Schedule At-a-Glance (tentative)

2026 Conference Program (coming September)

Wednesday, October 7 – Opening Plenary

  • Stronger Together, Kat Vellos, Author of We Should Get Together

Friday, October 9 – Closing Plenary

  • Connected, Supported, Heard: Youth Voices on Mental Health and Wellbeing, Youth Leaders, Never a Bother Campaign, California Department of Public Health

Breakout Session #1 – Wednesday, October 7

  • Kratom Education and Survey of Retailers
  • Community as the Center: Elevating the Community Perspective as a Driver in CHA/CHIP
  • Strategic Fiscal Planning: A Structured Approach to Spending Down Grant Funding
  • Capital Food Access Alliance: A Collaborative Model for SB 1383 Success

Breakout Session #2 – Wednesday, October 7

Breakout Session #3 – Thursday, October 8

  • Naloxone Within Reach: Community-Wide Opioid Safety Program
  • Statewide Shared Vision and Action Plan for Climate Change and Health: Input Session for State and LHJ Action Steps
  • Routine Opt-Out Testing: FOCUSing on a Shared Vision to Reduce HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis C
  • DC Decoded: What the Federal Budget & Midterms Mean for Public Health 

Breakout Session #4 – Thursday, October 8

  • Blunting the Impact: Partnership with CBOs to Increase Redetermination Rate
  • From Assessment to Action: Building Community Partnerships to Improve Rural Health
  • From Crisis Coordination to Community Infrastructure: Building Sustainable Public Information Networks
  • 16 Million Pounds of Lithium and a Sea of Mud: Environmental Health Leadership During Complex Emergencies

Sponsor Sessions – Wednesday, October 7

Sponsor Sessions – Thursday, October 8