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2022 Annual Conference Presentations
The Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA)’s Annual Conference was held in a virtual format for two half days on May 12th, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and May 13th, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Day 1: Welcome & Ancestral Lands Statement
Presented by Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxon and Ellen Saliares, Conference Co-Chairs |
Plenary: Irreducible Grace Foundation workshop
Presented by the Irreducible Grace Foundation |
Environmental Justice & Health Breakout: Unequal health impacts from air pollution in Minnesota
Presented by Kathy Raleigh, she/her, Environmental Epidemiologist, MDH; David Bael (he/him), Economic Policy Analyst, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency View "Unequal health impacts from air pollution in Minnesota" presentations |
Health Equity Breakout: Supporting CHWs through peer-support programming
Presented by Chelsey Kirkland, she/her, Researcher 5, Center for Public Health Systems, University of Minnesota View "Supporting CHWs through peer-support programming" presentation |
Workforce Development Breakout: Creating environments where youth can thrive: Youth Advocacy, Activism, and Leadership in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Presented by Natty Hels, she/ella, Youth Programs Administrator, Youth Programs, Centro Tyrone Guzman; Will Wallace, he/him/his, Youth Programs Director, Youth Programs, EMERGE; Sandy Naughton, she/her, Health Education Manager, Minnesota Community Care; Charlnitta Ellis, she/her, CYS Director, High School for Recording Arts View "Creating environments where youth can thrive" presentation |
Environmental Justice & Health Breakout: Eliminating Health Disparities through Food Justice & Plant-based: A public health environmental justice strategy
Eliminating Health Disparities through Food JusticePresentated by Awol Windissa, he/him/his, Director of Community Health, Pillsbury United Communities; David Morrison Jr, he/his, Fitness Center Coordinator, Fitness Center Department (Health and Human Services), Bois Forte Tribal Government; Neely Snyder, she/her/hers, Executive Director, Dream of Wild Health; Janssen Hang, he/him/his, Executive Director, Hmong American Farmers Association |
Plant-based: A public health environmental justice strategy |
Presented by Jodi Gruhn (she/her), Program Coordinator, Wholesome Minnesota |
Health Equity Breakout: Targeted Marketing and Siloed Communities
Presented by Lucy Faerber, she/her/hers, MPH, Program Manager, Public Health Initiatives, Twin Cities Medical Society View "Targeted Marketing and Siloed Communities" presentation |
Workforce Development Breakout: Health Equity Squads: Building relationships through authentic sharing
Presented by Ellie Vanasse, BSN, RN, PHN; she/her, Abby Wacker, BSN, RN, PHN; she/her, and Ben Grimm, BSN, RN, PHN; he/him, all Public Health Nurses, Wright County Public Health, Wright County |
Plenary: What does state level health equity work look like in 2022?
Presented by Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Assistant Commissioner, Health Equity Bureau, Minnesota Department of Health |
Late breaking plenary: Public Health & War
Presentions by: Cheryl Robertson, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Professor, Population Health and Systems Cooperative, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota Tetyana Pylypiv Shippee, Ph.D. (she, her, hers), Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health View Dr. Shippee's presentation Annah Nguyagwa, RN, Clinical Nurse, Center for Victims of Torture, St. Paul Healing Center |
Presented by Elizabeth Moe, MPHA President |
Plenary: Environmental Health and Healing in A Changing World
Presented by Shirley Nordrum, Indigenous Ojibwe woman and natural resource professional Teddie M. Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, Clinical Professor, Director of Planetary Health, Coordinator Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Innovation and Leadership, University of Minnesota School of Nursing View Dr. Potter's presentation Kristi E. White, Ph.D., LP, ABPP, Clinical Health Psychologist, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota |
Environmental Justice & Health Breakout: Reduce Climate Impact and Improve Health: Lactation Impacts
Presented by Thia Bryan, MA, IBCLC (she/her/hers), Community Health & Well-being Partnership Manager, HealthPartners View "Reduce Climate Impact and Improve Health" presentation |
Environmental Justice & Health Breakout: The intersections of Indigenous Languages, Climate Change, and Health
Presented by Dr. Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH (she, her, hers), Assistant Professor, Department of Indigenous Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences View "Intersections of Indigenous Languages, Climate Change, and Health" presentation |
Health Equity Breakout: Disparities in the burden of breast cancer among Black vs. White women in Minnesota
Presented by Kenneth Adams, Ph.D., Epidemiology Principal, Minnesota Department of Health View "Disparities in the burden of breast cancer" presentation |
Workout Development Breakout: Brick by Brick: Enhancing Community Capacity to Provide Culturally Congruent Health Care and Other Services
Presented by Ursula Reynoso, she/her, MA, Aqui para Ti Clinic Supervisor, Whittier Clinic, Hennepin Healthcare; Kenzie Engel, she/they, Contract Plus Coordinator, Girls and Youth, YWCA Minneapolis; Ephraim Olani, he/him, Executive Director, Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Services in Minnesota |
Plenary: Stepping Forward Stronger and Closing
Presented by Jokho Farah, MBBS ; she/her/hers; Quality Improvement Healthcare Consultant MayKao Y. Hang, D.P.A., Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Founding Dean Morrison Family College of Health, University of St. Thomas |