the classification of pediatric audiology reports. Learn more: buff.ly/ObWKGbp 🛟 🧪

Closing the Gap in Early Hearing Detection with AI - The Task Force for Global Health

Closing the Gap in Early Hearing Detection with AI​ A sleeping newborn undergoes a hearing test in the hospital. U.S. audiology programs aim to screen infants who are deaf or hard of hearing by the ti...

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Every day counts for infant development. Manual reporting can delay critical early hearing detection and intervention. A new human-in-the-loop genAI solution streamlines data sharing so deaf and hard-of-hearing infants get services faster: www.taskforce.org/closing-the-...

PHII hosted the IIS Leadership Workshop at @taskforce.bsky.social in Decatur, Ga. Thanks to those at this 3-day event to strengthen leadership skills, deepen knowledge & support shared learning. Thanks to AIRA & CDC’s IDAB for their partnership. Explore IIS resources: buff.ly/pMA6lpL 🛟 🧪

At #CSTE2026, Sarah Shaw of @publichealthpod.bsky.social connected with data modernization teams & introduced the Data Modernization Communications Toolkit. Created with PHIG partners, the toolkit helps public health agencies share the impact of their data mod efforts: phii.org/dmc-toolkit 🛟 🧪

Are you attending #CSTE2026? Join PHII Senior Informatics Analyst Sarah Shaw for her session on the new Data Modernization Communications Toolkit! Developed by PHII in partnership with PHIG national partners, this toolkit supports data modernization teams at every stage. Explore: buff.ly/tjlf2kd 🛟 🧪

Our FY2025 annual report “Before & After: Sustainable Results” is live! Discover how we worked with partners to advance innovation and strengthen public health systems across nearly 140 countries to prepare for the health risks of tomorrow. 🔗 bit.ly/4fIZzYg #GlobalHealth #AnnualReport

PHII is hiring a Business Operations Coordinator! This is a part-time (20 hours/week), term-limited role. staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/167099/... 🛟 🧪

Thanks to Jackson County HHS and everyone who joined our disaster-related child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) tabletop exercise. You helped us sharpen our tools & identify exactly how we can work better together when it matters most. Check out our CAMH Playbook: buff.ly/NaSQnxc 🛟 🧪

Abstract submission is open for AIxPH, an AI and public health conference hosted by the National Network of Public Health Institutes from Oct. 13-16 in Baltimore. Submit your abstracts by May 29: buff.ly/mzZOQxWNatio... 🛟 🧪

The new Data Modernization Communications Toolkit helps public health teams clearly show the value of their work, build support, and tell stronger stories. Explore this resource developed collaboratively between PHII and PHIG national partners: buff.ly/tjlf2kd 🛟 🧪

Tony Winters, PHII Project Team Lead, joined CDC’s Jan Hicks-Thomson for a deep dive on IIS sustainability as #AIRA2026 wrapped. Share feedback on our draft IIS Sustainability Toolkit: buff.ly/6WzXCVV 🛟 🧪

In Pittsburgh for #AIRA2026? Join PHII’s Lura Daussat (Wed 9:45 a.m. ET) on change management for IIS modernization and Tony Winters (Thu 8:30 a.m. ET) on IIS sustainability. Visit our booth for info on our redesigned IIS Hub + new toolkits. phii.org/iis-hub 🛟 🧪

Carol McPhillips-Tangum & Lura Daussat presented at NACCHO’s #PrepSummit26 on Disaster Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Surveillance. PHII & CDC developed a new framework & situational manual to use data-driven strategies to protect CAMH during disasters. View resources buff.ly/EJdoFrb

PHII thanks the Kane County Health Department staff and all partners who helped pilot-test a new framework and situational manual for a disaster-related child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) surveillance tabletop exercise. Check out our CAMH resources: phii.org/camh-resourc... 🛟 🧪

Honored that PHII’s Jimica Tchamako shared her expertise at a Women’s History Month forum on AI, open‑source tools and tech-enabled growth. She led an AI conversation via the Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project at Georgia State Univ. College of Law. 📸 Tiffany Caines 🛟 🧪

PHII’s Sarah Shaw shared insights at the 2026 EHDI Conference on scoping review findings. The review by Sarah, Lura Daussat & Mondie Tharp identifies data gaps & practices to improve timely deaf or hard of hearing infant identification and outcomes. Read more: buff.ly/wH3gOZY 📸 Brenee Mitchell 🛟🧪

PHII Director Vivian Singletary joined a panel at Health Systems: The Next Generation forum, hosted by the Ga Tech Center for Health & Humanitarian Systems. The event at Ga Tech ISyE brought together health leaders, faculty & students to explore the challenges & opportunities of health systems. 🛟🧪

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 🛟🧪

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 🛟 🧪

The Task Force for Global Health@taskforce.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@taskforce.bsky.social mourns the loss of our friend, colleague, mentor and vaccine visionary, Dr. Alan Hinman, who passed away at the age of 88 on January 26. He spent more than 50 years working in public health, devoting his career to a vision of a world without vaccine-preventable diseases.

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. 🛟 🧪

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...

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 […]

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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 🛟 🧪

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 🛟 🧪

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...

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... 🛟 🧪

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.

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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. buff.ly/FA5WjPD 🛟 🧪

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. 🛟 🧪