{"id":2,"date":"2020-06-24T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science-ai-publichealthdev\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:07:48","slug":"ai-publichealth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/ai-publichealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre of Excellence in AI for Public Health Advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group profile-block bottom left black\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full border-md border-sc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"12500\" height=\"6821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/ai-publichealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/2025\/10\/sumaid-pal-singh-bakshi-sv2SuTA-9ug-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"text-uppercase mb-0\"><sub>OUR MISSION<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-0\">Strengthen public health by developing AI systems for evidence-based decision making<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Uniting leading expertise in advanced mathematical and computational modelling, precision analytics, and multi-source databases, we aim to create and deploy AI systems that integrate epidemiological, clinical, environmental, climate, and socioeconomic indicators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By harnessing these diverse information streams, we're creating real-world solutions for complex and evolving health challenges in Canadian communities and 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