Authors

Dianne McWethy, Division Director, Administration, DeKalb County Board of Health, President-Elect, Georgia Public Health Association and GPHA-APHA Affiliate
Regina Abbott, Georgia Public Health AssociationFollow
Christy Sims, Historian and Exhibits Chair, Georgia Public Health Association
Brian Morgan, Accountant, Northwest Public Health District 1-1 and Administration Section Track Co-Chair, Georgia Public Health Association
Nicholle Harrison, Training Coordinator, Northwest Public Health District 1-1 and Administration Section Track Co-Chair, Georgia Public Health Association
Angela Peden, Coordinator Office of Public Health Practice/Community Service, Georgia Southern University and Accreditation Section Track Chair, Georgia Public Health AssociationFollow
David Gowan, Director of Risk Management, Bibb County School District and Local Boards of Health Section Track Chair, Georgia Public Health Association

87th Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting & Conference Report

Abstract

The 87th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Public Health Association (GPHA) was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 22-23, 2016, with pre-conference (March 21st) and post-conference (March 23rd) Executive Board meetings. As Georgia’s leading forum for public health researchers, practitioners, and students, the annual meeting of the GPHA brings together participants from across the state to explore recent developments in the field and to exchange techniques, tools, and experiences. In recent years the venue for the GPHA annual conference has been Atlanta, with the 2017 GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference also scheduled to be held in Atlanta. Several new initiatives were highlighted as part of this year’s conference. These included three pre-conference workshops, expansion of academic sponsorships, an enhanced exhibit hall integrated with the poster sessions, silent auction, breaks and President’s Reception, an information booth, and an inaugural administration section track. The 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference added the Certified in Public Health (CPH) Continuing Education (CE) designation.

The theme for the conference was Understanding Public Health: Research, Evidence and Practice, which reflects the science of public health.

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Recommended Citation

McWethy, Dianne; Abbott, Regina; Sims, Christy; Morgan, Brian; Harrison, Nicholle; Peden, Angela; and Gowan, David (2016) "87th Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting & Conference Report," Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 6.
DOI: 10.21633/jgpha.6.206
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol6/iss1/6