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  • Friday, April 18, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST
    Yoga for Public Health Professionals: Cultivate Well-being and Resilience
    Presenter: Nancy G. Bernal, MPH, CHES (she/her/hers) – Education, Training, Research
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G1: We Deserve Clean Air: CBPAR & social media to advance health equity for low-income residents
    Moderator: Susan Muchai, MSN/MBA (she/her/hers) – Penn Medicine and Christiana Care
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G2. Deep Dive: Riding the AI Wave: Using AI to Teach Advocacy
    Moderator: Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES® – Butler University
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G3. Roundtable: Navigating Political Currents: Strategies for Teaching Future Public Health Professionals in Red States
    Moderator: Sarah Pember, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G4. Oral Session: Advancing Health Equity and Well-Being: AI in Health Literacy, Language Access, and College Student Perspectives
    Moderator: Adriana Jovanov, MPH (she/her/hers) – OneLegacy
    Technology and Communications
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G5. Oral Session: Innovative Health Education: Web-Based Curricula, Technology in Sexual Health, and Building Accessible Systems
    Moderator: Rhonda Rahn, PhD, CHES – Texas A&M University
    Technology and Communications
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PST
    G6. Learning Lab: Engaging Children in Health: Creative Education, Family Engagement, and Prevention Strategies
    Moderator: Mauricia Lewis
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H1. Deep Dive: Developing Tomorrow’s Public Health Advocates: Design and Evaluation of an Advocacy-Focused Undergraduate Immersive Course
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H2. Deep Dive: Catch the Wave: Learning Agility for Leader Development During Changing Tides
    Moderator: Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H3. Oral Session: Mobilizing Communities for Health Equity: Strategies, Partnerships, and the Role of Community Health Workers
    Moderator: Elaine R. Hicks, MS/LIS, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – George Mason University
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H4. Oral Session: Addressing Food Insecurity: Interventions, Retailer Impact, and Assessing Community Food Environments
    Moderator: La Verne D. Partlow, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – Gaston County Public Health
    Social Justice and Health Equity
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PST
    H5. Learning Lab: Engaging Students and Children in Wellness: Evaluating On-Campus Resources and Strategies
    Moderator: Adriana Jovanov, MPH (she/her/hers) – OneLegacy
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Closing Plenary
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST
    SOPHE Gives Back: Fighting Hunger One Box at a Time
    Moderator: Gaby Gregg, MPH, CHES®, NBC-HWC (she/her/hers) – Community Action Partnership of Orange County
    Social Justice and Health Equity