Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, October 19

12 – 6 pmRegistration Open
1 – 1:15 pmAdvocacy Summit Welcome 
Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD SOPHE President
Meghan E. Burroughs,, PhD, MA, MCHES® SOPHE Board of Trustees
1:15 – 2:15 pmOpening Keynote/Plenary I: Health & Democracy: We Must Vote
Gnora Mahs, DrPH, MPH, Healthy Democracy Healthy People
Moderator: Jodi Brookins-Fisher 
2:15 – 2:30 pmBreak
2:30 pmModerator: Carol Cox 
Concurrent Session A1: (Oral Session) Mobilizing Future Leaders: Strategies for Engaging Public Health Students in Advocacy
Learning from Failure: How to Best Plan and Recruit for Student State Advocacy Anders Cedergren, PhD, CHES®

Building a Health Equity Research Program: Guiding Lessons and Principles
Deana Williams, PhD, MPH

Engaging Public Health Students in Advocacy at the State-level
Andrea L Kalfoglou, PhD
2:30 pmModerator: Jennifer Evans 
Concurrent Session A2: (Oral Session) Transformative Approaches to Public Health Challenges: From Fentanyl Overdose to Tobacco Control and Systems of Care
Fentanyl Overdose Harm Reduction Intervention: A Quasi-experimental Study among High School Students in Southern California
Neeraj Wadhwa, MPH, MBA, DrPH(c)

Co-Navigating Systems of Care with Pregnant/Parenting Women in SUD Recovery: Case Studies in Advocacy, Nicki Cochran

Advocacy into Action: Changing the Local and State Landscape on Commercial Tobacco Control, Molly Schmidtke, MPH, CHES
2:30 pmModerator: Patrick R. Stieg 
Concurrent Session A3: (Skill-building Workshop) Empowering Communities: Culturally Relevant Services, Environmental Justice, and Poverty Response Strategies
Community Health Workers (CHWs) & Older Latino Adults: Program Impact of Culturally Relevant Services in Migrant Communities in Texas, Flor Robertson, MS

Training Promotoras as Environmental Justice and Women’s Health Advocates Julie Friedman, MPH, CHES and Ashley Aguayo
2:30 pmModerator: Brittney Chang 
Concurrent Session A4: (Oral Session) Advancing Reproductive Health in Unique Settings: From Correctional Facilities to College Campuses
Menstrual Health Education among College Students: A Necessary Topic to Advocate, Rhonda Rahn, PhD, MS, CHES®, Aashna Vajramani, and Ramya Bathala 

Advancing Reproductive Health in Correctional Facilities: Implementing HB 2535 through Community-Engaged Research, Alissa Leavitt, CHES®
3:30 pmPoster Sessions
P-01. College Students as Youth Advocates for a Community Coalition
Brooke Wagner and Kayla Schilly

P-03. Social Media Communication Campaign: Encouraging LGBTQ+ College Students in Alabama to Participate in Research Tracking Impacts of Anti-DEI Legislation, Jane Murphy

P-04. Addressing Campus Food Insecurity at Maryland’s Public 2- and 4-year Colleges, Maya Hunn

P-05. Student Advocacy Improves Road Safety for University Town
Sarah Renee Thompson

P-07. General Education as a Conduit for Health Advocacy Skill Development Kathleen Allison, PhD, MPH, MCHES®and Katherine Fiegel, RN, RD, MPH, PhD

P-08. Don’t Rock the Boat: Political Participation in Asian American Neighborhoods
Shaina Marie Sta. Cruz, MSPH, Ph.D(c) and R. David Rebanal, DrPH

P-09. Call for Reform: Distribution of Healthcare in Puerto Rico
Darya Sulkouskaya

P-10. Exploring Gestational Diabetes Care in South Asian Populations
Samantha Singh

P-11. Voting Participation in Local Elections, Diabetes, and Mobility Difficulties: Results from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey 
Heather McClintock 

P-13. USF COPH Activist Lab Bootcamp: Focusing on Equity to Prevent Suicide Manisha Katwal, Kylea Vallee, Gabriella Hinks, and Hannah Harburg

P-14. Artificial Intelligence Powered Transformation: Tampere University’s Journey Towards Sustainable Development Goal 3 in Public Health Education
Saeed Ahmad, MBBS, MSPH, MPM
4:30 pmPlenary II: Congressional Investments in America’s Health
Dara Lieberman, MPP, Trust for America’s Health
Moderator: Alexis Blavos 
6 pmEnd of Day 1

Sunday, October 20

7:30 am Breakfast 
7:30 am – 6 pmRegistration Open
8 – 8:15 amWelcome – Day 2 Overview
William Datema, DrPH, MS, MCHES®, SOPHE CEO
Patrick R. Stieg, MA, CHES®, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair
8:15 – 9:15 amPlenary III: Utilizing the Power of AI to Advocate for Equity Where You Live, Work, and Play
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®, Butler University 
Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES®, FESG, Central Michigan University 
Alexis (Lexi) A. Blavos, PhD, MCHES®, SUNY Cortland 
Moderator: Jennifer Evans 
9:15 amBreak 
9:30 amModerator: Jodi Brookins-Fisher  
Concurrent Session B1: (Skill-building Workshop) Calling all Faculty: Moving towards Consensus on a New Public Health Advocacy 2.0 Instructional Model
Charting the Course: Moving towards Consensus on a New Public Health Advocacy 2.0 Instructional Model Meghan Ames, MSPH, RDN, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Glenn Schneider, MPH, Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force
9:30 amModerator: Jennifer Evans  
Concurrent Session B2: (Oral Session) Harnessing AI for Equity: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Advocacy and Public Health Education

Artificial Intelligence on CLAS Standards in Public Health Curricula
Aryan Kapadia Cindy Hou, DO, MA, MBA, CIC, FACOI, FACP, FIDSA, FAPIC
9:30 amModerator: Brittney Chang  
Concurrent Session B3: (Skill-building Workshop) Strategic Advocacy: Policy Assessment, Community Mapping, and Action for Equity in Public Health
Assessing and Prioritizing Policy Options at the Community Level
Carol Cox, PhD, MCHES®, Sarah Freker, and Hailey Jones

Mapping Systems & Strategies for Advocacy & Equity in Community-Based Suicide Prevention, Kelli R Agrawal, MPH
9:30 amModerator: Kendall Smith 
Concurrent Session B4: (Skill-building Workshop) Leveraging Media and Social Platforms: Strategies for Effective Health Advocacy and Combating Misinformation
Don’t Bury the Lede! Using Media Advocacy to Advance Our Goals
Jamie Klufts, MPH

Using Social Media and Personal Stories in Health Advocacy
Rolena Stephenson, Hannah Branch, and Libby Washburn

Use of Internet and Social Media for Health Information and Attitudes towards Misleading Information on Social Media: Analysis of HINTS 2022 
Athar Memon, MBBS, MS 
10:25 – 10:30 amBreak 
10:30 amModerator: Kimberly Price  
Concurrent Session C1: (Skill-building Workshop) Driving Change Through Collaboration: Effective Partnerships and Interfaith Advocacy for Health Equity
Partnerships, Coalitions, Work Groups: How Do They Get the Work Done?
Sara T. Pappa, PhD, MCHES® and Diana Karczmarczyk, PhD, MPH, MCHES®

Faithful Advocacy: Championing Interfaith Collaboration for Increased Health Equity, Melissa June Haithcox-Dennis, PhD, MCHES®
10:30 amModerator: Rhonda Rahn 
Concurrent Session C2: (Skill-building Workshop) Empowering Youth Advocacy: Engaging Trends, Mobilization Strategies, and Educational Design
What’s a Boomer? Staying Up to Date with Current Youth Trends to Encourage Authentic Youth Engagement in Advocacy, Hannah Brown and Griffin Nemeth

We Are The Champions! Advancing Health Equity through Youth Advocacy and Grassroots Mobilization, Abeni El-Amin, PhD, EdD, CCHW

Empowering Tomorrow’s Advocates: Designing a College Advocacy Course, Megan Williams, PhD, CHES®, Elisa Beth McNeill, PhD, CHES® and Sara Fehr
10:30 amModerator: Alexis Blavos  
Concurrent Session C3: (Oral Session) Advancing Equity through Historical Insight and Targeted Prevention Strategies
Reclaiming Black Agency: Leveraging Historical Knowledge for Equitable Vaccine Advocacy, Henneh Kwaku Kyereh, MFA, MA, CHES®

Enhancing Equity in Skin Cancer Prevention Efforts, Kendall Smith, Chloe Murray and Taylor Zingg, PhD
11:25 -11:30 amBreak 
11:30 am – 12:15 pmNetworking Lunch
12:15 – 1:25 pmPlenary IV: The Future of the Public Health Workforce Has Arrived
Lindsey Myers, MPH, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) 
Sarah Ravenhall, MHA, CHES® New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO)
Marcus Cheatham, PhD Ingham County Health Department
Tameir Holder, MPH, Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN), and board member at National Alliance of Public Health Students and Alums (NAPHSA) 
Moderator: Heidi Hancher-Rauch 
1:25 – 1:30 pmBreak 
1:30 – 2:30 pmModerator: Kimberly Price 
Concurrent Session D1: (Skill-building Workshop) Master Your Monday: Prepare for Effective Conversations with Legislators and/or their Staff 
Anders Cedergren, PhD, CHES® and Brittney Chang 
1:30 – 3 pmConcurrent Session D2: (Skill-building Workshop) 
Messaging to Policymakers in the Current Congressional Climate (Advanced-level session) 

Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, de Beaumont Foundation
Moderator: Carol Cox 
3:25 – 3:30 pmBreak 
3:30 –
4 pm
Hill Visit Schedule
Christopher Kush
, CEO, and Luke Gliner, Soapbox Consulting
2:45 – 4:30 pmHill Visit Planning (Convene with state delegates)
Patrick R. Stieg, MA, CHES®, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
5:30 pmWrap-Up and Closing
Patrick R. Stieg, MA, CHES®, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
6 pm End of Day 2

Monday, October 21

7:30 amGrab and Go Breakfast 
8 – 9 amAdvocacy Kick-Off and Walk to Capitol 
9 am – 5 pmHill Visits 

*Times are tentative. Schedule subject to change.

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