Washington, DC, July 19, 2022 — Local health department leaders, public health partners, and invited guests will convene at the 2022 NACCHO360 Annual Conference, the largest gathering of local health officials and health department staff in the United States, July 19-21 in Atlanta, Georgia. NACCHO, the voice of the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, is the only national organization that holds meetings to address needs specific to local health departments.
For more information, or to set up an interview with a speaker, please contact NACCHO’s Lead, Media and Public Relations, Theresa Spinner at (202) 235-4487 or [email protected].
LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS:
NACCHO360 registrants will be able to access the conference platform by first creating a MyNACCHO account and then logging into the conference website.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Tuesday, July 19; 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Livestream: Looking to the Future: Reshaping the Public Health System
Moderator:
Judith Monroe, MD, President, and CEO of the CDC Foundation
Speakers:
Melissa Lyon, MPH, PA Public Health Director, Delaware County
Anand Parekh, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, OH
This session will introduce the conference theme by articulating what an integrated, adequately resourced, and equitable public health system could look like. Multiple stakeholders, including national experts and local public health leaders, will share perspectives for a national vision for reform.
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Wednesday, July 20; 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location: Centennial Ballroom 2-4
Livestream: Data: Trusted, Accessible, and Actionable
Moderator:
Jennifer E. Layden, MD, PhD, Associate Deputy Director, Public Health Science and Surveillance at CDC
Speakers:
Chris Alibrandi O’Connor, JD, Deputy Director, Mid-States Region Office, The Network for Public Health Law
Philip Huang, MD, MPH, Director, Dallas Health and Human Services
Todd Davies, PhD, Marshall University
To promote and support a healthy nation, public health needs a complete picture of both the person and their community. Advances in technology are now making it possible to link health information across public and private systems to gather this information. Trust in these systems and integrity of the data within them is critical to improving public health. This session will discuss how data can be used to improve public health and the ways to instill trust in data.
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Thursday, July; 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Livestream - Livestream: Coping, Recovering, and Building Strength: Addressing the Mental Wellbeing of the Public Health Workforce During COVID-19
Speakers:
Anthony Chen, MD, Tacoma-Pierce County Department of Health, WA
Trey Doty, M.Div., ACC, President, Responder Life
Justine Ginsburg, BSN, RN, Farmington Valley Health Department, CT
Elizabeth (Liza) Guroff, MA, LCMFT, Executive Director, Maryland Behavioral Health Association
The COVID-19 has severely impacted the mental wellbeing of the public health workforce. A CDC survey of governmental public health workers conducted between March and April 2021 found that 53% of respondents reported an adverse mental health condition—such as depression, anxiety, and suicide—in the two weeks prior to taking the survey. Similarly, the Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey, fielded by the deBeaumont Foundation between September 2021 and January 2022, found that over 50% of respondents reported at least one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder. This plenary will explore the impact COIVD-19 had on the public health workforce mental wellbeing and discuss strategies for coping, recovering, and building strength within the workforce as we move forward.
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TOWN HALLS
Tuesday, July 19; 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Livestream - Reflections: Health Equity and Social Justice Town Hall
Chair:
Hassanatu Blake, MPH, MBA, Director, Health Equity and Social Justice, NACCHO
Moderator:
Lauren Powell, MA, PhD, President and CEO, The Equitist
Speakers:
Ramona Poblete, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO
Nafissa Egbuonye, PhD, MPH, Public Health Director Public Health, Black Hawk County Health Department
Olusimbo K. Ige, MD, MPH, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Department of Health
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Wednesday, July 20; 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Livestream - Reflections: Health Equity and Social Justice Town Hall Workshop
Chair:
Hassanatu Blake, MPH, MBA, Director, Health Equity and Social Justice, NACCHO
Speakers:
Jasmine Akuffo, MPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO
Brianna Aldridge, BS, MPH, Health Equity and Social Justice Program Analyst, NACCHO
Ramona Poblete, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO
Glenda Young-Marquez, MPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO
Lauren Powell, MA, PhD, President and CEO, The Equitist
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Wednesday, July 20; 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Livestream - Rural Health Townhall
Chairs:
Ashley Edmiston, MPH, Director, Workforce Development, NACCHO
Daniel Pagan, MA, MPH, Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist, NACCHO
Moderator:
Carol M. Moehrle, BSN, District Director, Public Health - Idaho North Central District
Speakers:
Michael Meit, MA, MPH, Associate Professor and Director of Research and Programs, Center for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research
Sarah Ravenhall, MHA, CHES, MHA, CHES, Executive Director, New York State Association of County Health Officials
Katie Plumb, MA, Director, Crook County Health Department
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Livestream Sharing Sessions
Tuesday, July 19; 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Livestream - Addressing Stress, Burnout, and Retention - Strategies to Improve Employee Engagement and Wellness
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Tuesday, July 19; 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Livestream - Identifying and Eliminating Structural Racism Within Organizations to Achieve Health Equity
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Tuesday, July 19; 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Livestream - Demonstrating Climate Action at the Local Level
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Wednesday, July 20; 9:45 AM – 10:45
Livestream - Strategic Planning for Health Equity in the 30 Most Populous US Cities
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Wednesday, July 20; 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Livestream - Community Health Service Programs for the Low-Income & Uninsured
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Wednesday, July 20; 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Livestream - Starting Conversations on COVID-19 Vaccines in Urban, Multicultural Communities
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Wednesday, July 20; 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Livestream - Empowering Public Health Professionals to Address Social Determinants of Health
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Wednesday, July 20; 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Livestream - Empowering African American Women to Improve Overall Wellness Through a Community Intervention
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Wednesday, July 20; 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Livestream - Local Perspectives on Resiliency in Climate and Health
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Thursday, July 21; 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Livestream - Lawyer Up to Level Up? Use and Value of Legal Counsel for Local Public Health Departments
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Thursday, July 21; 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Livestream - “Making It a Priority”: Practices Among Local Public Health Agencies to Support Evidence-Based Decision Making
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About NACCHO
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments. These city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal departments work every day to protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities. For more information about NACCHO, please visit www.naccho.org.
