

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