Gillings School leads inaugural ‘Datathon’ to explore new ways AI can generate public health solutions
Publish Date: 2026-03-19 12:34:00
Source Domain: sph.unc.edu
- The Center for Artificial Intelligence and Public Health (CAIPH) at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health held its first AI and Public Health Showcase and Datathon.
- The three-day event involved industry experts, academic researchers, students, and community members focusing on transforming public health data into areas of research and innovation using AI.
- Industry leaders such as Chuck Robbins of Cisco Systems and Amir Rubin of Healthier Capital spoke about the potential of AI to improve global public health.
- Teams of participants worked on significant public health challenges using AI tools that could accelerate solutions, focusing on COVID-19 policy impacts, neighborhood health influences, and developing tailored health resources.
- The event was seen as a milestone for the Gillings School, illustrating how AI can improve public health and address health inequities.
- CAIPH aims to be the premier center for innovation in global public health through AI, emphasizing climate and environmental health, health behavior and education, health policy and economics, and precision health.
