2023 KPHA Annual Conference
You will not want to miss this two day opportunity to hear from expert speakers as well as network with fellow public health professionals as we work together to enhance the public health infrastructure in our state.
Connect and Honor
Annual Membership Meeting and Awards
2023 Award Recipients
Samuel J. Crumbine Medal: Elaine Johannes, PhD
Dorothy Woodin Award: Elizabeth Parthemer, RN
Virginia Lockhart Health Education Award: Amy Drassen Ham, PhD, MPH
Special Service Award: Lisa Horn, BA, BSN, RN
Special Service Award: Elizabeth Burger, PhD, MBA, EMT
Corporate Public Health Service Award: Kansas Health Institute
Jane Addams Award: Juliane Walker, MSW
Public Health Policy Maker of the Year Award: Senator Pat Pettey
Public Health Policy Maker of the Year Award: Senator Kristen O’Shea
Emerging Leader Award: Devin Quinn
Emerging Leader Award: Taylor Carter, MPH
President’s Award
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Panel Discussion: Transforming the Kansas Public Health Workforce
Sonja Bachus, CEO at Community Care Network of Kansas
SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | KSU Alumni Center
-1pm-1:15pm – Opening Remarks
-1:15pm-2:15pm – KPHA Policy & Advocacy Toolkit
-2:30pm-3:30pm – Round Table Discussion
-3:30pm-4:15pm – KS Voter Network
-4:30pm-5:00pm – Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony
-5:00pm-7:00pm – Networking Reception
Thursday, September 21, 2023 | KSU Alumni Center
-9am-9:15am – Opening Remarks
-9:15am-10:15am – Keynote Panel Discussion: Transforming the Kansas Public Health Workforce
-10:15am-10:45am – Break Vendors
-10:45am-11:30 – Breakout #1
-11:30am-12:30pm – Lunch & Vendors
-12:30pm-1:15pm – Breakout #2
-1:15pm-2:00pm – Break & Vendors
-2:00pm-2:45pm – Breakout #3
-2:45pm-3:00pm – Break & Vendors
-3:00pm-4:00pm – Closing Keynote
-4:00pm Closing Remarks
Speakers & Breakout Sessions
Shelby Ostrom
Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
Kansas Health Institute
Lindsay Ford
The Voter Network
Keynote Panel
Transforming the Kansas Public Health Workforce
Rep. Christina Haswood and Rep. Bill Clifford, Ellyn Mulcahy, PhD, MPH, and Julie Gibbs
Moderator: Sonja Armbruster
Breakout Session #1
1. Rebuilding After the Storm: Crafting a Winning Strategy for Public Health Transformation – Kevin Kovach
2. Empowering Everyone to Advocate for Public Health – Healther Braum
3. Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE): Innovative approaches to achieve local health equity in Kansas with Community Health Workers (CHWs) –Sarah Finocchario-Kessler & Ton Miras Neira
Breakout Session #2
1. Lived Experience in Public Health: Examining Policy, Practices, and Programs –Seth Dewey
2. Holistic Care Coordination: Opportunities for Public Health Workforce to Improve Child and Maternal Health Outcomes – Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore
3. Rabies care in Kansas emergency departments in 2022: A descriptive analysis – Henri Menager
Breakout Session #3
1. Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education: Findings and School-Team Perspective – Eleanor Leavens
2. Optimizing Administrative Functions in Local Health Departments: Leveraging ChatGPT for Enhanced Efficiency and Innovation – Tatiana Lin
3. Suspenders4Hope Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program: Evidence-based Training & Tools for Multiple Target Populations with Intersectoral Collaborations – Jessica Provines
Closing Keynote
Sonja Bachus
Community Care Network of Kansas
Exhibitors
Past Conferences
2022 Annual Conference
2021 Virtual Conference
2020 Virtual Conference
Our Past Annual Membership Meeting was on November 19, 2020.
Learn More About KPHA
Promoting & Improving Population Health in Kansas
KPHA has been influencing policies and setting priorities in public health for Kansas since 1920.
Throughout our history, we have been at the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent disease and promote health.
The Kansas Public Health Association (KPHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the state, representing more than 250 members from over 20 occupations and organizations.
KPHA brings together researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers, and other health workers in a unique, multidisciplinary environment of professional exchange, study, and action.
KPHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, pollution control, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health.