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  • Friday, April 24, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Yoga for Public Health Professionals: Cultivate Well-being and Resilience
     CE: 1.00
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
    CE Information
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM PST
    SOPHE Past Presidents’ Breakfast (Invitation Only)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F1. Oral Session: Care Under Pressure: People, Policy, and Planetary Health
    Moderator: Alexis A. Blavos, PhD, MCHES (she/her/hers) – SUNY-Cortland
    Policy and Advocacy
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F2. Oral Session: Empowering Sexual Health Through Testing and Truth
    Moderator: J. Michael Wilkerson, PhD, MCHES (he/him/his) – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F3. Deep Dive: Harnessing the Power of ePortfolios for Professional Growth, Mentorship, and Workforce Development
    Moderator: Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES, CPH (he/him/his) – St. Louis County Department of Public Health
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F4. Oral Session: Shaping Change Through Storytelling
    Moderator: La Verne D. Partlow, MEd (she/her/hers) – Gaston County Public Health
    Health Communication
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F5. Oral Session: Strengthening Community and Rural Health Through Partnerships
    Moderator: Kendall Smith, CHES – The University of Alabama
    Program Planning and Evaluation
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PST
    F6. Oral Session: From Voice to Action: Youth-Led Mental Health Advocacy
    Moderator: Caitlyn L. Jasumback, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Utah Public Health Association
    Policy and Advocacy
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    G1. Learning Lab: Assessing and Addressing the Educational Needs of Illinois School Health Center Staff
    Moderator: Patsy Schneider-Ingram, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, ACSM-HFS – Southern Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, Southern California University of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, University of Hartford, Georgia Military College, Mitchell College
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    G2. Learning Lab: From Waco to West Africa: Case Studies of Academic-Practice Partnerships for Global Health Training
    Moderator: La Verne D. Partlow, MEd (she/her/hers) – Gaston County Public Health
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    G3. Learning Lab: Where you lead, I will follow: Prioritizing teen leadership to empower new public health leaders
    Moderator: David Brown, EdD, MLIS, MCHES – Network of The National Library of Medicine
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    G4. Learning Lab: TikTok Doc - Understanding How Undergraduate Public Health Students Perceive Health Communication
    Health Communication
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    G5. Learning Lab: Exploring the Integration of Tobacco Treatment into Peer Support Specialist Training for Substance Use Disorders
    Moderator: Kendall Smith, CHES – The University of Alabama
    Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PST
    Closing Plenary
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    SOPHE Give Back