Annual Conference
October 25 - 27, 2023
Sea Crest Beach Hotel, 350 Quaker Rd, North Falmouth, MA
The MHOA Annual Conference is at capacity.
2023 Keynote Speaker
Lauren Smith, MD, MPH, is the chief health equity and strategy officer for the CDC Foundation, bringing more than 25 years working at the intersection of health care delivery and management, public policy and public health fields.
Smith joined the Foundation from FSG, a social impact consulting firm, where she served as co-CEO and led the firm’s U.S. health practice. In this role, she partnered with community, social sector, public sector, health care, public health and philanthropy leaders, including in place-based collaborations. She has also served as the medical director and interim commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the medical director of the pediatric inpatient service at Boston Medical Center, the senior strategic advisor for a national innovation and improvement network focused on reducing infant mortality, the national medical director of the Medical Legal Partnership for Children, as well as state and federal government roles in the Office of Inspector General for the US HHS and as a policy fellow for the Massachusetts Speaker of the House.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Smith.
Conference Highlights:
- Four Tracks: Public Health; Food Safety; Wastewater; How to... (Wednesday only); and Tobacco & Substance Use (Thursday only)
- See agenda below for program details.
- See agenda below for program details.
- What would you do? The Local Health Department Edition for Friday Action Training Day
- Learn from colleagues and subject matter experts as you tackle straight from reality scenarios – including the everyday with a twist, challenging situations no one else would believe, and everything in between.
- MA Alternative Septic System Test Center Tour on Friday morning
- Cocktail reception on Wednesday evening
- Wednesday Networking Dinner and Trivia with Stephanie Viva
- Thursday morning yoga
- Thursday Networking Dinner at Naukabout Brewery (Transportation will be provided.)
- Massage chairs on Thursday (Back by popular demand!)
Annual Conference will offer RS/REHS, CP-FS, CHO/CPH, SE/SI, RN CEUs.
RN and SE/SI CEUs pending at this time.
PHEP funding approval pending.
Registration
The MHOA Annual Conference is at capacity.
Conference Registration Fee Schedule |
Early BirdAugust 1 - September 15 |
After September 15 -$50 increase to all fees |
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Full Conference: Wednesday and Thursday full days All sessions and Friday morning's Action Training Day Lunch and Dinner on Wednesday and Thursday. Cocktail party and entertainment on Wednesday evening. Breakfast on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. |
Members: $600 Non-members: $670 Students/Retirees: $275 Non-member students/retirees: $310 |
Members: $650 Non-Members: $720 Students/Retirees: $325 Non-member students/retirees: $360 |
Wednesday only sessionsincludes lunch, but no breakfast or dinner |
Members: $225 Non Members: $285 Students/Retirees: $140 Non-member student/retirees: $175 |
Members: $275 Non-Members: $335 Students/Retirees: $190 Non-member student/retirees:$225 |
Thursday only sessionsincludes lunch, but no breakfast or dinner |
Members: $225 Non Members: $285 Students/Retirees: $140 Non-member student/retirees: $175 |
Members: $275 Non-Members: $335 Students/Retirees: $190 Non-member student/retirees:$225 |
Friday only session - No meals |
Members: $50.00 Non-member: $75.00 |
Members: $50.00 Non-member: $75.00 |
Wednesday dinner |
$75/person |
$85/person |
Thursday dinner
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$75/person |
$85/person |
Breakfast
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$30/person |
$35/person |
Sea Crest Beach Hotel
350 Quaker Rd, North Falmouth, MA 02556
Don't wait to make your hotel reservations!
All hotel reservations are to be made directly with the Sea Crest Beach Hotel. Rates are $169.00/night, excluding tax.
Book online: https://reservations.travelclick.com/113704?groupID=3497515 or call the hotel directly for reservations and be sure to mention the MHOA rate. 1-800-225-3110.
Agenda
Session titles in alphabetical order
- Accreditation panel with MDPH, PHAB, Local Public Health
- Better Beaver Management to Build Climate Resilience
- Cancer Screening and Cessation Services
- Decentralized Water Workforce: The Challenges and Needs
- FDA Retail Food Standards: The Basics
- FDA Retail Food Standards: Applying to Practice
- Food Inspection Basics
- Food waste and reusable containers
- Hot Topics in Public Health
- How to form a volunteer group to support public health
- How to navigate competing viewpoints
- Hunger Relief Organizations Collaboration
- Introduction to Pumps in Septic Systems
- Loneliness: How the COVID pandemic exacerbated this public health issue and what you can do in your community
- MA Alternative Septic System Test Center Tour on Friday morning
- Opioid Abatement Settlement: Engaging Community Members with Lived Experience
- Pest control issues in food establishments
- Precast Concrete Septic Tanks from A-Z
- Prepared4ALL: Practical Inclusive Emergency Planning Tools for Local Public Health Offices
- Reframing Wellness & Recovery: A Harm Reduction Approach
- Remembering and Preserving Our History: Public Health Museum
- Risk Communication
- Sand and Its Role in Onsite Treatment - It works as Well as You Treat It
- Saving Lives Through Lung Cancer Screening & MTCP Overview of Cessation Resources
- Specialized Processes and the HACCP Plan
- TB Case Study
- Title 5 changes and watershed permit regulations
- Tobacco and other Drugs: What's Coming Down the Pike
- Understanding I/A systems and what their approvals say
- What to do with System Inspection and System O&M reports
- What would you do? Local Health Department Edition for Friday Action Training Day
- What you need to know about Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG)
- Youth Substance Misuse Prevention Across the Commonwealth
Annual Conference will offer RS/REHS, CP-FS, CHO/CPH, SE/SI, RN CEUs.
RN and SE/SI CEUs pending at this time.
PHEP funding approval pending.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
INVITATION TO SPONSOR/EXHIBIT
INCLUDES: 6’ table, 2 chairs, electricity, (1) admission with CEUs and coffee/snacks in exhibit hall.
SET-UP: Tuesday, October 24th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and/or Wednesday, October 25th from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
EXHIBITOR AREA OPENS: Wednesday, October 25th at 8:00 AM
EXHIBITOR AREA CLOSES: Thursday, October 26th at 5:00 PM
MEALS: Breakfast $30 per person per day Lunch $55 per person per day
Dinner: $75 per person per day
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
"How to" Track
Network Luncheon
Entertainment Night
Coffee Break
Registration Table
Chair Massages
Conference Website & Program Book Ads and more!!
MHOA will fund a limited number of conference scholarships for members.
Thank you to RELAVENT for sponsoring
ONE Scholarship!!
Speakers
Lisa Berger, Berger Food Safety Consulting
Kashika Bharol, American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative
Catherine Brown, MDPH
Mike Callahan, Beaver Institute, Inc.
Alfred DeMaria, MDPH
Kevin Duquette, City of Taunton
Amy Ewing, Town of Andover
Cherline Gene, MSW, Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention, MDPH
Lisa M. Goodnight, Massachusetts Municipal Association
Suzie Hauptmann, Town of Falmouth
George Heufelder, Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment
Liisa Jackson, Medical Reserve Corps
Kate Lena, Barnstable County Department of Human Services
Jennifer Loughran, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition
Daniel Ottenheimer, Mill River Consulting
Robert A Phillips, AAA Pump Service
Andy Robinson, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, MDPH
Alexie Rudman, formerly Barnstable County, MA, Dept of Health and Environment
Cheryl Sbarra, Massachusetts Association of Health Boards
Hugh C Scott IV, Shea Concrete Products
Rodolfo R Vega, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc
Sue Wolf-Fordham, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Lindsay Wright, Town of Abington
