Session Summary

In this session, participants explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied to drive innovation in public health through data modernization, effective collaboration, and ethical policy development. Presenters share how AI was used to accelerate a system-level data modernization assessment, highlight a statewide initiative that leveraged collaboration to advance a data revolution, and offer practical tools and lessons for developing ethical AI policies in public health organizations.

Presenter(s):

• Moderator: Rachel Brink, NNPHI
• Benjamin Mesnik, Strategic Grants Administrator, Arizona Department of Health Services
• Susan Robinson, MPH, Assistant Director, Strategy and Innovation, Arizona Department of Health Services
• Nicole Yerkes, MPHTM, DMI Director, Utah Department of Health & Human Services
• Shelby Rowell, MPA, Analyst, Kansas Health Institute
• Tatiana Lin, MA, Director of Business Strategy and Innovation, Kansas Health Institute

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