Tuesday, September 19, 2023:

1:00 pm – 5 pm PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Missouri Enhancing School Health Services Through Training, Education, Assistance, Mentorship and Support (Missouri TEAMS)
Marjorie Cole, MSN, RN, FASHA, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Angie Bulmahn, MSN, RN, NCSN, School Nurse Specialist, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Renee Falkner, BSN, RN, School Nurse Supervision Specialist, Therapylog
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, School Health Program is pleased to partner with the Missouri Public Health Association to sponsor an immersive training for The Missouri Enhancing School Health Services through Training, Education, Assistance, Mentorship, and Support (Missouri TEAMS). This program helps school districts increase their capacity to enhance health services for students by taking a deep dive into district’s policy, procedures and infrastructure. Participating districts form a 5-member team consisting of a district health services representative (must be a registered nurse), public health department representative, a mental health professional (e.g., school counselor or social worker), a local healthcare provider or pediatrician, and a school administrator. Following the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) TEAMS model, the district teams are guided through a process to engage partners, assess their current health services, identify and prioritize gaps, develop and implement a strategic action plan to address those gaps, and evaluate the outcomes. (This session is open to the selected ten school districts in Cohort one and their local public health agency partners.)

Public Health Authority Training (Legal Technical Assistance)
Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence and Network for Public Health Law
With generous support from the Health Forward Foundation, MOCPHE is excited to partner with the Network for Public Health Law (NPHL). NPHL is prepared to offer legal technical assistance, not direct legal advice, in this training. MOCPHE and NPHL are proposing that this training take place in a pre-conference session, lasting approximately 3 hours. In advance of this training, MOCPHE and NPHL will work to solicit direct feedback on the types of questions and solicitations that could potentially be addressed in this training. Our goal is to tailor the material to the specific needs of the public health professionals engaging in this training.

5:00 pm  MPHA Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 20, 2023:

7:30 – 10:00 am  Exhibitor Set-up

7:30 am  Registration Opens

8:00 am  MPHA General Membership Meeting

10:00 – 11:30 am  WELCOME
Dan Luebbert, Deputy Director, Platte County Health Department, President, Missouri Public Health Association (MPHA); Michelle Morris, Administrator, Polk County Health Department, President, Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies (MoALPHA)

OPENING SESSION – Harnessing the Power of Public Health
Speaker: Paula Nickelson, Director, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Join Dr. Chris Chanyasulkit, President of the American Public Health Association, for her keynote address to the Missouri Public Health Association’s Annual Conference where she discusses APHA’s advocacy priorities to promote health and equity while also addressing systemic causes of the social determinants of health. Dr. Chanyasulkit will lay out her recommendations and strategies to harness the power of public health.

11:30 – 1:00 pm  Awards Luncheon

1:00 – 2:30 pm  BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS
Partnering for Infant Health
Jenna Streit, The Milk Bank; Melinda Ridenhour, Cole County Health Department
Medication Misuse and Disposal: A Rural Coalition’s Campaign for Community Change
Dr. Louise Bigley, Webster County Health Unit; Ashley Dedmon, MS.Ed, Webster County Health Unit
Trends in Trauma Incidence in St. Louis
Kailey Davis, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Stephen Roche, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Missouri Data Modernization, Security and Health Equity Initiatives
Zachary Kempf, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services-Data Modernization and Interoperability; Becca Mickels, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services-Data Modernization and Interoperability; Allie M. Bodin, MPH, CPH, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence; Shawn Ivy, Missouri Office of Administration-Information Technology
Multi-Sector Coordination: Public Health & Emergency Preparedness and Response
Sarah Crosley, Deputy Director, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence

2:30 – 3:00 pm  BREAK with EXHIBITORS

3:00 – 4:30 pm  BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS
Strategies for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
Jane McElroy, University of Missouri-Columbia; Kevin Everett, University of Missouri-Columbia
A Vision for a Healthier Missouri: The 2022 County-Level Study
Eduardo J. Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH, Health & Behavioral Risk Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia; Chester L. Schmaltz, PhD, Health & Behavioral Risk Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jeannette Jackson-Thompson, MSPH, PhD, Health & Behavioral Risk Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia; Venkata Garikapati, PhD, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Anthony Belenchia, PhD, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Rising Together: Detoxifying the Developmental Soil for Healthy Families, Thriving Youth, and Stronger Communities
Bradd L. Anderson Ed.D., Director, ParentLink, MU College of Education and Human Development, University of Missouri-Columbia
Marijuana, Psychosis and Early Intervention combines with Missouri’s Drug Overdose and Violent Death Surveillance Programs
Glen Moore, Center for Education Safety, Missouri School Boards’ Association; Cassady Palmer, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Leighanna Bennett, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Mobilizing Community Partnerships in Rural Communities to Improve Health Outcomes combines with The State of Pediatric Emergency Care in Rural Missouri
Leah Moser, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence; Jayne White, Andrew County Health Department; Andrew Hoffman, Andrew County Health Department; Danielle M. Lee, Missouri Emergency Medical Services for Children; Liz Kendrick, Missouri Emergency Medical Services for Children

4:30 pm  Student Poster Competition Viewing
4:30 pm MOALPHA Board Meeting
4:30 pm Section for Public Health Nurses Meeting
5:00 pm – 9 pm Shakespeare’s Pizza West (3304 W Broadway Business Park Ct) All are welcome – free pizza provided!
6:00 pm MICH Board Meeting

Thursday, September 21, 2023:

7:30 am  Registration Opens

7:30 – 8:30 am  Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:30 – 8:30 am MOALPHA General Membership Meeting

8:30 – 9:30 am  GENERAL SESSION
Operationalizing Missouri’s Foundational Public Health Services Model
Speakers: Jaci McReynolds, Project Manager, #HealthierMO
Missouri has a wealth of public health resources, and the Missouri Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) model offers a framework upon which all partners in the broad public health system can align their work, promoting a more collective approach to transforming public health in Missouri. Already local public health agencies have begun operationalizing the FPHS model to infuse health equity and build capacity in the cross-cutting capabilities and areas of expertise identified in the model. This iterative work offers the opportunity for all of us to learn and grow together. In this session, speakers will share insights from work in progress, identify challenges, highlight gaps, and uncover areas for future collaboration.

9:30 – 10:30 am BREAK with EXHIBITORS
Building a Health Equity Program in Local Public Health: Where Do We Start and Considerations for Implementation
Lewis Smith, Program Manager of Health Equity, Clay County Public Health Center; Ashley Wegner, MPH, CIC, Section Chief, Clay County Public Health Center; Nicole DeBrincat, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Clay County Public Health Center
Filling the Gaps in the Missouri Public Health Workforce to Meet Today’s Emerging Needs with Health Education Specialists
Michele E. Bildner, DrPH(c), MPH, MCHES, Executive Director, SOPHE Midwest; Jeni Starr, MEd, MCHES, Health & Wellness Specialist, Kansas City Public Library
Missouri Telehealth Network: Connecting Communities, Sharing Knowledge, Saving Lives
Dr. Karen Edison, Senior Medical Director, Center for Health Policy, Missouri Telehealth Network/Show-Me ECHO
Introducing a Statewide Public Health Internship Program
Robert Niezgoda, MPH, PhD (ABD), Missouri State University
Stigma, Mental Health, and Substance Use: It Matters How We Talk About It
Nicole A. Doyle, PhD, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy

10:30 – 11:00 am  BREAK with EXHIBITORS

11:00 – 12:00 noon  BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS
Operationalization of Performance Management Leads to Quality Improvement
Lewis Smith, Program Manager of Health Equity, Clay County Public Health Center; Ashley Wegner, MPH, CIC, Section Chief, Clay County Public Health Center; Nicole DeBrincat, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Clay County Public Health Center
Community Action Poverty Simulation: Missouri’s Tool to Experience the Impact of Poverty
Megan Bania, LCSW, Executive Director, Missouri Community Action Network
Dental Programs At-A-Glance
Karmen Vaughn, RDH, BSDH, Clay County Public Health Center; Mikayla Cox, RDH, BSHS, Clay County Public Health Center
Prevalence and Beliefs Associated with Vaccine Hesitancy Among Muslim-Americans
Marina Ali, Kansas City University
COVID-19: The Silver Lining; How We Leveraged Funding to Address the School Health Workforce in Your Communities
Marjorie Cole, MSN, RN, FASHA, School Nurse Consultant, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Ben Pringer, School Health Program Specialist, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services; Angie Bulmahn, MSN, RN, NCSN, School Nurse Specialist, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services 

12:00 – 12:30 pm  Luncheon

12:30 pm  CLOSING SESSION
From Money to Funny, Three Customer Service Principles Learned on My Journey From Accounting to Comedy
Kent A. Rader, Kent Rader Speaks 
From Money to Funny, Three Customer Service Principles Learned on my Journey from Accounting to Comedy to help you develop loyal customers, more profits, and less employee turnover. This keynote offers owners and managers three principles that can be implemented immediately to improve your bottom line. My unique experience as first a hospital CFO and CPA and now a professional speaker affords an entertaining and informative program filled with practical suggestions that can help organizations. Participants will learn the importance of educating and empowering employees, developing happier employees because employee relations mirror customer relations, listening to our customer’s complaints to continuously improve our products and service, and, as always, stories guaranteed to make your audience laugh.