Putting public health first in AI...

Putting public health first in AI: What every practitioner should know

The Nation's Health Podcast by The American Public Health Association
S2 · E8
Sep 22, 2026
19:18

Episode notes

What does the growing use of artificial intelligence in public health mean for the future of the workforce? Host Sophia Meador speaks with Onicio Leal-Neto, PhD, MSc, on how AI is being used in public health, what it means for jobs and what students, educators and practitioners need to know about the technology.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Automating Inequality — Virginia Eubanks, PhD

Weapons of Math Destruction — Cathy O'Neil, PhD

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines — Joy Buolamwini, PhD