It's Back!

 

The 2010 SD Public Health Conference sponsored by the South Dakota Public Health Association, is June 10-11 in Sioux Falls, at the Holiday Inn City Centre, downtown off of Phillips Avenue. The Association is excited to bring back the premier public health conference in South Dakota, encompassing educational sessions in many areas of public health and the "hot" topics of 2009.

Agenda:

 

Thursday, June 10
5:00-6:00 PM	Registration Opens  / Exhibits
6:00-7:00 PM	Social Hour / Exhibits
7:00-8:00 PM	Opening Session – APHA President ,“What was Hot for the Health Community and the Country in 2009 and What to Focus in 2010 and 2011.”
Friday, June 11
7:30-8:30 AM	Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits
8:30-8:45 AM	Welcome and Introductions
8:45-9:30 AM	General Session 1 – H1N1 and the Healthcare Worker
9:30-10:15 AM	General Session 2 – HP 2020 and Chronic Disease
10:15-10:45 AM	Break / Exhibits
10:45-11:30 AM	General Session 3 – Obesity in Childhood
11:30 AM-12:15 PM	General Session 4 – Health Information Technology Updates
12:15-1:45 PM	Lunch / Exhibits
1:45-2:30 PM	General Session 5 – Minority and Health Access
2:30-3:15 PM	General Session 6 – Refugee and Immigrant Health
3:15-3:30 PM	Break
3:30-4:15 PM	General Session 7 – Veteran’s Special Needs
4:15-5:15 PM	Closing Session – Health Reform: What it Means for States
5:15-5:30 PM	Closing Remarks

 

 

Main Conference Objectives for the 2010 SD PublicHealth Conference: 

1. Create a learning environment that is useful and instructive to an inter/multidisciplinary audience of health professionals.
2. Present conference participants with the opportunity to learn evidence based solutions to common rural and public health issues along with learning more about national health topics affecting South Dakota.
3. Provide conference participants with the opportunity to network with peers and colleagues while sharing experiences and information.
4. Cultivate an environment that is beneficial to cooperation between diverse organizations, public health disciplines and South Dakota communities.

 

Participant Registration Rates:

 
*Individual - $95
SDPHA member - $50
Students (SDPHA non-member) - $25

Students (SDPHA members) - FREE

Retired (SDPHA non-member) - $40

At the door or after cut off date of May 30 - $120

 
*Special rate: Everyone is welcome to attend the conference but if joining as a SDPHA member for $35, you can register at the member rate of $50 instead of $95.

Speakers:

Our keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Carmen Nevarez, she is the President for the American Public Health Association and will present on the current state of healthcare and future of public health.

Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH
President, APHA

Elected October 2008, Term Ending: November 2011