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2014 OPHA Annual Conference & Meeting

October 13th & 14th, 2014
Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR

 

Download the OPHA 2014 Complete DRAFT Program here.
Presenter DRAFT Abstracts can be viewed here.

 

Schedule at a Glance:

Monday, October 13, 2014

8:00 – 9:00       Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30       Welcome and Opening Remarks

Brian Johnson, MPH, CPHM
President – Oregon Public Health Association

9:30 – 10:30     Keynote Address: What We Can Learn To Do To Eliminate Disparities in Healthcare 

Margarita Alegria, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research
Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School
Professor, Harvard Medical School

Introduction: Frances Lynch, PhD
Senior Investigator
Center for Health Research
Kaiser Permanente Northwest/Hawaii

10:30 – 10:45   BREAK

10:45 – 12:00   Concurrent Sessions #1 (7 Sessions)

12:00 – 1:15    Student Lunch with APHA President, Joyce R. Gaufin
                       Sponsored by OSU College of Public Health & Human Sciences

      Luncheon and Networking 

(A) Chiropractic Section Meeting
(B) Disabilities Section Meeting
(C) Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section Meeting
(D) Health Education and Promotion Section Meeting 
(E) Nursing Section Meeting
(F) Adolescent Health Section Meeting
(G) Medical Providers for the Underserved Section Meeting
(H) Healthy Environment Section Meeting

1:15 - 2:30      Concurrent Sessions #2 (7 Sessions)

2:30 – 2:45      BREAK

2:45 – 4:00      Concurrent Sessions #3 (7 Sessions)

***OPHA Board Meeting 

4:00 – 6:00      BREAK/NETWORKING Hors d’oeuvres

4:00 – 6:00      OPHA Poster Session  

4:30 – 6:00      CLHO Poster Session

5:00 – 6:30      Essential Skills for Collaborative Leadership Workshop

Joyce R. Gaufin, BS
President – American Public Health Association

 

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

7:30 – 8:00      Walk & Talk with APHA President, Joyce R. Gaufin

8:00 – 8:30      Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00      Welcome and Introductory Comments

Lila Wickham, RN, MS
President-Elect – Oregon Public Health Association

9:00 – 9:30      Brief Reports from OPHA Committees and Sections

Introductions: Lila Wickham

9:30 – 10:30     Keynote Address: People with Disabilities – An Unrecognized Disparity Population

Gloria Krahn, PhD, MPH
Director - External Relations
OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Introduction: Tammy Bray
Dean - College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University

10:30 - 10:45    BREAK

10:45 – 12:00   Concurrent Sessions #4 (6 Sessions)

12:00 – 1:30     OPHA Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon

1:30 – 1:45       BREAK

1:45 – 3:00       Concurrent Sessions #5 (5 Sessions)

3:00 – 3:15       BREAK

3:15 – 4:30       Closing Plenary: Oregon's Public Health Transformation: Findings from the
                        Future of Public Health Task Force 

Moderator: Lila Wickham, RN, MS
2014-2015 OPHA President

Panelists:

Tammy Baney
Deschutes County Commissioner

Charlie Fautin RN, MPH
Benton County Deputy Director/Public Health Administrator

Lillian Shirley, BSN, MPH, MPA
Oregon Public Health Division Director

 

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