Agenda
(Subject to change)
06.24.25: Check out the latest updates! More details coming soon.
Monday, July 28, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Innovations in audience segmentation, mapping, and analysis | Exploring responsible and strategic use of artificial intelligence | A focused look at digital and mobile health campaigns abroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | The rapid transformation of digital media has revolutionized the way people access and engage with health information. From visual storytelling to generative AI, Dr. Garth Graham, Head of YouTube Health, will highlight the opportunities and responsibilities that come with leveraging these tools. Attendees will gain insight into emerging trends, successful partnerships, and how digital media can be used to create meaningful public health impact. Key Focus Areas
Ultimately, this address is a call to action: to embrace new tools and formats, commit to cross-sector collaboration, and reimagine public health communication with creativity, caution, and care. The future is digital—and together, we can shape it for good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Creative strategies that make the most of every dollar | Culturally rooted campaigns for women and children | Engaging underserved communities in cancer screening campaigns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Poster and podcast presentations - more information coming soon! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | In this timely and candid fireside chat, public health professionals will explore the real-world challenges of vaccine communication in today’s complex media and trust landscape. As vaccine conversations become increasingly difficult in some communities, this session offers a space for open dialogue, grounded solutions, and renewed motivation to keep showing up with accurate information—especially when the work is increasingly challenging. Panelists will share frontline experiences and research insights on how to navigate vaccine hesitancy, build trust through community relationships, and keep conversations productive on platforms flooded with misinformation. Highlights include new public polling data on childhood vaccine attitudes, examples of successful collaborations with community-based organizations during the COVID-19 response, and emerging solutions on ways to help people access trustworthy information and engage in productive online conversations. Whether you’re a communicator, a clinician, a scientist, or a community leader, this session will offer strategies to stay engaged, support informed decisions, and keep the public conversation grounded in facts and empathy—even when the going gets tough. | Today’s public health workforce is navigating intense pressure—from chronic underfunding and political polarization to workforce shortages and the emotional toll of responding to overlapping crises. In this environment, stress isn’t just a personal issue—it’s a structural one. This session creates space for public health professionals to acknowledge these realities while building practical, evidence-based strategies to manage stress, foster resilience, and protect their well-being. Through guided exercises, peer connection, and expert insights, participants will explore tools rooted in positive psychology, mindfulness, and dimensions of wellbeing. You'll leave with a personalized stress management plan and resources you can apply immediately—because sustaining your own well-being is foundational to sustaining the mission of public health. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Models and tools to strengthen understanding, engagement, and transparency | Innovative communications tackling opioids, tobacco, and youth risk | Addressing misinformation, fraud, and communication around uncertainty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Poster and podcast presentations - more information coming soon! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Overview Key Focus Areas
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | In a time of rapid change and uncertainty, career development in public health requires flexibility, intentionality, and new strategies. This session is designed to help professionals navigate their next steps with confidence. Whether you're facing burnout, exploring new sectors, or seeking growth in your current role, you’ll learn how to assess your skills, clarify your goals, and position yourself for meaningful opportunities. We’ll explore pathways across and beyond traditional public health roles, from government and academia to consulting, philanthropy, and tech. Participants will have the chance to enhance career planning with expert guidance regarding searching, tailoring resumes, and more! Come ready to reflect, plan, and take actionable steps toward the next phase of your public health career. Note: This workshop has limited capacity and requires pre-registration. Participants will have the option to schedule one-on-one follow-up coaching sessions tailored to their goals. Details coming soon. | In an era where misinformation lingers and outdated narratives still influence patient decisions, how can we as health communicators lead with clarity, compassion, and cultural understanding? Join us for this dynamic, hands-on workshop designed to help providers, public health leaders, and clinical teams tackle some of the toughest trust issues in health care today. Using the long-debunked autism-measles vaccine myth as a case study, we’ll explore how historical harms, media narratives, and lived community experience continue to shape public perception—and what we can do about it. Why You Should Attend: What You'll Take Home:
Whether you’re on the frontlines or shaping strategy behind the scenes, this workshop is your launchpad to more meaningful, effective conversations with patients and communities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Reaching and resonating with diverse communities | How digital spaces shape conversations on mental health | Youth-led or youth-informed public health strategies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Developing a Communications Campaign to Increase Mpox Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake in New Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Using CRM, partnerships, and empathy to build public health momentum | Multi-channel strategies for different populations | Narrative power and emotional resonance in public health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Now more than ever, the importance of public health should be communicated effectively to inform the public of its value and far-reaching impact. Join this dynamic panel discussion as it delves into creative and transformative approaches for spreading the public health narrative. Designed to spark innovative thinking, the session encourages participants to use storytelling and inventive communication techniques to reveal how science, research, and data work together to improve health and save lives. Key Focus Areas
This session reinforces the importance of concise, compelling narratives and strategic initiatives in effectively conveying the profound value of public health. |