Partnerships are a cornerstone of modern public health practice, yet in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic, many traditional public health partners either floundered or lacked the resources to perform adequately. The public health community should begin looking at alternative pathways to fulfilling public health needs when traditional partners are not available. One such partner that has historically been overlooked in providing Public Health support, especially with interventional epidemiology and public health policy, is the Advanced Materials (AM) Community. Many emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and additive manufacturing are making key inroads into medicine, but these technologies could serve the broader Public Health Community writ large. The AM Community could play a larger role in public health practice by developing and implementing preventive measures for disease, including global pandemics like Covid-19. Public Health professionals can integrate the unique skill sets and resources of the AM Community into the Public Health Infrastructure to help reduce the risk and burden of disease. One such example is the Advanced Material Pandemic & Future Preparedness Taskforce (AMPT), which is an international Public-Benefit initiative focused on using Advanced Materials to help solve some of humanity's most pressing challenges. As an international cooperative platform, the multidisciplinary taskforce is building a global infrastructure and an ecosystem network that enables the advanced material community to respond swiftly and effectively under the umbrella of Future Preparedness. AMPT was formed in April 2020 in direct response to many of the gaps revealed during the pandemic response. Advanced materials have played and will continue to play some role in public health, including for use in diagnostics tests, antimicrobial coatings, and filtering face piece respirators. Technology has advanced to a point where researchers and manufacturers of advanced materials now have clear direction and resources to be partners that the Public Health Community can no longer afford to overlook.