In this episode of the Public Health Joy Podcast, Dr. Joyee Washington sits down with Quisha Umemba—registered nurse, public health leader, and CEO of Umemba Health—to talk about what it really looks like to bring AI into public health work with clarity, integrity, and impact.

Quisha shares her journey from initial resistance (“this is cheating!”) to becoming a certified AI consultant who now trains organizations to reduce busy work and increase people work. Dr. Together, Dr. Joyee and Dr. Umemba unpack what AI can do, what it shouldn’t do, and why public health is in an era of redesign that demands innovation without abandoning ethics, community wisdom, or human insight.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Building Umemba Health at the intersection of public health expertise + learning innovation [1:45]

• Why “AI translator” is the perfect title for leaders helping teams cut through complexity [40:00]

• The mindset shift: AI doesn’t replace your expertise—it amplifies it [4:57]

• Why public health burnout makes AI’s time-saving potential especially relevant [7:34]

• The “AI iceberg”: why ChatGPT is only the tip, and what else exists beyond it [14:09]

• How AI can reduce curriculum development time from 20–40 hours down to 4–6 hours [22:40]

• Using AI for qualitative analysis, data storytelling, and leadership reporting—while keeping a human in the loop [23:27]

• Real concerns: ethics, privacy, intellectual property, environmental impacts, and “knowledge decay” [32:30]

• Planting seeds, building confidence, and helping people move from confusion to clarity [39:46]

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