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Moving Health Equity Forward: Critical Conversations and Bold Actions

Minnesota Public Health Association � 2017 Annual Conference April 19-20, 2017 � Minneapolis, MN

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Welcome to the 2017 Minnesota Public Health Association Annual Conference The2017MPHAconferencewillhighlightstatewideprogresstoadvancehealthequity.Enjoybreakoutsessionsonlocalandstatestrategiestoadvancehealthequity,cross-sectorandcross-culturalpartnerships,communityengagement,evidence-basedpracticesinbehavioralhealthandchronicdisease,andmore.Youwillfindcriticalconversationsandactionplanningembeddedthroughoutthistwo-dayevent.

Objectives • Share how Minnesota addresses social determinants

thatsupporthealth• Describepositivechangesinhealthoutcomesrelatedto

healthequity• Adapt strategies to advance health equity at the

individual,organizational,orcommunitylevel• Participatewherefurthereffortisneeded

Audience All stakeholders interested in improving the health ofMinnesotacommunities.

Location TheCommonsHotel615WashingtonAvenueSEMinneapolis,MN55414612-379-8888www.commonshotel.com

Lodging TheCommonsHotel(conferencesite):$179/room+taxHampton Inn & Suites Minneapolis University Area:$134/room+tax

Registration Individual,Retiree:$100(member),$175(non-member)

Student,CommunityHealthWorker:$25(member),$55(nonmember)

Continuing Education Credits CHES/MCHES(8Cat.1hours):MPHAisadesignatedproviderofcontinuingeducationcontacthoursinhealtheducationfor

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/orMasterCertifiedHealthEducationSpecialists(MCHES)bytheNationalCommission forHealthEducationCredentialing, Inc.Youwillneedtocompleteanonlinesurveyaftertheconference;uponreceipt,MPHAwillemailyourcredits.No(zero)advanced-levelhoursareavailable.

Nurses(8hours):Youcanfindacertificatefornursingcontacthoursattheregistrationdeskattheendoftheconference.

CPH(8hours):YoucanfindacertificateforparticipantswithCertificates inPublicHealth (CPH)at theregistrationdeskattheendoftheconference.

Thank You Aconferenceof thissizeandscopedoesnotcometogetherwithoutgenerousdonationsoftimeandskillfrommany,manyvolunteers. MPHA would like to thank in particular theConference Planning Committee, including Carol Berg,StephanieDevitt,BuddyFerguson,MattFlory,CindyKallstrom,RayLewis,DebOlson,JennyPeterson,andCheryleeSherry;toAllison Hawley March for program design; and to MerryGrande for managing innumerable conference logistics. Weextend a heartfelt thank you to allwho have demonstratedthrough word and deed that public health matters inMinnesota.

MeganRadamakerandBeckySechrist,Co-Chairs

Inside…

WednesdayEvents,PlenarySpeakers 3ThursdayEvents,PlenarySpeakers 7GunViolenceConversation 10BreakoutPresenterBiographies 11110thAnniversaryCelebration 14Sponsors 15

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REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST 7:30to8:30a.m.

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS 8:30to8:45a.m.

LindseyFabian,MPHAPresident

PLENARY SESSION 8:45to10:15a.m.

Health and Equity: How I Work to Advance Health Equity in My Community Health equitywork happens across the State ofMinnesota,andleadersworkhardtobuildcommunitycapacity,advocatefor bold actions, andmeet communitieswhere they are at.Community leaders are engaging in critical conversations,enactingstrategiestoadvancecapacityforachievingpositivechange, and developing relevant and culturally appropriatesolutions. Joinus toshare in theexcitinghealthequityworkhappeningacrossMinnesota.

• Explainhowcommunitiesadvancehealthequity• Describe how community leaders are implementing

culturallyrelevantstrategiestochangenormsrelatedtohealthbehaviors

• Apply lessons learned to advancing health equitystrategiesinyourcommunity

Melanie Plucinski, MPH, PolicyProgram Manager, American IndianCancerFoundation.MelaniePlucinskiis an enrolled member of the BadRiver Band of Lake SuperiorChippewa. She holds a master’s inpublic health in health policy andadministrationfromtheUniversityofMinnesota, and a bachelor’s inpoliticalscienceandsocialjustice.Ms.Plucinski is the former Legislative Director of theMinnesotaIndian Affairs Council, and also worked for the MinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServicesastheAmericanIndianLiaison.AtAICAF,Ms.Plucinskiworksacrossmultipleprojects,focusingon policy, systems, and environmental change to advancetribal equity; cancer prevention; and healthy norms inAmericanIndianCommunities.

SondraSamuels,MBA,PresidentandCEO, Northside Achievement Zone.Along with parents, students,partners,andstaff,SondraSamuelsisleadingarevolutionarycultureshiftinNorthMinneapolisthatisfocusedonending multi-generational povertythrough education and familystability. TheNorthsideAchievementZone(NAZ),acollaborativeofover40partner non-profits and schools,works toward a single goal: to prepare low-income NorthMinneapolis children tograduate fromhigh school ready forcollege.NAZhasscaledupinsupportofover1,000parentsand2,300students,astheyturnthesocialservicemodelonitsheadand lead the creationof a college-bound culture throughoutthe community. Ms. Samuels is a 19-year resident of NorthMinneapolis,andanationalleadercommittedtoresults-basedleadershipandaccountability.She,herstaff,andtheirpartnersworktirelesslytoensuretheintegrationofeffectivecradle-to-career solutionsacross theNAZcollaborativeand toachievethesystemsandpolicychangesneededforlow-incomefamiliesandchildrenofcolortotrulyshareintheprosperityoftheTwinCitiesregion.Underherleadership,NAZwasnamedafederalPromise Neighborhood, and has become a nationally-recognized model for community and systems change. Ms.SamuelsservesontheleadershipteamofGenerationNext(aStriveinitiative),theboardsoftheMinnesotaPrivateCollegeCouncilandtheCenterfortheStudyofSocialPolicy,andthe2018SuperBowlHostCommitteeAdvisoryBoard.Shewasalsoappointed by Governor Dayton to serve on the HennepinCountyCommissiononJudicialSelectionfortheFourthDistrict.

FartunWeli,MPH,ExecutiveDirectorandFounder,Isuroon.FartunWelihastwo decades of experience in themedicalfield, including10yearsasahealth and technology specialist forPark Nicollet Clinics. Ms. Weli hasgained international prominence forchallengingtheSomalitabooagainstspeaking openly about reproductiveand mental health issues. She isrecognized as an indispensable liaison between Somali andmainstreamcommunities,andspeaksoftenoftheconcernsofSomali women at university symposia, public healthworkshops,politicalroundtables,andmore.Ms.Weliholdsabachelor’s in business-project management from CapellaUniversity,amaster’sinpublichealthfromWaldenUniversity,


andcertificatesinthePoliticsofITProjectManagement,Self-Mastery: The Key for Thriving in the New Normal, andMobilizingActionthroughPlanning&Partnerships(MAPP).

Isuroon is committed to improving the health and upwardmobilityofSomaliwomeninMinnesota,US,andSomalia,andpromotes health and empowerment for Somali womenthrough health education, communication, and advocacy tocreate policy change. In Somali, “Isuroon” means anindependentwoman.

Moderated by Becky Sechrist,MEd,Planning and CommunicationsSupervisor,MinnesotaDepartmentofHealth. Becky Sechrist is a planningprogramsupervisorattheMinnesotaDepartment of Health. In thiscapacity,sheappliestheprinciplesofservant leadership in her work toprovide technical assistance toMinnesota’s state-localpublichealthpartnership,andsupportsateamofhighlyskilledindividualsindelivering services that sustain Minnesota’s public healthsystem.Ms.Sechristisaneducatorbytraining,withextensiveexperienceinpublichealthpractice.Previously,sheworkedforthe Minnesota Institute of Public Health, where she heldvarious leadership roles in the areas of organizationaldevelopmentandprogramevaluation.

BREAK AND EXHIBITS 10:15to10:45a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 10:45a.m.to12:00noon

(1) Public Health and Primary Care: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? During this session, participants will engage in a discussionaboutthefutureofpublichealth-primarycarecollaboration,by revisiting thehistorical contextof thesedisciplines andarecentstudyexaminingthedegreeofcollaborationbetweenlocal public health and primary care. A large amount ofvariationcurrentlyexistsintheabilityoflocalpublichealthandprimarycaretocollaborate,whichcouldcontributetohealthinequitiesinservicedeliveryacrossMinnesota.

• Learn about the history of the relationship betweenpublichealthandhealthcareinMinnesota

• Explore findings froma recent studyofpublichealth-primarycarecollaboration

• Discuss action steps needed to support more publichealth-primary care collaboration across Minnesota,nowandintothefuture

Beth Gyllstrom, PhD, MPH, Senior Research Scientist,MinnesotaDepartmentofHealth(Biography:p.12)

Jim Hart, MD, MBA, general physician (ret.), University ofMinnesotaSchoolofPublicHealth(ret.)(Biography:p.12)

(2) Advancing Health Equity through Evidence-Based Public Health: Finding the Evidence to Support Your Intervention Speakerswillintroduceattendeestotheconceptofevidence-based public health and its role in advancing health equity,whileemphasizingfindingandsearchingtheliterature.

• Defineanddescribeevidence-basedpublichealth• Identify a public health need and formulate an

answerablequestion• Locateandsearchapplicableliterature,resources

DerekJohnson,MLIS,HealthProfessionalsOutreachSpecialist,National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater MidwestRegion(Biography:p.13)

(3) Sickle Cell Trait Notification: A Community Needs Assessment Inthissession,participantswilllearnabouttheelementsandoutcomesofacommunityneedsassessmentconductedbytheMDH Newborn Screening Program, which informed thedevelopmentofahemoglobintraitnotificationprocess.Thispractical example will help attendees understand theimportanceofdevelopingnewpolicyandprocesses throughdirectengagementandaskingdifferentquestions.

• Recognize the unique disparities present in the sicklecellcommunity

• Understand one approach to a community needsassessment

• Considerhowtochangethesetofquestionsasked

Maggie Dreon, MS, CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor,MinnesotaDepartmentofHealth(Biography:p.12)

(4) Statewide Preemption: The Most Dangerous Bill You Have Never Heard Of This session’s thought-provoking title comes from ChrisConry’sFebruary8,2017MinnPostarticleofthesamename.WhatispreemptioninMinnesota,andwhydoesitmattertopublichealthprofessionals?Joinusto learnactionablestepsimplemented collaboratively by three prominent grassrootsorganizations.

• Develop a shared understanding of emerging com-munityneedsandpoliticalforces

• Motivate public health professionals to increase theirparticipation in community organizing work for thehealthoftheircommunity

• Articulate the need for cooperation and unity amongadvocacyorganizationsandstakeholders


Rod Adams, Economic Justice Organizer, NeighborhoodsOrganizingforChange(Biography:p.11)

Chris Conry, Strategic Campaigns Director, TakeActionMinnesota(Biography:p.11)

LauraJohnson,Organizer,ISAIAH(Biography:p.13)

(5) Refugee Resettlement 101 Who are refugees? How do they get to the United States?Whataretheinternationalandfederalstructuresthatgovernrefugee processing? Who are the refugees coming toMinnesota, andwhat supports and services are available tothemhere?Whatareparticularbarriersandassetstoconsiderinworkingwithnewlyarrivedrefugees?

This session will offer a broad overview of the structures,systems,andresourcesthatfacilitatetheentryandintegrationof refugees,andwill engageparticipants in consideringhowtheymightmoreeffectivelysupportthehealthandwell-beingofnewrefugees.

• Understandthedefinitionofthetermrefugeeandtheexperienceitrepresents

• BecomefamiliarwiththefederalstructuresthatgovernresettlementintheUS

• IdentifytheresourcesandservicesavailabletorefugeesinMinnesota

• Applynewknowledgetoownworkwithrefugees

Kristine Bjerkaas Friesen, Refugee Assistance ProgramsSpecialist,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.11)

LUNCH 12:00to1:00p.m.

MPHA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 1:00to2:00p.m.

BREAK 2:00to2:15p.m.

PLENARY SESSION 2:15to3:30p.m.

Supporting Mental Health to Achieve Health Equity Thissessionwillequippublichealthleaderstounderstandtheimportance of supporting mental health and wellness inpreventingillnessandachievinghealthequity.

• Understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACEs),andwhyACEsareapublichealthissue

• Empathize withmental health/trauma experiences ofcommunities facing other health inequities, includingimmigrantcommunities,communitiesofcolor,andthecommunity of people battling serious and persistentmentalillness

• Considerhowpublichealthcanhelpbridgementalhealthneedsandtraditionalhospital/clinicalservices

Anna Lynn, MPP, Mental HealthPromotion Coordinator, MinnesotaDept. of Health. Anna Lynn is theMinnesota Department of HealthMental Health PromotionCoordinator.Shehasabackgroundinmental health, policy, communityorganizing, and data analysis. Sheserved as a research analyst at theMinnesota Department of HumanServicesfor10years.Ms.Lynnholdsamaster’sinpublicpolicyfrom the University of Minnesota Hubert H. HumphreyInstitute, and a bachelor’s in psychology from AlleghenyCollege.

TrueThao,MSW,LICSW,TheFamilyPartnership. True Thao is a HmongrefugeewhoimmigratedtotheUSin1976attheageof11yearsold.Heisa licensed independentclinicalsocialworkerwithover26yearsofclinicalexperience. He is the programmanagerfortheDiversitySocialWorkAdvancementProgram,aprogramatThe Family Partnership designed torecruit, train, and support second-year master's-level ethnic minoritysocialworkinternsandrecentgraduatestogainmoreclinicalexperience toward licensing, with the long-term goal ofincreasingmorelicensedminoritymentalhealthprofessionalsinthecommunity.Mr.ThaoisalsothePrincipalFounderandPsychotherapist of True Thao Counseling Services, a private


group practice established in 1997, where he continues toprovide therapeutic services to immigrants, refugees, andotherethnicminorityclients.Heisawell-knownconsultantandtrainer in Minnesota in the area of cross-cultural mentalhealth. In 2000,Mr. Thaowas the recipient of a PioneeringAward by HealthPartners and Insight News as one of thestate’s pioneering minority health providers. As a businessowner,hewasrecognizedbytheTwinCities’BusinessJournalin2004asoneofthestate’s“40Under40”leaders. In2012,Mr.ThaoreceivedthePioneeringAwardfromtheCouncilonAsian-Pacific Minnesotans for his years of providing cross-cultural mental health services to the Asian AmericanCommunityinMinnesota.

Shelly Zuzek,MSW, LICSW, DirectorofIntegratedCareandContracts,VailPlace. Shelly Zuzek has 30 years’experience in the mental healtharena. She is the Director ofIntegrated Care at Vail Place, amental health nonprofit that servesas a hub for addressing socialdeterminantsforpeoplewithseriousand persistent mental illnesses. Ms.Zuzek leadsVailPlace’spartnershipswithhealthcareproviders, includingan innovativepilotwithNorthMemorialHealthCarethathassubstantiallyreducedEDvisitsandinpatientpsychiatricunitreadmissionrates.

Moderated by Stephanie Devitt,MPP, Owner and Principal, SDKCommunications. StephanieDevitt isOwner + Principal of SDKCommunications, where she helpsgovernments, businesses andcommunities design, launch, andmeasure strategic initiatives andtransformative change efforts. SDKfocusesonhealthcare,publichealth,housing and community development, and public sectorredesign.Ms.Devittiswellknownforherabilitytocutthroughcomplexitytohelpdiversestakeholdersfindasharedpath,andrecent clients include Bush Foundation, the Center forPreventionatBlueCross,CentraCareHealth,TheMinneapolisFoundation, Minnesota Department of Health, MinnesotaDepartment of Human Rights, North Dakota Department ofHealth,andtheMinnesotaHomeownershipCenter.Ms.Devittbegan her career in politics, leading regional communityrelationsforUSSenateMinorityLeaderTomDaschleofSouthDakota.Sheholdsabachelor’sinsociologyandamaster’sinpublic policy with a concentration in management andcommunications/ engagement, both from the University ofMinnesota.

PROTECT MINNESOTA PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT WINNERS

3:30to3:45p.m.

Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, Executive Director, ProtectMinnesota. Inthecourseofher18-yearministry insuburbanLutherancongregations,Rev.NancyNordBenceofficiatedatsixfuneralsforgunviolencevictims.AftertheSanBernadinoshooting in December 2015, she felt called to leave parishministryandjointhegunreformmovement.ShenowservesasExecutiveDirectorofProtectMinnesota,theonlyindependent,state-based gun violence prevention organization inMinnesota. ProtectMinnesota promotes a culture of healthand safety for all Minnesotans by preventing gun violencethrougheffective laws,policies,andcommunityeducation. Itworks in partnership with the Minnesota Public HealthAssociation through Health Care Coalition to Prevent GunViolence,oneoffivemembercaucuses.

Megan Radamaker, graduate student, University ofMinnesota School of Public Health. Megan Radamaker is afirst-year graduate student in the Public Health NutritionCoordinatedMaster’sProgramattheUniversityofMinnesota.She is the Student Representative fromUMN forMPHA andworksasaResearchAssistantattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthePublicHealthLawCenter.Meganhasastrongdesireto improve health outcomes for ALL through nutritioneducation, programs and policies. After graduating fromWayneStateUniversityinDetroitwithabachelor’sinnutritionand food science, Ms. Radamaker spent a year withAmeriCorps at the Cooking Matters Program at GleanersCommunityFoodBankDetroit.

LindseyFabian,MPHAPresident,SeniorProjectCoordinator,Univ.ofMinnesotaSchoolofPublicHealth.

MPHA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 3:45to4:00p.m.

JoinusaswecontinuecelebratingMPHA’s110thAnniversaryin a very special program honoring our rich history, recentaccomplishments,andfuturedirections.Continuecelebratingwithareceptionimmediatelyfollowingthissession.

Linnea Anderson, Archivist, University of Minnesota SocialWelfareHistoryArchives.LinneaAndersonhasworkedattheSocialWelfareHistoryArchives since 2002, first hiredas theassistantarchivist.Priortothat,sheworkedattheColumbiaUniversityArchives inNewYorkasanassistantarchivistandassistantdirector;shehelpedestablishthefirstformalarchivesatthenearly250-year-oldinstitution.WhileinNewYork,Ms.Anderson was also a consultant to archives and historicalsocieties for the New York State Documentary HeritageProgram. Ms. Anderson holds a master’s in history and acertificate in archival management from the New YorkUniversity Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and abachelor’sinhistoryandtheatrefromSt.OlafCollege.

EdEhlinger,MD,MSPH,CommissionerofHealth,MinnesotaDept. of Health. As Minnesota’s Commissioner of Health,


Edward Ehlinger is responsible for directing thework of theMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth,thestate’sleadpublichealthagency. Prior to his appointment as health commissioner byGovernorMarkDaytonin2011,Dr.EhlingerwasdirectorandchiefhealthofficeratBoyntonHealthServiceattheUniversityof Minnesota. Dr. Ehlinger is board certified in internalmedicineandpediatrics,hasamaster’s inpublichealth,andwasaRobertWoodJohnsonClinicalScholarandaBushFellow.

HeispastpresidentoftheAssociationofStateandTerritorialHealth Officials (ASTHO), MPHA, the Twin Cities MedicalSociety,andtheNorthCentralCollegeHealthAssociation.

ModeratedbyLindseyFabian,MPHAPresident.

RECEPTION 4:00to6:00p.m.

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST 7:30to8:00a.m.

OPENING 8:00to8:15a.m.

PLENARY SESSION 8:15to9:30a.m.

Tailoring the Message: HPV as a Cancer Prevention Vaccine InMinnesota, American Indianwomen are four timesmorelikely than non-Hispanic white women to develop cervicalcancer. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused byinfectionwithhigh-risktypesofhumanpapillomavirus(HPV);HPVvaccinationprevents infectionbyvirus types thatcausethevastmajorityofthesecancers.

• Learn about the HPV virus and the HPV vaccine andreliableresourcesforparentsandthegeneralpublic

• Describe Cervical and other HPV related cancers, theimpact that increased HPV vaccination could have inreducing these disparities and the potential value ofreframing the HPV vaccine as a cancer preventionvaccine

• Utilize research findings on American Indian parents'attitudesandbeliefstowardtheHPVvaccine,aswellaslessonslearnedondevelopingofeffectiveandculturallyappropriate HPV vaccine educational messages forAmericanIndians

Matt Flory, MPP, Minnesota StateHealth Systems Manager, AmericanCancer Society. Matthew Flory hasworkedfortheMinnesotachapteroftheAmericanCancerSocietyformorethan15years. Inhiscurrentpositionas the Minnesota State HealthSystems Manager, he is responsiblefor increasingcancerpreventionandscreening through strategiccollaboration with the MinnesotaDepartment of Health, MinnesotahealthinsuranceplansandqualityimprovementorganizationslikeICSI,Stratis,andMinnesotaCommunityMeasurement.Mr.Flory is a member of the Measurement and ReportingCommittee (MARC) forMinnesota CommunityMeasurementandtheMNSureHealthCareIndustryAdvisoryCommittee.Mr.Floryholdsamaster’s inpublicpolicy from theUniversityofMinnesotaandabachelor’sinhistoryandanthropologyfromSt.OlafCollege.

Meggan McCann, MPH, ResearchPrograms Coordinator, AmericanIndian Cancer Foundation. MegganMcCanncametotheAmericanIndianCancerFoundationin2014toleadtheorganization's HPV vaccine focusgroups with parents of AmericanIndian adolescents. She has also ledresearch projects related clinicalsystems improvements for tobaccocessation and culturally appropriatemessaging. She holds amaster’sdegreefromtheUniversityofMinnesotaCommunityHealthPromotionprogram,andhaspreviouslyworkedfortheMDHComprehensiveCancerControlProgram.


Aubrey Stetter-Hesselberg,MS-CHE,CHES,RegionalHPVEducator,ScenicRiversAreaHealthEducationCenter.Aubrey Stetter-Hesselberg has beenwith Scenic Rivers Area HealthEducation Center for just under twoyears and is responsible forcoordinating provider educationsessionsthroughoutIowa,Minnesota,andWisconsin.Shealsocurrently teaches atWestern Technical College in La Crosse,Wisconsin.Herpast experiences includework inamyriadofhealthpromotionpositions in the fieldsofwellnesscoachingandworksitewellness.

BREAK 9:30to9:45a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 9:45to11:00a.m.

(6) Community Influencing Health Equity Policy at the Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner of Human Services Emily J. Piper recentlyapproved an agency-wide policy on equity, defining acomprehensive change in the operations at the MinnesotaDepartment of Human Services (DHS) with a health in allpolicies measure. The Cultural and Ethnic CommunitiesLeadership Council (CECLC) has advanced recommendationsfor DHS to impact disparities reduction by attending to thegoalsoftheNationalPartnershipforActiontoEliminateHealthDisparities, which framed each of the five majorrecommendations in Awareness, Leadership, CommunityHealth and Health Systems, Culturally and LinguisticallyAppropriate Standards, and Research and Evaluation. Learnabout:

• EquityadvancementatDHS,thelargeststateagencyintheexecutivebranch

• Conclusionsonarecentequityreview• TheroleoftheCECLCmembers,communitymembers

engagedinchangefortheircommunitiesinhealthandhumanservices

Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxon, MIM, EdD/ABD CriticalPedagogy,CommunityRelationsDirector,MinnesotaDept.ofHumanServices(Biography:p.11)

(7) Community Advisory Boards: Redefining Success Thispresentationwillprovideinsightintorecruiting,building,and maintaining a strong community advisory body.Presenters will share specific examples of working towardshared decision-making and leadership to achieve improvedhealthoutcomes.

• Acquire knowledge and skills that are relevant indevelopingeffectivecommunityengagement

• Learndifferentstrategiesthatcanassistincreatinganeffectivecommunityadvisoryboard

• Share strategies that promote learning and capacitybuildingforallinvolved

Helen Jackson Lockett-El, BA,MDiv, Community Engage-mentPlanner,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.13)

Danushka Wanduragala, MPH, International HealthCommunicationsandEngagementPlanner,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.13)

(8) Community Health Worker Strategies in Behavioral Health Settings People Incorporated has added community health workers(CHWs)toitscollaborativecaremodelandbehavioralhealthhomes, to further fulfill its mission to support communitymental health and wellness and improve client experiencesandoutcomes,throughcollaborationandintegrationofcare.WewilldiscusstheroleofaCHW,howandwhythisrolehelpsto improve health outcomes, and the benefits of includingCHWsinbehavioralhealthsettings.

• UnderstandthebenefitsofincorporatingtheCHWroleintobehavioralhealthsettings

• LearnhowCHWsare improvinghealth outcomes andadvancinghealthequity

Angela Fields, CHW Certificate Holder, Community HealthWorker,PeopleIncorporated(Biography:p.12)

Jenny Mahoney, RN, Behavioral Health Home IntegrationSpecialist,PeopleIncorporated(Biography:p.13)

Chris Westergaard, BA, Senior Program Manager, PeopleIncorporated(Biography:p.13)

Moderated by Joan Cleary, MM, Executive Director,CommunityHealthWorkerAlliance(Biography:p.11)

(9) Government Alliance for Racial Equity (GARE) and the Minnesota Department of Health: Racial Equity and Health Equity Go Hand in Hand GARE focuses on normalizing conversations about race,operationalizing new policies, practices and organizationalcultures, and organizing to achieve racial equity. TheMinnesota Department of Health (MDH) is working onincorporatingGAREintosomeofitshealthequityefforts.Theygohand-in-hand.ParticipantswilllearnaboutGAREandMDHeffortsto:

• Organize a membership network of jurisdictions thatareworkingtoadvanceracialequity

• Expandpathways fornew jurisdictions tobegindoingracialequityworkviaworkwithindividualjurisdictions

• Supportandbuildlocalandregionalcollaborationsthatare broadly inclusive and focused on achieving racialequity


Marisol Chiclana-Ayala, MPA, Community EngagementPlanner,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.11)

SaraChute,MPH,ActingDirectorofCenterforHealthEquity,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.11)

Jackie Dionne, BA, Director of American Indian Health,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Biography:p.12)

GordonGoodwin,MidwestProjectManager,CenterforSocialInclusion, Government Alliance for Racial Equity (GARE)(Biography:p.12)

(10) MPHA Health Equity Workgroup: “Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” The title of this course comes from the poem by GermanLutheran pastor Martin Niemoller, about the cowardice ofGerman intellectuals following the Nazis’ rise to power andsubsequentpurgingoftheirchosentargets,groupaftergroup.Whenthispoemisinvokedtoday,onecouldaddmanygroups:African-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans,Hispanic,Immigrants,andLGBTQ+,tonameafew.Thissessionexplores different ways organizations and public healthprofessionalscantakeactionanddeterminetheirownsenseofcollectiveresponsibilityinordertoadvancehealthequity.

• Identify one strategy to enhance an organization’scapacitytoadvancehealthequity

• Learn procedures in establishing an organizationalcommitmenttoadvancehealthequity

• Articulate the value of community involvement indesigningcommunityprograms

• Describemethodstointegratehealthequityinservicesandresources

Kathy Hedin, MS, Public Health Division Manager, St. Paul-RamseyCountyPublicHealth(Biography:p.12)

MónicaMaría Hurtado,MD, Racial Justice and Health EquityOrganizer,VoicesforRacialJustice(Biography:p.13)

EJDeanOlson,MA,ClinicalOperationsDirector, FamilyTreeClinic(Biography:p.13)

ModeratedbyMelaniePeterson-Hickey,PhD,DataPolicyandLicensing Manager, Minnesota Dept. of Human Services(Biography:p.13)

BREAK 11:00to11:15a.m.

PLENARY SESSION 11:15a.m.to12:15p.m.

MPHA Policy and Advocacy Committee: Voices for Public Health

This session will summarize the MPHA Policy & AdvocacyCommittee'sworkoverthepastyear,andprovideinsightsintorecent public health activities in the political arena fromelectedofficials.

• Understand key public health legislative policiesimpactinghealthequity

• Identify advocacy strategies topromotehealthequityandsocialconditionsthatsupporthealth

Annie Halland, MPH, MPHA Policy & Advocacy Co-Chair,Quality Improvement Specialist, UCare. Annie Halland is aquality improvement professional dedicated to serving low-income and vulnerable populations. She has co-chaired theMPHAPolicy&AdvocacyCommitteesince2012.Ms.Hallandattended Macalester College and received her master’s inpublichealthfromBostonUniversity.

Rep.PeggyFlanagan,MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives.

Rep.FueLee,MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives(invited).

Sen.FoungHawj,MinnesotaSenate(invited).

Sen.JeffHayden,MinnesotaSenate(invited).

ModeratedbyVayongMoua,MPA,DirectorofHealthEquityAdvocacy, Community Health, and Health Equity, BlueCrossBlueShieldCenterforPrevention.VayongMouaisresponsiblefor developing strategy and action for BlueCross preventionandhealthequityadvocacyinitiativestoreducetobaccouse,obesity, and health inequities among all Minnesotans. Mr.Mouafocusesonintegratinghealthequityintopolicyadvocacyapproaches and structural solutions. He currently chairs theCultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council (CECLC)that catalyzed the Department of Human Service’s agencywide equity policy, and also co-founded the MinnesotaComplete Streets Coalition that led to the passage ofMinnesota’s Complete Streets law. Mr. Moua received hisbachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College, triple majoring inphilosophy, sociology/anthropology, and Asian studies. Hereceived his MPA from the Robert M. La Follette School ofPublic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr.Moua was a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow,LAAMPP Fellow, and Humphrey Policy Fellow. He currentlyserves on the board of directors for Transit for LivableCommunities (TLC),AsianPacificPartners forEmpowerment,Advocacy,andLeadership(APPEAL),andNeighborhoodHouse.HecametothiscountryasaHmongrefugeeand,alongwithhisspouse,PhaChia,nowenjoysraisingone-year-oldIshii.

CLOSING 12:15to12:30p.m.

BOXED LUNCHES 12:30p.m.

Grababoxedlunchandgo,orstayforinformalnetworkingandthecommunityconversationat1:00p.m.


Conversation:SolutionsforGunViolence1:00to3:00p.m.

All MPHA annual conference attendees are invited to stay for a specialcommunityconversationaboutgunviolencesolutions.JoinAnnieHallandfromMPHA, Beth Commers from Everytown for Gun Safety, and Rachael Joseph,DirectorofOutreachatProtectMinnesotaandtheMinnesotaSurvivorLeadforEverytown & Moms Demand Action, to explore gun violence interventionsthroughapublichealthlens.Theywillleadusinadiscussionaboutwhatwecando,individuallyandtogether,tomakeourcommunitiessafer.

ThemissionoftheMinnesotaPublicHealthAssociation(MPHA)istocreateahealthierMinnesotathrougheffectivepublichealthpracticeandengagedcitizens.

OurvisionistobeanactiveindependentvoiceforpublichealthinMinnesota.

MPHA,celebratingits110thanniversary,tracesitsrootsbackto1907whenhealthofficersthroughoutMinnesotaorganizedtoholdaspringmeeting.MPHAhasevolvedintoavolunteer-basedorganizationrepresentingabroadpublichealthspectrumofpublic,private,andcommunityorganizations;professionalsatdifferentstagesoftheircareers,fromentry levelthroughretirement;andmultipledisciplines and topics, such as environmental health, public health nursing, community health education and public healthadministration.

MPHAcorevaluesareto:

• Inspireeffectivepublichealthleadershipbyofferingopportunitiesforenhancinglearning,skills,andpractice.• Advocateforpublichealthpolicythatisgroundedinscience-basedevidenceandsocialjusticeprinciples.• EffectivelyimpactpublichealthinMinnesota.


Breakoutsessionspeakersarelistedalphabeticallybelow.Formoreinformationonbreakoutsessions,refertopp.4-9.

RodAdams,EconomicJusticeOrganizer,NeighborhoodsOrganizingforChange(Breakout4,p.5).RodAdamshasbeenafierceadvocateinfightingtoimprovethelivesofworkersofcolorinMinneapolis.Hestandsbythebeliefthattheworkrequiredtoeraseracialdisparitieshere in Minneapolis starts on the ground, in the streets, with agrassrootsmovementofthepeople.

Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxon, MIM, EdD/ABD Critical Pedagogy,CommunityRelationsDirector,MinnesotaDept.ofHumanServices(Breakout 6, p. 8). As the director of community relations for thelargest state agency in Minnesota, Antonia Apolinário-Wilcoxonprovides agency-wide leadership for connecting with communitiesand building sustaining relationships. This work generated thelegislativelymandated Cultural and Ethnic Communities LeadershipCouncil (CECLC), enacted in 2013 to advise the Commissioner ofHuman Services on achieving equity for all Minnesotans. CECLCrecommendations align with and have influenced a number ofongoing DHS efforts, including a health equity policy to guide alloperationsactions.Ms.Apolinário-WilcoxonisanactiveparticipantintheTwinCitiesequitycommunity.SheiscurrentlyinvolvedwithaBushFoundation-funded grant to introduce authentic communityengagementattheMinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServicesaroundsocial determinants of health, adverse childhood experiences andhistorical trauma. Ms. Apolinário-Wilcoxon is also preparing adissertation proposal on the conditions of African-American elderslivinginTwinCitiesnursingfacilities.

KristineBjerkaas Friesen, RefugeeAssistance Programs Specialist,Minnesota Dept. of Human Services (Breakout 5, p. 5). KristineBjerkaasFriesenjoinedtheMinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServices(DHS) Resettlement Programs Office in February 2016 to serve aspointonrefugeeaccesstoassistanceprograms;shealsocoordinatestheRefugeeCashAssistanceprograminMinnesota.Priorto joiningDHS,shefocusedonrefugeeresettle-mentworkfornearly20years,mostrecentlyastheDirectorofRefugeeServiceswiththeMinnesotaCouncilofChurches.

Marisol Chiclana-Ayala, MPA, Community Engagement Planner,Minnesota Dept. of Health (MDH) (Breakout 9, p. 9). MarisolChiclana-Ayala is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds abachelor’s inmediawritingandcommunications,completedaMiniMBAfromtheUniversityofSt.Thomas,andholdsamaster’sinpublicpolicy in leadership, management, and Global Affairs from theHumphrey Institute, University ofMinnesota.Ms. Chiclana-Ayala isalsoa2006ArchibaldGranvilleBushLeadershipFellow.AsaUS-borncitizenfromPuertoRico,sheunderstandswhatitmeanstobeacitizenas well as the opportunities and challenges new immigrants facewhentheycometoliveandworkinMinnesota.Oneofhergoalsistohelpbuildthecapacityofindividualsandcommunities(especiallynewimmigrant communities) in order to be part of decision-makingprocessesthataffecttheirlives.Ms.Chiclana-Ayalahasmorethan20years of experience working as an interpreter, translator, culturalliaison,diversity specialist,andasa consultanton issues related toequalemploymentopportunitylaws,racialequity,inclusion,diversity,and cultural competency in the workplace. She is part of thecommunityengagementunitintheMinnesotaDept.ofHealth(MDH)CentersforHealthEquityandCommunityHealth,andisalsopartoftheMDHRacialEquityTeam.

Sara Chute, MPH, Acting Director of Center for Health Equity,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Breakout9,p.9).SaraChutehasservedas ActingDirector for theMinnesotaDepartment of Health (MDH)Center forHealthEquityandCenter forHealth Statistics sincemid-2016,wheresheoverseesprogrambudgets,relatedactivities,and12incrediblestaff.Priortothat,Ms.Chuteworkedforover10yearsintheMDHRefugeeandInternationalHealthProgram.Inthisrole,shedevelopedandmonitoredbudgetsandprovidedguidanceonavarietyof issues related to international health, aimed at reaching orhighlighting refugee and immigrant populations. She also oversawseveral community health education and diverse media grants torefugee-led community coalitionsandagencies.Ms.ChutehasalsolentherexpertisetoMDHinitiativesforLimitedEnglishProficientandlowliteracycommunications,healthequity,andculturalcompetence.Nationally, she served on the Health Education Committee for theAssociation of Refugee Health Coordinators. Locally, she has co-chairedtheMetroRefugeeHealthTaskForce,isanactivememberonseveral community coalitions, and is Board Chair Emeritus andmember of the Karen Organization of Minnesota serving refugeesfrom Burma (Myanmar). Prior to MDH, Ms. Chute worked for theHennepin County Medical Center Medicine Clinic, and the UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram.Sheholdsamaster’sinpublicpolicyfrom theHarvardUniversityKennedy School ofGovernment, andabachelor’sininternationalaffairsfromCarletonCollege.Ms.Chuteismulti-lingual, and has studied in Mexico and the Czech Republic,volunteeredinSouthAfrica,andworkedinTrinidad.

Joan Cleary, MM, Executive Director, Community Health WorkerAlliance (Breakout 8, p. 8). For the past six years, Joan Cleary hasprovided consulting and management services to nonprofits,foundations, health care, and government, with the MinnesotaCommunityHealthWorker(CHW)Alliance,abroad-basedpartnershipofCHWsandstakeholderorganizationscommittedtoequitableandoptimal health outcomes for all communities. Prior to starting herconsultingpractice,Ms.Cleary ledgrantmaking,policysupportandleadershipdevelopmentinitiativesfortheBlueCrossandBlueShieldofMinnesota Foundation including its CHW field-building efforts andupstream focus on social determinants of health. In a health andhumanservicescareerspanning30years,Ms.Clearyhasworkedincommunity, nonprofit, clinical, think tank, government, andphilanthropy settings. She is a graduateofOberlin Collegeand theKelloggSchoolofManagementatNorthwesternUniversity.

Chris Conry, Strategic Campaigns Director, TakeActionMinnesota(Breakout4,p.5).ChrisConrystartedasapoliticalorganizerin2002,asVolunteerCoordinatorontheWellstoneforSenatecampaign.Sincethen, he has worked on representation elections and communitycampaignsasaunionorganizerfortheUnitedFoodandCommercialWorkers Local 789, and as a contract organizer with the ServiceEmployees International Union Local 284, where he negotiated adozen collective bargaining agreements. Mr. Conry trained as acommunityorganizerbytheOrganizingApprenticeshipProject,andisagraduateoftheUniversityofChicago.ConryhasservedasStrategicCampaignsDirectoratTakeActionMinnesotasince2008.

JackieDionne,BA,DirectorofAmerican IndianHealth,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Breakout9,p.9).JacquelineAnn(Jackie)Dionneisan enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe, andservesastheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth’s(MDH’s)firstDirectorof American Indian Health/Tribal Liaison. Because of the unique


sovereign status of tribal governments, she works closely with theCommissionerandMDHexecutiveleadershipinmaximizingresourcesand expertise to support collaboration on American Indian healthinitiatives at MDH. Prior to this, Ms. Dionne served as the agingservices specialist with the Minnesota Board on Aging, where shemanagedcontinuingcareprogramsandelderservicesprogramsforAmerican Indian tribes in Minnesota—specifically Wisdom StepsPreventativeHealthforAmericanIndianElders.Beforehernearly10yearsattheStateofMinnesota,Ms.Dionneworkedforover20yearswith Minneapolis American Indian nonprofits, including AmericanIndian Community Development, Little Earth of United Tribes, andBaby Space. She grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from theMinneapolis Public School, and received her undergraduate degreefromtheUniversityofMinnesotainearlychildhoodeducation.Sheisthe daughter of Rachel and Simon Dionne, both from the TurtleMountain Chippewa Tribe in Belcourt, ND. She has one daughter,AmandaDionne,andonegrandson,RobertBenjamin-Curtis.

Maggie Dreon, MS, CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor, MinnesotaDept. of Health (Breakout 3, p. 4). Maggie Dreon joined theMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth(MDH)NewbornScreeningProgramin 2014, where she is engaged in result notification, qualityimprovement initiatives, and project leadership. Since arriving atMDH, shehasbecomepassionateabout sickle cell,and leadsMDHefforts to address disparities in the sickle cell community. Prior toMDH,Ms.Dreonworkedasageneticcounselorclinically,providinggeneticcounseling inprenatal,cancer,adult,andpediatricgeneticsclinics. She has a bachelor’s in biochemistry andmolecular biologyfromCornell Collegeandamaster’s ingenetic counseling from theUniversityofMinnesota.

AngelaFields,CHWCertificateHolder,CommunityHealthWorker,PeopleIncorporated(Breakout8,p.8).AsacommunityhealthworkeratPeopleIncorporated,AngelaFieldsuseshertalentsandabilitiestoworkcollaborativelyinprovidingeducational,wholehealthservicesinaperson-centered, culturallyawaremanner toPeople Incorporatedclients. Ms. Fields is a dedicated, experienced service provider,entrepreneur,motherandgrandmother; she creditshermother forinspiringherzestforlife,herdrive,andherpassionforbeingahelpingprofessional.Ms. Fieldshasover20years’ experience in thehealthcare industry. She received her associate degree in human servicesand received a Community Health Worker Certification fromMinneapolisCommunityandTechnicalCollege.Forovertwodecades,Ms. Fields has worked as an allied health worker in the areas ofphlebotomy, nursing, medication assistance, and electrocardio-graphy.Shealsohasanextensivehistoryinclinical laboratoryworkandhomehealthcare.Ms.Fieldsvolunteersregularly,andisanactiveandengaged communitymember for thebettermentof thosewithchronichealthissuesandeconomicdisparities.

Gordon Goodwin, Midwest Project Manager, Center for SocialInclusion,GovernmentAllianceforRacialEquity(Breakout9,p.9).GordonGoodwinistheGovernmentAllianceforRacialEquity(GARE)MidwestRegionalProjectManageratCenterforSocialInclusion(CSI).Gordon works with senior leadership teams to help nonprofitorganizationsachievemissionandprogramalignment.Hespecializesinorganizationalstrategydevelopment,programdeliveryandimpact,andgovernanceandleadership.For30years,Gordonhasworkedwithand for foundations, community development organizations andpublic-privatesectorconsortiainmetropolitanandruralsettings.Hehas worked extensively with organizations that have workedcollaboratively to advance their advocacy and public policyobjectives—specifically, designing and facilitating working groupmeetings, trainings, governance discussions, and organizationalstrategicalliances.Gordonhascontributedtopovertyreductionandracial equity public policy efforts with PolicyLink, Northwest AreaFoundation,WKKelloggFoundation,Foundation for theMidSouth,CFED,andTheAspenInstitute.HeandhisspousearebasedinSt.Paul,

andhe isaproudparentof twoadultchildren,acaretaker for twosmalldogs,andrepairsandridesmotorcyclesinhissparetime.

Beth Gyllstrom, PhD, MPH, Senior Research Scientist, MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Breakout1,p.4).Trainedasanepidemiologist,BethGyllstromhasextensiveexperienceworkingwithstateandlocalpublichealthdata.Previously,Dr.GyllstromworkedintheMDHCenterforHealthStatistics,focusingonmaternalandchildhealthresearch.Shehas served as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI of several publichealth services and systems research studies, and staffs theMinnesotapublichealthpractice-basedresearchnetwork.SheservedasPIonamulti-state,RobertWoodJohnsonFoundation-fundedstudyexaminingtherelationshipbetweenprimarycareandpublichealthatthelocaljurisdictionallevel.

JimHart,MD,MBA,generalphysician(ret.),UniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofPublicHealth(ret.)(Breakout1,p.4).JimHartworkedfor30 years in primary care medical practice and management bothindependently andwith HealthPartners. He has also served on theteaching faculty of Regions Hospital, and directed the ExecutivePrograminPublicHealthPractice,andtheNorthCentralPublicHealthLeadershipInstitute,attheUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofPublicHealth.Hisprimaryinterestisintheintersectionofhealthandsocietyand in restoringdemocracy toourhealthcaresystem.Dr.Harthasserved on theMinnesota Health Care Access Commission, and hasbeena long-timeadvocateofaunified,publicly-fundedhealthcaresystem. Because of his interest in global health, Dr. Hart has alsoservedon theboardsofWellShare International andGlobalHealthMinistries. In his retirement, he continues to stay engaged inMinnesota health policy discussions and various community healthinitiatives.

KathyHedin,MS,PublicHealthDivisionManager,St.Paul-RamseyCountyPublicHealth(Breakout10,p.9).KathyHedinhasspentthelast16yearsworkingintheareasofenvironmentalhealth,violenceprevention,healthyyouthdevelopment,chronicdiseaseprevention,communityengagement,andhealthequity.Shehasledplanningandimplementingofstrategies toadvancehealthequity intothepublichealth department, and is finding ways to integrate this workthroughoutthecountysystem.

Mónica María Hurtado, MD, Racial Justice and Health EquityOrganizer,VoicesforRacialJustice(Breakout10,p.9).MónicaMaríaHurtadogrewupinColombia,whereshetrainedasadoctoroffamilymedicine.From2002-2013,sheworkedwithAquiParaTi/HereForYou,aprogramfundedbytheEliminatingHealthDisparitiesInitiative.Since 2009, she has been one of the community membersparticipating in efforts around health care data for equity inMinnesota.Sheisa2011graduateMs.HurtadotheVoicesforRacialJusticecommunityorganizingcohort.Mónicabringsherskillinpolicy,public health, and community organizing to herwork at Voices forRacialJustice.

Helen Jackson Lockett-El, BA, MDiv, Community EngagementPlanner,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(Breakout7,p.8).HelenJacksonLockett-El currently works to address infant mortality through ahealth equity lens, among US-born African-Americans in HennepinCounty.Ms. Jackson Lockett-El has recruited and engaged over 20community members to be involved in Community Voices andSolutions (CVAS) LeadershipTeam,whichhasestablisheda shared-decisionmakingapproachinaddressinginfantmortality.Inadditionto years of community engagement, Ms. Jackson Lockett-El hasworkedwithnumerousgroupsfacilitatingandpromotinghealthandwell-being. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from theUniversityofMinnesota,andamaster'sdegreefromLutherSeminary.

Derek Johnson, MLIS, Health Professionals Outreach Specialist,NationalNetworkofLibrariesofMedicineGreaterMidwestRegion(Breakout2,p.4).DerekJohnsonconductstrainingsandoutreachtohealth professionals on a variety of topics focusing on health


information access. Prior to his role with the GMR, Mr. Johnsonworkedasaconsultantconductingcompetitiveintelligenceresearchwithinthehealthandwellnessindustries,andasapublichealthandsubstanceabusepreventionlibrarianwiththeMinnesotaInstituteofPublicHealth.Mr.Johnsonholdsabachelor’s ineconomicsfromSt.John’s University and is a Beta Phi Mu graduate of St. CatherineUniversity’sMasterinLibraryandInformationScienceprogram.

LauraJohnson,Organizer,ISAIAH(Breakout4,p.5).LauraJohnsonstarted organizing in 2012 on the campaign against Voter ID. Sheultimately worked as ISAIAH's Voter ID Field Director, leading avolunteer field effort that reachedmore than 37,000Minnesotans.Since then, Ms. Johnson has organized clergy and lay people inchurches in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the southern Twin Citiessuburbs around issues of racial and economic justice. Her primaryfocushasbeenaroundissuesofworkerjustice.Shehasledthousandsof people of faith in campaigns for Paid Family Leave, Earned SickTime,andSafeTimeinSt.Paul,andagainststatewidelegislationtoPreempt Earned Sick and Safe Time and Fair Wage policies. Ms.JohnsongraduatedfromSt.OlafCollege,andcametoISAIAHasaninternfromYaleDivinitySchool.Sheispassionateaboutunleashingandempoweringpeopleof faithto liveout theirvaluesof loveandjusticethroughparticipationinourdemocracy.

JennyMahoney,RN,BehavioralHealthHomeIntegrationSpecialist,PeopleIncorporated(Breakout8,p.8).JennyMahoneyisaregisterednurse who has worked in a variety of milieus ranging from grouphomesservingpeoplewithdevelopmentaldisabilities,traumaticbraininjury, and mental illness, to working on an IRTS team supportingwomenincrisis.AlongwithhernursingdegreefromAnokaRamseyCommunity College,Ms.Mahoney also holds a bachelor’s in socialworkfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaire.

EJDeanOlson,MA,ClinicalOperationsDirector,FamilyTreeClinic(Breakout 10, p. 9). EJDeanOlson is anOrganizational PsychologyPractitioner with nearly two decades of experience in health andhuman services, LGBTQ equity and inclusion, and justice-centeredsystemschange.AsClinicalOperationsDirectorforFamilyTree,Mr.Olson supports the clinic toward intersectional and intentional

patient-centeredcarewhilemaintainingefficientsystemsintheworldofbinarymedicine.

Melanie Peterson-Hickey, PhD, Manager of Data and Policy,Minnesota Department of Human Services (Breakout 10, p. 9).MelaniePeterson-HickeyisamemberoftheLacduFlambeaubandofLakeSuperiorOjibwe.ShehasbeenwiththeStateofMinnesotafor26years,attheUniversityofMinnesota,MinnesotaDept.ofHealth(MDH),andMinnesotaDept.ofHumanServices(DHS).Ms.Peterson-HickeyservedasthefoundingdirectoroftheMDHCenterforHealthEquity and has authored a number of reports, includingAdvancingHealthEquity:ReporttotheLegislature,IncomeandHealth,andPaidLeave and Health in Minnesota. Ms. Peterson-Hickey holds adoctorate in policy and administration from the University ofMinnesota, and a master’s in administration leadership andsupervisionfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee.

Danushka Wanduragala, MPH, International HealthCommunications and Engagement Planner, Minnesota Dept. ofHealth (Breakout7,p.8).DanushkaWanduragalaworkstoengageMinnesota’s immigrant and refugee communities on a variety ofemerginghealthtopics,coordinateshealthcampaignsthroughethnicandbilingualmedia,andbuildsorganizationalcapacitytoworkwithLimitedEnglishProficientcommunities.Healsocoordinatesthemulti-siteMalariaVFRProject, includingtheMalariaCommunityAdvisoryBoard.Mr.WanduragalaservesasadjunctfacultywithSt.CatherineUniversity,teachingGlobalPublicHealthandRefugeeandImmigrantHealth.

Chris Westergaard, BA, Senior Program Manager, PeopleIncorporated(Breakout8,p.8).ChrisWestergaardhasbeenworkingwith People Incorporated for nearly five years, overseeing severalprograms, primarily for with individuals with co-occurring seriousmental illness and chronic medical conditions. He attended BuenaVista University, holds a bachelor’s in psychology, and is currentlypursuingamaster’sinsocialworkattheUniversityofMinnesota.Hehasworkedinthehumanservicesfieldfor15years,withbothchildrenandadults.

“Thehistoryofpublichealthmightwellbewrittenasarecordofthesuccessiveredefiningsoftheunacceptable.”SirGeoffreyVickers,VC,MS(1957)


Celebrating 110 Years! MPHAturns110yearsoldin2017!Tocelebratethismilestone,welookbackonourrichhistoryandourreputationtoinfluencepublichealthpolicy, systems, and services.Wewill screenanewvideo telling theMPHA story, viewarchivalmaterials highlightingouraccomplishments,andnetworkwitheachothertokeepbuildingourcapacity.

A Voice for Public Health in Minnesota MPHA can trace its roots to 1907, when health officersthroughout the state organized as the Minnesota SanitaryConference.AstatelawrequiredthattheExecutiveOfficeroftheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthcallanannualmeetingofhealthofficers,oftenconcurrentlyholdingspringcleanups.In1947, recognizing that the demands of public health hadbroadened in previous decades, the Sanitary Conferenceopeneditsmembershiptoanyonewhowasengagedinpublichealth, inviting citizens to join our health protection,promotion,andpreventionefforts.TheorganizationchangeditsnametotheMinnesotaPublicHealthConference(MPHC)toreflect thepublichealthvaluesandmission,becominganaffiliateof theAmericanPublicHealthAssociation (APHA) in1948.MPHCchangeditsnametotheMinnesotaPublicHealthAssociation in 1959 when the subsidiary of the NationalTuberculosisofMinnesotaknownasMPHA,changeditsnametotheAmericanLungAssociationofMinnesota.

MPHA is an active, credible, independent voice for publichealth inMinnesota. Public health practitioners inmultipledisciplines from the public, private, and non-profit sectors,along with academia and communities, come together tovolunteertheirtimeandenergyaroundsharedvalues,goals,and priorities. MPHA follows its mission “to engage anddevelop itsmembers tomobilize the community to protectandimprovethepublic’shealth.”Wearecatalysts,conveners,and facilitators to champion the public health issues of ourtime.

Archival Collections InApril2017,aspartofNationalPublicHealthWeek,MPHAheld an open house at the University of Minnesota SocialWelfare History Archives, where our records – print,electronic,andmedia–arenowpermanentlyhoused.

Beginning in the mid-1940s to 1981, the MinnesotaDepartment of Health maintained MPHA records. This

collectionwasthentransferredtotheWangensteenHistoricalLibrary in Diehl Hall at the University ofMinnesota. Due tospaceconstraints,libraryofficialsnotifiedMPHAin2011thatitcouldnolongerstoreitsarchives.Sincethattime,theDean’sOffice of the School of PublicHealth has offered temporarystorageandworkspace.InJanuary2017,theMPHAGoverningCouncil approved the transfer of ownership of its recordscollection to the Social Welfare History Archives of theUniversityofMinnesotaLibraries.

The Social Welfare History Archives, established in 1964,collectstherecordsofprivatesectorsocialwelfareandsocialreform organizations as well as the personal papers ofindividualleadersinthefield.ThemissionoftheArchivesistocollect, preserve and provide access to these historicalrecords.Socialwelfareconcernsrepresentedinthecollectionsinclude areas such as: adoption, child welfare, citizenship,communityart,communityorganizationandplanning,familysupport services, housing, immigration and migration,poverty, public health, sexual health, single parenting andservicesforsinglemothers,socialwork,welfarerights,socialjusticemovements, andmuchmore.MPHA’s collection hasalsoincorporatedtherecordingsofAPublicHealthJournal,arecentdonationbyDr.EdEhlinger,MinnesotaCommissionerofHealth,thatareproductsofacabletelevisionshowthathehashostedsince1985.Youcanfindthemasterandsummaryindexesbyvisitingwww.mpha.netandscrollingtoAboutUs;History.

Tributes Hats off to our passionate, talented and committed publichealth leaders and active members who have kept ourvolunteer-drivenassociationgoingfor110years!Youaretheheart and soul of MPHA! MPHA’s mission and advocacy ismorevitalthanever.Weholdthepowerofourvoicesinlocal,state,nationalandglobalenvironments.Let’sactboldlyaswemoveforward!

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