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The
Epidemiology Monitor - August
2026
Editor's Note:
August is
always the slowest month of the year at the EpiMonitor and
August 2026 has done nothing to disprove that. The last
minute vacations and the competition from summer events
combined with the end of the federal fiscal year for job
postings, always makes this issue smaller than those
throughout the rest of the year.
However,
that does not mean August was completely quiet. Loud
public discussions about generative AI and pollution from
data centers has occupied much of the space in the public
media. Not to be outdone, the Senate hearings featuring
Dr. Fauci, the ensuing guilty plea of his aide Dr. Morens,
and the revelation of the Fauci journal entries and text
messages have given the media a lot to chew on.
Not to be
outdone, you'll find multiple articles about the Fauci
controversy in this issue along with links to public
articles in our What We're Reading feature
(including a CBS interview with Dr. Birx). We've also
brought back a piece on data centers and generative AI -
if nothing else it proves that the public health community
was concerned about this long before most other people.
In
Resources this month you'll find a phenomenal free
text titled The Public Health AI Handbook. Which is
an essential tool for anyone involved in or just starting
to dip their toes into AI. The author has built this for
readers at all stages of their AI journey and the book
provides a wealth of information in an easily accessible
format. The fact that this is offered at no charge under
a Creative Commons license means it is something that
should be in everyone's library.
Jobs are
starting to open up again not only across the USA but also
in places such as the UK and Australia as
you'll see in this issue.
You'll find close to 100 public health positions in this
issue shared by our friends at Public Health Hiring Help.
As always, we continue to
provide you with our popular monthly word game feature,
Notes on People, an overview of what we are reading from
the public media, and a listing of near term upcoming
events. Ask us about the sponsorship opportunities for
these standard monthly features - it offers you great
exposure for your event, institution, book or other item
of interest to our readers!
Until next
month - stay safe and busy!
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