The 8th annual State of the Public’s Health (SOPH) conference was held Thursday, October 22, 2019 and featured presentations from top national, regional, and state public health leaders.
Featured Keynote Speakers
- Marcus Plescia, Chief Medical Officer of the ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) – “Science and Public Health”
- Leslie Kantor, Chair of Urban-Global Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health – “The State of Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy and Rights In the United States: Implications for Public Health”
- Karen Holbrook, Regional Chancellor, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee – “HealthTech: New Age Technology in Public Health and Medicine”
Conference Briefs
- How working with community volunteers can bridge gaps in health care access (By Crysta Jones)
- When loss negatively affects an individual’s health, bereavement training can offer solutions (By Devon Zwald)
- Designing for better health outcomes in rural communities (By Amber Perry)
- Health misinformation confuses communities, persists in memory (By Lexie Little)
- Improving family’s public health by making education a focal point (By Victoria Powell)
- Resilient Georgia links public and private organizations to bolster fight against child trauma (By Michael Nelson)
