What if the key to surviving today’s toughest public health challenges is learning how and when to share smarter? In this Voices from the Field episode, Dr. Kristen Swain, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi, explores how emerging AI tools can transform the way health communication researchers connect, collaborate, and problem-solve. In this changing public health landscape, Dr. Swain makes a compelling case for using AI to break down silos, accelerate knowledge sharing, and build stronger cross-sector, interdisciplinary research partnerships.

This conversation dives into how AI-powered collaboration can strengthen research networks, improve the translation of health information, and create more resilient systems for addressing complex public health issues. Whether you’re a researcher, communicator, policymaker, or AI-curious professional, this episode offers practical insights and forward-thinking ideas at the intersection of technology, trust, and public health impact.

If the future of health communication depends on collaboration, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

Check out the new podcast episode featuring local NPHIC member, Meredith Li-Vollmer, Ph.D, a risk communication specialist for Public Health Seattle and King County, Washington. Dr. Vollmer provides insights on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic from a local public health perspective and how polling data from the Harvard Opinion public surveys, helped them develop their communication strategies and rebuild trust.

Olivia Biggs, of the National Public Health Information Coalition, discusses how Immunization Managers and Public Information Officers can Collaborate to Improve Immunization Policy Outcomes, as the pandemic winds down. We’ll hear from Brent Ewig, Chief Policy and Government Relations Officer, who monitors the immunization policy landscape and develops resources to support the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) members engaging in effective policy development.