Meet SPH’s 2025 APHA Presenters and Awardees
SPH is proud to be leading 41 presentations, panels, discussions, and awards at the nation's preeminent public health conference
Read our guide below to learn more about the 41 presentations, panels, and awards that will be led by School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Learn more about the American Public Health Association (APHA) conference here. Can't make the conference? Be sure to follow our social media channels for a behind the scenes look SPH's presentations.
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Sunday, November 2
Assessing the Effect of Group Antenatal Care on Health-Promoting Behaviors in Malawi
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Session: 2033 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Immortal Like Her: Unveiling the Legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the Enduring Impact of Historical and Systemic Barriers in Healthcare and Research in Chicagoland Communities
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 1058
Location: Marriott Marquis – Marquis Salon 3
Intervention: Reducing Epilepsy-related emergency department visits on the South Side of Chicago
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 2109.0 | Board 2
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Child opportunity and youth suicide risk in the U.S.: A county-level analysis
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 2132.0 | Board 1
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Synthetic Food Dyes, Artificial Sweeteners and the Law: How states are taking action
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Session: 2169.0
Location: WCC – 144C
Truth Decay and Tooth Decay – New Challenges to Community Water Fluoridation (Moderator)
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Session: 2187
Location: Marriott Marquis – Marquis Salon 4
Understanding the Data Reliability of Two Data Sources for the Opioid Overdose Death Records in Cook County, IL
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Session: 2208.0 | Board 4
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Area Level Deprivation and Opioid Overdose Deaths in Chicago
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Session: 2208.0 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Monday, November 3
Stronger Smiles for a Better Tomorrow: Working Alongside Communities to Embolden the Oral Health Workforce (Moderator)
Time: 8:30 AM -10:00 AM
Session: 3009.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – George Washington University
Mile Square Health Center Dental Assistant Certification Program: Expanding Access to Community-Based Oral Health Professionals
Time: 8:30 AM -10:00 AM
Session: 3009.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – George Washington University
Bridging health equity, human rights, and disability justice: a roundtable approach to advancing equitable epilepsy care
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 3036.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – Liberty Ballroom J
Developing policy rating systems for evaluating the impacts of law on chronic disease outcomes
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 3041.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – Silver Linden
Associations between stressors, coping strategies, and mental health difficulties among Latina adults
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Session: 3069.0 | Board 1
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Health in All Policies in Practice: Insights from a Multi-Case Study of U.S. Local Governments
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Session: 3074.0 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Examining the relationship between experience and competency scores among non-manager and manager public health professionals
Time: 12:30 PM -1:30 PM
Session: 3168.0 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Strengthening Family Bonds to Curb Teen Vaping: Insights from the Positive Partnerships Program
Time: 12:30 PM -1:30 PM
Session: 3172.0 | Board 7
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Assessing Fish Consumption Among High-Risk Lake Michigan Angler Communities
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session: 3223.1 | Board 6
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Employing Cancer Health Disparities Research Training to Advance Health Equity & Justice
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session: 3228.0 | Board 6
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Facilitators and barriers of community health worker (CHW) adoption, integration and sustainability within healthcare and community based organizations serving Chicago’s Lawndale community
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 3258.0
Location: WCC – 150B
Empowering all kids: State laws that encourage physical activity for children with disabilities through adapted physical education
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 3275.0 | Table 5
Location: WCC – 151A
Judith R. Miller Award (Public Health Education and Health Promotion)
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: WCC – East Salon C
Tuesday, November 4
Vision Care Section Distinguished Service Award
Time: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Location: Marriott Marquis – Chinatown
Navigating Care Across Borders: Understanding Dementia Care Among Nigerian Immigrant Caregivers in the U.S.
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 4012.0 | Table 1
Location: Marriott Marquis – Independence Ballroom D
The impact of food access on chronic disease among Chicago residents
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 4014.0
Location: WCC – 208B
Findings from the 2023-2024 Community Health Worker (CHW) Common Indicators (CI) and Training Experiences Survey: Assessing the CHW workforce in Illinois
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 4018.0
Location: WCC – 150B
Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Opioid Mortality in Cook County: A Municipality-Level Analysis of Racial Disparities and Opioid Type
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Session: 4064.0 | Board 2
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Supporting Worker Health and Safety Through a Multi-Sector Partnership: Findings from An Environmental Scan of the Enforcement Environment in Suburban Cook County
Time: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM
Session: 4140.0
Location: WCC – 158B
Assessing the Impact of the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination on Military Families
Time: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM
Session: 4155.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – Independence Ballroom G
Alice Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award (Occupational Safety and Health Section)
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: WCC – East Salon B
Exploring vaccine hesitancy: The role of messages and trusted messengers in rural and urban communities
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Session: 4165.0 | Board 6
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Comparative analysis of acculturative stress among first-generation, second-generation, and continuing-generation college students
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Session: 4183.0 | Board 1
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
The health-related social needs of women with breast or gynecologic cancer using BRFSS 2022-2023
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Session: 4188.0 | Board 1
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Trends in Opioid Overdose Deaths in Cook County, Illinois
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session: 4192.0 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
HIV in the Middle East: An Examination of Iran and Afghanistan
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Session: 4207.0 | Board 5
Location: WCC – Exhibit Hall B
Overcoming PrEP misconceptions, lack of awareness, and hesitancy with provider-initiated conversations and empowerment:Barriers and facilitators to PrEP education for Black cisgender women at Planned Parenthood Illinois
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Session: 4281.0
Location: WCC – 144C
Youth perceptions of digital marketing exposure
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Session: 4315.0
Location: WCC – 150A
Wednesday, November 5
Bridging the gap to primary care: understanding emergency room utilization and improving follow-up for women’s health
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 5009.0
Location: Marriott Marquis – Independence Ballroom F
Adolescent Exposure to Food and Beverage Marketing on Digital Media in the United States
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 5024.0
Location: WCC – 209A
Peace Caucus/International Health Collaborative Session: Serving in Gaza, Humanitarian Medicine and Advocacy(Moderator)
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 5047.0
Location: Marriott Marquis Salon 10
I Think It’s Male Privilege: A Qualitative Study of Personal, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Factors Influencing High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and HIV Transmission Among Heterosexual Adult Males in Ghana
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session: 5056.0
Location: Marriott Marquis Salon 2
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