Artificial intelligence dominates public health conversations, from conferences to vendor pitches promising “AI-powered” solutions. But much of the current literature, studies, and conversations about AI in public health remain surface-level, offering...
For a local health department, the hard part of AI usually isn’t the technology. It’s knowing where to start: what to read first, what legal exposure to worry about, how to evaluate a tool someone on staff wants to try, what skills your team actually...
Sauk County’s AI Work Cited in AJPH, Alongside New York City, Chicago, and the CDC By Flourish & Thrive Labs On August 13, 2026, the American Journal of Public Health published an editorial that names Sauk County, Wisconsin as one of a handful of examples of...
Case Study How Carter County Health Center Turned Dense Guidance Into a Document School Nurses Could Use Carter County Health Center · Rural Missouri · Department of six The Challenge With the school year about to start, Michelle Walker needed the school...
F&T Labs at NACCHO360 2026 — preview NACCHO360 · July 14–16, 2026 Come find F&T Labs at NACCHO360 This year the whole F&T Labs team is all over NACCHO360 — keynoting the main stage, leading a hands-on AI‑agents workshop, presenting across the...
June's AI Community of Practice session was about the step most people skip when they try to get something useful out of AI: giving it context. Small group, real conversation. If you couldn't make it, here's what came out of it. Watch the recorded portion of the...
Why Public Health Teams Should Think About AI as an Intern If you've ever opened ChatGPT, pasted in a document, typed "make this better," and felt let down by what came back, this post is for you. The problem usually isn't the tool. It's the mental model. If you're...
Yesterday's session was about something most AI rollouts skip: mapping your workflow before you touch a tool. Small group, which meant a real conversation instead of a presentation. Watch the full session on YouTube. A transcript is available on the video page. Why...
AI Functions & Prompt Engineering You don't need to become an AI expert. You need to get clearer about your own work. Get the MAP Worksheet Download Slides M Map the work before you automate it. A Add the context AI doesn't have. P Prompt with intent, not vibes. The...
A practical checklist for health department leaders who want to move forward without creating new risk Your board is asking about AI. Your legal counsel is starting to forward articles. And somewhere in your department, staff are already using it: not in a pilot, not...
Free Public Health Stickers | F&T Labs Public Health Week 2026 · Limited Availability We See You.Have Some Stickers. To celebrate Public Health Week, we're mailing free sticker packs to folks working in governmental public health. No strings attached — just a little...
