The American Public Health Association (APHA) will be holding its 2020 Annual Meeting & Expo virtually on October 24-28, 2020. This event will bring public health professionals together to engage with scientific programming, network, and share best practices. This year’s meeting theme is "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence."

 

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be joining the conference to share resources and tools and invite public health professionals across the country to provide input to guide the future Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals. Mark your calendar to join PHF for the following activities:

 

 

 

Monday, October 26, 2020

Session 3069.0 – Training in Hurricane-Impacted Communities: Before, During, and After the Storm (10:30-11:30am MT)

Presenter: Kandra Strauss-Riggs, MPH, National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health

 

Session 3281.0 – Assessment and Planning for Cleaner Water (3-4:30pm MT)

Session 4008.0 – Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Improving to Support a High-Performing Workforce (8:30-10am MT)

Moderator: C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Chair, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice

Session 5104.0 – Partners for Public Health: Models of Academic Health Departments (12:30-12:45pm MT)

Presenter: Julia Flannery, Organizational Development Program Manager, Pima County Health Department (AZ)

 

Connect with PHF before, during, or after the event by emailing Kathleen Amos, sending us a tweet on Twitter, or posting a message to our Facebook page. We look forward to connecting with you for this year’s virtual APHA Annual Meeting.

 

Visit the APHA website to register for the APHA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Expo.