Public Health Informatics Institute

Grateful for our collaboration with Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) Program to automate the classification of pediatric audiology reports. Learn more: https://buff.ly/ObWKGbp

Every day counts when it comes to infant development. The standard for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) is to screen by 1 month, diagnose by 3 months, and intervene by 6 months. Yet, manual data reporting can create a bottleneck and put that critical timeline at risk.

To bridge this gap, the Public Health Informatics Institute, a program of The Task Force for Global Health, and their partners collaborated on a generative AI solution. The tool features a "human-in-the-loop" design that preserves clinical judgment instead of replacing it. Streamlined reporting means infants who are deaf or hard of hearing get connected to early intervention services sooner.

Read more about this scalable, automated system: https://www.taskforce.org/closing-the-gap-in-early-hearing-detection-with-ai/.

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So proud of the work of the Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI), our sister organization at The Task Force for Global Health, in partnership with The Global Fund.

At The Task Force for Global Health, the Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives (PIVI) partnered with The Global Fund to incorporate the 7-1-7 principles into its surveillance and preparedness work, helping countries build stronger systems for detecting, preventing, and responding to health threats. It is now widely used by our global partners as well as those at the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO).

This innovative framework, originally developed by Resolve to Save Lives, helps countries strengthen their ability to detect outbreaks within 7 days, notify public health authorities within 1 day, and mount an effective response within 7 days.

By strengthening vaccination programs, surveillance capacity, and public health infrastructure, PIVI helps countries improve readiness for future outbreaks while protecting communities today.

Learn more: https://pivipartners.org/7-1-7-framework-outbreak-detection-response/

PHII hosted the 12th annual Immunization Information Systems (IIS) Leadership Workshop at The Task Force for Global Health in Decatur, Ga. Thanks to those who joined us for this 3-day event to strengthen leadership skills, deepen knowledge and support shared learning. Appreciation to AIRA and CDC’s Informatics & Data Analytics Branch (IDAB) for their partnership. Explore IIS resources: https://phii.org/iis-learning-hub/

At , PHII Senior Informatics Analyst Sarah Shaw connected with data modernization teams from across the U.S. and introduced the new Data Modernization Communications Toolkit. Created with PHIG national partners, PHII designed the toolkit to help public health agencies share the impact of their data modernization efforts: phii.org/dmc-toolkit

Are you attending ? Join PHII Senior Informatics Analyst Sarah Shaw for her presentation 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 the toolkit: https://buff.ly/tjlf2kd

2025 Annual Report - The Task Force for Global Health Annual Report 2025 Scroll Down Download 2025 Annual Report Over the past year, global public health has undergone profound change. Funding has tightened, longstanding partnerships are shifting, and the roles of donors, technical experts, and national governments continue to evolve. In moments like t...

The Public Health Informatics Institute is hiring a Business Operations Coordinator! https://staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/167099/job

This is a part-time (20 hours/week), term-limited role. The ideal candidate is a problem solver with a process-oriented mindset, excellent communication skills, tech-forward, and experienced in meeting coordination/logistics.

Thank you to Jackson County, OR Health & Human Services and everyone who participated in our disaster-related child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) surveillance tabletop exercise. Your participation helped us assess our framework, sharpen our tools and identify exactly how we can work better together when it matters most for CAMH. Check out our CAMH Playbook: https://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: https://buff.ly/mzZOQxWNational

The new Data Modernization Communications Toolkit helps public health agencies clearly explain the value of data modernization, build support, and tell compelling stories about their work to partners and colleagues. In partnership with PHIG national partners, PHII developed this resource to support data modernization teams at every stage. Explore the toolkit: https://buff.ly/tjlf2kd