Knowledge product: Data Linkage for AI-Enabled Public Health

September 21, 2026

This practical guide helps public health leaders and implementation teams plan, govern and implement data linkage. It outlines the decisions that shape a linkage investment, the steps to produce reliable, linked information, and the opportunities this creates for AI-enabled public health. It focuses not only on completing a linkage exercise, but also on building capabilities institutions can sustain and reuse.