AI and Public Health Practice

Artificial Intelligence is transforming public health. Are you ready to engage with it thoughtfully and responsibly? This course builds your AI literacy through foundational concepts, real-world applications, and guided ethical reflection. You’ll examine governance challenges, explore practical tools, and develop strategies for integrating AI in ways that prioritize people, equity, and long-term sustainability.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  • Recognize the opportunities and limitations of AI use in public health settings.

  • Describe ethical and equity considerations relevant to AI implementation.

  • Identify strategies to promote fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI-supported public health practice.

  • Explain what the “human-in-the-loop” concept means in the context of public health AI.

Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use “save and exit” as needed).

Duration:  ~45-60 minutes

Arranged by: Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES

Subject Matter Experts: Spencer Willis, DrPH, CHES; for nursing perspective: Carrie Ann Langley, PhD, DNP, MPH, PMHNP-BC; for dietetic and CHES perspective: Allison Root, DrPH, RDN, MCHES

Narration: This training includes narration generated using AI voice technology (WellSaid)

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: 4/2026

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours, with 0.5 credit as Advanced (1.0 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
  • Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.
  • 1.0 ANCC credit for Nurses


Accreditation Statements


The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 

The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.


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