Public Health Informatics Institute

01/08/2026

In collaboration with Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub), powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), and with pilot support from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Program, PHII helped create an innovative solution using generative AI to automate the classification of pediatric audiology reports. This system streamlines workflows for audiologists and improves reporting to state health departments.
Read the full story: https://phii.org/using-generative-ai-to-automate-pediatric-audiology-diagnoses/

12/19/2025

PHII Director Vivian Singletary shares her reflections on the past year and looks forward to what 2026 holds. Read her latest blog: https://phii.org/reflecting-on-2025-the-great-reset-in-public-health/

12/02/2025

We’re delighted to share a new article by PHII's Director Vivian Singletary and colleagues in JPHMP Direct, “Artificial Intelligence and the Public Health Workforce—Preparing for Our Future.” The column outlines 3 key strategies to help the public health workforce get ready for the opportunities and challenges that come with the AI era.
Read more 🔍 https://buff.ly/FA5WjPD

11/20/2025

As the coordinating informatics office for the CHAMPS program, PHII is energized about this partnership.

The CHAMPS Program Office had an energizing and productive visit to the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, Germany, in October. 🇩🇪 Our discussions focused on strengthening this emerging partnership by enhancing institutional alignment, deepening collaboration, and expanding opportunities for student engagement.

We explored exciting new and opportunities, particularly how HPI can leverage CHAMPS data to develop digital tools that improve maternal and child health. We also engaged with researchers, faculty, and students working on diverse CHAMPS-related projects, ranging from antimicrobial resistance ( ) analyses and digital storytelling to AI-enabled maternal health solutions.

Huge thanks to our colleagues at HPI and the Hasso Plattner Foundation for their thoughtful dialogue, strong partnership alignment, and continued commitment to CHAMPS’ mission. We look forward to the future of this collaboration!

11/14/2025

🎤 Catch PHII's Director Vivian Singletary's panel presentation on Public Health Perspectives: Modernizing Informatics Across the Spectrum at Annual Symposium in Atlanta.
📅 Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m.

11/12/2025

Calling all early-career public health professionals and those serving rural public health agencies. Are you planning or implementing an informatics or health IT project? Pre-register for our free 8-week course “Designing and Managing Public Health Informatics Systems: 8 Steps to Success!”
🔹 course launches mid-March 2026
🔹 2-3 hrs/week commitment
🔹 expert-led webinars + self-paced content
Thanks to funding from the CDC, this course is free for staff at STLT agencies or in freely associated states.
👉 Please note pre-registration does not guarantee enrollment. https://phii.org/8-steps/

11/05/2025

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

10/13/2025

10/03/2025

Join leaders from Atlanta’s premier global health agencies for an insiders’ discussion on the future of global health, as a special event at the 20th annual Decatur Book Festival.

09/26/2025

We're excited The Task Force for Global Health is hosting a panel as part of the Decatur Book Festival! PHII's Director Vivian Singletary took part in last year's panel discussion. So glad to have the opportunity to share on global health's future landscape.

Join us at the Decatur Book Festival on Saturday, October 4, at 1 PM for "Atlanta Leaders on the Future of Global Health: A Community Dialogue." This special panel, hosted by The Task Force for Global Health, features experts from the CDC Foundation, The Carter Center, CARE and The Task Force as they discuss the most pressing global health challenges and how they're being tackled right here in Atlanta. The discussion will be moderated by Rickey Bevington, President of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with your community and learn about the city’s impact on the world. Tall Tales Book Shop will also be on-site selling books.

Location: The Task Force Headquarters, 330 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3JHcCf2

08/13/2025

As a long-standing partner of the CDC and an affiliate of Emory University, we are deeply saddened by the tragic events that occurred on Friday in Atlanta. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, and it is profoundly disturbing that the agency was so violently attacked. The loss of DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose is heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with his family and all those affected. We are grateful to the emergency responders for their courage and service. We stand in support of our colleagues and friends in public health, whose work continues to improve lives both locally and globally.