Appendix A — References
How to Cite This Handbook
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- Citing the whole handbook? Use the format examples below
- Citing a specific chapter? Use the chapter-level citation format
- Referencing a study discussed in the handbook? Cite the original source directly
Citing the Entire Handbook
Recommended Citation
Tegomoh, B. (2025). The Public Health AI Handbook: Evaluating AI Tools for Public Health Practice. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18263442. URL: publichealthaihandbook.com
AMA (American Medical Association)
Tegomoh B. The Public Health AI Handbook: Evaluating AI Tools for Public Health Practice. 2025. doi:10.5281/zenodo.18263442
APA (7th Edition)
Tegomoh, B. (2025). The Public Health AI handbook: Evaluating AI tools for public health practice. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18263442
Vancouver / ICMJE
Tegomoh B. The Public Health AI handbook: evaluating AI tools for public health practice [Internet]. 2025 [cited YYYY Mon DD]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18263442
Chicago (Notes-Bibliography)
Bryan Tegomoh, The Public Health AI Handbook: Evaluating AI Tools for Public Health Practice (2025), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18263442.
BibTeX
@book{tegomoh2025publichealth,
author = {Tegomoh, Bryan},
title = {The Public Health AI Handbook: Evaluating AI Tools for
Public Health Practice},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18263442},
url = {https://publichealthaihandbook.com},
note = {Licensed under CC BY 4.0}
}Citing a Specific Chapter or Section
When referencing specific content, cite at the chapter level for precision.
Pattern: > Tegomoh (2025), “Disease Surveillance” section
Example (AMA):
Tegomoh B. AI-Enhanced Disease Surveillance. In: The Public Health AI Handbook. 2025. https://publichealthaihandbook.com/applications/surveillance.html
BibTeX:
@incollection{tegomoh2025surveillance,
author = {Tegomoh, Bryan},
title = {AI-Enhanced Disease Surveillance},
booktitle = {The Public Health AI Handbook},
year = {2025},
url = {https://publichealthaihandbook.com/applications/surveillance.html},
note = {Chapter in Part II: Current Applications}
}Citing Primary Sources Referenced in the Handbook
When the handbook discusses or summarizes research from other sources (journal articles, reports, datasets), always cite the original source rather than citing the handbook as a secondary reference.
Why?
- Gives proper credit to the original researchers
- Provides readers with the primary source for verification
- Maintains academic integrity and rigor
- Follows scholarly citation standards
Example
Incorrect: > According to Tegomoh (2025), MYCIN was an expert system that performed as well as infectious disease specialists.
Correct: > MYCIN, an expert system for diagnosing bacterial infections, performed as well as infectious disease specialists in controlled evaluations (Shortliffe et al., 1975).
Each chapter includes citations to primary sources for all key claims and findings.
Academic Use
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Attribution via the DOI is appreciated.
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Acknowledgment Text
If you adapt or build upon this work:
This work is based on The Public Health AI Handbook by Bryan Tegomoh, MD, MPH (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18263442), available at https://publichealthaihandbook.com
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