"Achieving Health Equity in Minnesota": A roundtable discussion featuring guest speakers who bring different perspectives on how to achieve health equity in Minnesota, which has some of the worst race-based disparities in the country in health outcomes and access to healthcare.

Event Info

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Time: 7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Location: Kagin Commons - Alexander G. Hill Ballroom
            21 Snelling Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105

Invited participants:

• Rose Roach - National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer and Chair of Healthcare for All Minnesota
• Dr. J'Mag Karbeah - health services researcher on structural racism and maternal/child health issues at the University of Minnesota
• Dr. Maria Veronica Svetaz - director of Aqui Para Ti/Here for You clinic-based development program in South Minneapolis and Hennepin Healthcare
• Brian Rood - Health Equity specialist at Optum Healthcare / UnitedHealth Group
• Miranda Harris Martinez '18 - medical student, University of Minnesota
• Organizers: Dr. Eric Carter (Geography) and Dr. Vanessa Voller (International Studies)

This symposium is funded through a grant from the Macalester College's Racial Justice Project Fund.

To attend in person, please register by Sunday, September 24, 2023.

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Virtual Registration

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Contact: specialevents@macalester.edu
Audience: Alumni, Faculty, Parents and Families, Public, Staff, Students
Admission: no cost
Sponsors: Geography, International Studies, Special Events

Supporting Rural Community Health Workers

GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION

• Friday, September 29, 2023
• Early Bird Rate Deadline September 1: $75
• Regular Rate Starting September 2: $100
• 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify strategies for developing skills and improving the effectiveness of CHWs.
• Clarify CHW roles and build confidence around CHW work.
• Apply innovative models to improve community health and health equity.
• Network with Community Health professionals and colleagues to share knowledge and resources.

OPTIONAL CPR/AED, FIRST AID REFRESHER:

• Thursday, September 28, 2023
• 5:30-8:00 p.m.
• Hampton Inn & Suites, Mississippi Room
• Sign-up online with conference registration
• $21 paid directly to instructor cash or check

LOCATION:

• Hampton Inn & Suites – 1019 Paul Bunyan Drive South, Bemidji, MN 56601

LODGING:

Lodging is available at the Hampton Inn & Suites at a discounted rate (Thursday, September 28th only) for those attending the conference.  You must make your reservation by August 31, 2023 to get the discounted rate.  When making the reservation, let the front desk know you are requesting the room under “CHW / Northwest Tech” room block to get the discount.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

If you need an accommodation for this event, please contact the Accessibility Services Office at 218-755-3883. If an interpreter is needed, two weeks’ notice is requested.

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The annual Minnesota Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) health education summit gathers health education specialists, and public health professionals from around the state to exchange information and create a healthier Minnesota through effective public health education practice. The MN SOPHE planning committee is excited about our novel theme and lineup of engaging speakers for this year's health education summit; a wonderful opportunity to attend a virtual and affordable professional conference. Find out what is moving and shaking for health education in Minnesota!

When: October 19, 2023, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Clyde Iron Works, 2920 W Michigan St, Duluth, MN 55806

This Year's Topics:

Presenters will speak on topics of  nicotine and commercial tobacco dependence, youth digital wellbeing, mental health and policy, workplace wellbeing, a poster session, networking, and more! 

Conference Objectives:

Continuing Education Credits:

An application has been submitted to award Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) up to a total of 3.5 Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH). The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. has approved SOPHE and its chapters as designated multiple event providers of CECH in health education.

Questions? Contact President-Elect and HES Chair, Lindsay Nelson at lindsaymnelson1@gmail.com.

Register Here

Save the Date: 2024 ADA Symposium in Minneapolis

The Minnesota Conference on Problem Gambling will be held September 18, 2023 in Bloomington, MN. Details and registration are available here.

Southern Minnesota Active Transportation Summit

September 29-30, 2023

In-person & Virtual

Bicycling and walking are resurgent thanks in no small part to disruptions caused by the pandemic. In response, cities and towns quickly innovated to create new infrastructure. With more and better places to bike and walk, more people were drawn to the streets, sidewalks and trails. 

The first annual Southern Minnesota Active Transportation Summit will examine how to respond to this renewed demand, while looking forward to ensure that we don’t return to our sedentary ways.  Plan to participate to learn how to take advantage of the multiple resources available to improve the built environment and how to advocate effectively for change. Capacity is limited so register today to attend in-person or virtually.

Foundation for a Healthy North Dakota is hosting a free webinar on the MMR and Measles vaccines June 27th at 12:00pm CT. The event features Lynn Bahta R.N., MPH, CPH and Jane Griffith, MA, MPH from the Minnesota Department of Health. 

Register for the event here. 

If you haven’t yet, there is still time to register for the annual Strides for Stroke on Saturday May 20^th! Join survivors and community members in a walk to honor all Minnesotans who live with the effects of stroke. Details and registrations are linked here.

This event is run by the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance.

The Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) Board of Directors is very proud of a new report released by our affiliate titled, "Gun Violence in Arizona: Data to Inform Prevention Policies"

AzPHA identified firearm violence as a priority in our strategic planning process last year. AzPHA member (and former MN affiliate member!) Allan Williams, MPH, PhD helped mentor Julia Jackman, an MSc Candidate in Global Health Fulbright Study and Research to complete this comprehensive report.

While it paints a bleak picture (the lifetime risk of death by firearm is 1 in 81 Arizonans), this report will serve as an invaluable advocacy tool. And we hope can help serve other APHA affiliates and sections!  

• View full report
  
• View key findings