MPHA Webinars & Trainings
MPHA offers regular, monthly public health webinars and other trainings throughout the year.
As a membership benefit, MPHA members have access to even more trainings than those featured below. Join here.
Establishing a State-wide Pain Registry in Maine - Pain Registry for ME
January 09, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Ling Cao (University of New England)
Supporting Infant Feeding Goals in the First 4 Weeks
November 14, 2024
Speaker: Kara Kaikini, Paula Norcott & Dr. Kelsey Walton
Influenza Season Update: Trends, Data, and Emerging Threats
October 03, 2024
Speaker: Andrew Rennekamp (CSL Seqirus)
Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis
September 05, 2024
Speaker: Jan Collins (Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition)
Project REACH: Improving Research Dissemination in Maine and Beyond
July 12, 2024
Speakers: Lisbeth Balligan & Carrie Sullivan (MaineHealth Institute for Research)
Tap to Toilet: Water Access, Safety & Usage
June 20, 2024
Speakers: Nicki Pellenz (Maine Water Utilities Association), Dave Parent (Sanford Water District), Lisa Sockabasin, MS, RN (Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness), Hugh Kirkpatrick (Caribou Utilities District), Craig Douglas, P.E. (Brunswick & Topsham Water District), Paul Thomas Hunt (Portland Water District), Patrick McKeown (ECT2), Sergio Cahueque (Defend Our Health) & Rebecca Lincoln, Sc.D. (Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Alcohol Use Prevention in Maine
June 06, 2024
Presenter: Ellen Blake, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Working Toward Equitable Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities
May 02, 2024
Speaker: Jennifer Battis, Disability Rights Maine
On the Brink: Health Care in Maine and America
April 04, 2024
Speaker: David Jolly, DrPH, Maine AllCare
Expert Briefing: Gun Safety Policies in Maine
April 02, 2024
Speakers: Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions & Margaret Groban, JD, Maine Gun Safety Coalition
Treatment Strategies in Primary Care: Nicotine Replacement Therapy & NAC Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
April 02, 2024
Speakers: Drs. Jonathan Fanburg & Deb Hagler
Groups Recover Together: Providing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice Involved Individuals
March 07, 2024
Speaker: Melissa Caminiti, Groups Recover Together
Retrofits: The Intersection of Housing, Climate, Environmental, Racial, and Gender Equity
February 01, 2024
Speaker: Naomi Beal, passivhausMAINE
Ending the sale of flavored tobacco products: A social & environmental justice issue
January 25, 2024
Speakers: Becca Boulos & Matt Wellington, Maine Public Health Association
Cannabis -Municipal vs. State Policy
December 20, 2023
Speakers: Rebecca Lambert (Maine Municipal Association) & Janet Dosseva (Westbrook Partners for Prevention)
Part of the Cannabis in Maine: Public Health Policy & Impacts webinar series.
Cannabis - Medical vs. Adult Use
December 13, 2023
Speakers: Gabi Pierce (Maine Office of Cannabis Policy) & Becca Boulos (Maine Public Health Association)
Part of the Cannabis in Maine: Public Health Policy & Impacts webinar series.
Cannabis - Youth Use & Impacts
December 06, 2023
Speakers: Rob Rogers (Kennebec Behavioral Health) & Lee Anne Dodge (SoPo Unite)
Part of the Cannabis in Maine: Public Health Policy & Impacts webinar series.
Cannabis & Health
November 29, 2023
Speakers: Lexi Perry (Maine CDC) & Scott Gagnon (AdCare Maine)
Part of the Cannabis in Maine: Public Health Policy & Impacts webinar series.
Gun Violence is a Public Health Issue: Policy Solutions Can Save Lives
November 09, 2023
Speakers: Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, Representative Vicki Doudera & Margaret Groban, JD
Idea to Legislation: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Enacting Practical Health Policy
November 02, 2023
Speakers: Adina Bercowicz & Meghan Bradshaw
Economic and Environmental Significance of Maine's Bottle Bill
October 05, 2023
Speakers: Sarah Nichols, Mike Noel & Shandra Rubchinuk
MPHA Member Webinar: COVID-19: Vaccines & Virulence
September 28, 2023
Speakers: Drs. Noah Nesin & Stephen Sears
Connecting Compassion and Technology: How Website Accessibility Boosts Visibility and Search Engine Optimization
September 07, 2023
Speaker: Amanda Diver
From Awareness to Action: Uncovering Tobacco Needs and Implementing Change in New Mainer Communities
July 13, 2023
Speakers: Emily Dooling Hamilton & April Hughes
Maine Climate Corps: Building Workforce Development and Community Resilience
May 04, 2023
Speaker: Kirsten Brewer
National Public Health Week Public Health Career Panel
April 04, 2023
Speakers: Jay Knowlton, Kate Bourne, Liz Scharnetzki, Isaac Benowitz, & Noah Ventimiglia
Health Misinformation, Disinformation, and the iHeard Surveillance and Response System
March 02, 2023
Speakers: Dr. Matt Kreuter & Hannah Kinzer
Transgender Public Health in Maine Through the Lens of Tobacco Use
January 05, 2023
Speaker: Quinn Gormley
Embedding a Health Equity Lens into Health Improvement Planning
December 26, 2022
Speakers: Liz Blackwell-Moore & Zoe Miller
Connection isn’t Complicated: Youth Perspective of Mental Health Issues in Maine
July 06, 2022
MYAN’s Youth Health Council
Race as a Social Construct in Data and Practice
June 30, 2022
Speakers: Keith Maddox, Win Williams & Bruce KingRace as a Social Construct in Data and Practice
The History and Contemporary Reality of Black Communities in Maine
June 29, 2022
Speakers: Myron Beasley, Bob Greene, & Pedro Vazquez
What is Gender-Affirming Care? Exploring and Remedying the Gaps in Accessing Healthcare for Transgender Youth in Maine
June 22, 2022
Speakers: Aiden Campbell & Sue Campbell
Ask a Pediatrician: COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under Five
June 22, 2022
Speakers: Laura Blaisdell, Anna Sosin, Gretchen Pianka, Matthew Wellington
Dawnland & Dear Georgina Documentary Panel Discussion
June 11, 2022
Panel Discussion: Josie Conte, DO, Lisa Sockabasin, RN, Lewis Mehl-Mardona, DO, Barbara Mainguy, MSW & Esther Anne
Pediatric Vaccines for 6 Months – 5 Years Old: What to Expect
May 25, 2022
Speakers: Dr. Laura Blaisdell, Dr. Liz Marnik, Caitlin Gilmet & Jason Parent
Homelessness, Housing, and Community Solutions
May 24, 2022
Speakers: Lauren Bustard, Courtney Pladsen, Cullen Ryan, Erin Healy, Donna Kelley, & Rich Hooks Wayman
Defining and Addressing Health Related Social Needs in Maine
May 19, 2022
Speakers: Elena Byhoff, MD, MSc & Andy Coburn, PhD
Virtual Maine Cannabis Prevention Summit Seminar Series – The Roles of Policy and Prevention at Every Level
May 11, 2022
Speakers: Dr. David Jernigan, Pat Hart, Rob Rogers & Lee Anne Dodge
National Public Health Week: The Current State of PFAS in Maine
April 06, 2022
Speaker: Sarah Woodbury
National Public Health Week: MPHA Public Health Career Panel
April 05, 2022
National Public Health Week: Wabanaki Climate Justice, Health and Adaptation
April 04, 2022
Speaker: Darren Ranco, Ph.D.
Recovery Strategies for Pandemic-Related Grief and Loss, Part I
March 09, 2022
Speakers: Dr. Laurie Cyr-Martel, Arabella Perez, Dr, Elisabeth Marnik, & Erik Eisele
Recovery Strategies for Pandemic-Related Grief and Loss, Part II
March 09, 2022
Speakers: Dr. Laurie Cyr-Martel, Arabella Perez, Dr, Elisabeth Marnik, & Erik Eisele
An Overview: Maine’s Governmental Public Health System & Ways to Modernize and Innovate
March 02, 2022
Speakers: Chris Lyman & Becca Boulos
Maine's Public Health System Storymap
March 01, 2022
Issue Briefing: LD 906 – An Act to Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water
February 14, 2022
Speakers: Representative Rena Newell & Corey Hinton
Emotional Well-Being During a Pandemic
January 27, 2022
Speakers: Dr. Nirav Shah, Erik Eisele, Arabella Perez, Abigail Young
Health Professionals, Peace through Health and American Fragility in a Pandemic Era
January 12, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Norbert Goldfield
Jacinta Documentary Panel Discussion
December 08, 2021
Speakers: Liz Blackwell-Moore, Malory Shaughnessy, Dr. Merideth Norris, Nick Beverage, Jacinta Hunt & Jessica Earnshaw
Creating Corridors for Active Transportation
November 17, 2021
Speakers: Rebecca Boulos, Jean Sideris, Sue Ellen Bordwell & Dick Bordwell
Pediatricians Share: What Parents Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccination for Children
November 13, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Sydney Sewall, MPH, Dr. Michael Ross, Dr. Jillian Gregory & Dr. Gretchen Pianka
Health Equity Dialogues: Drinking Water Quality & Health Inequities
November 10, 2021
Speakers: Rose Lundy, Leo Waterston, Sarah Woodbury, Andrew Smith, Amy Lachance
Encouraging Vaccination: How to Talk to Your Family and Neighbors
September 30, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Gavin Ducker, Todd Phillips, RN, BSN, MPH & Dr. Elisabeth Marnik
Emergency Preparedness: How to Make Sure Your Home is Prepared for an Emergency
September 27, 2021
Speakers: Caity Hager and Hayley Prevatt
COVID-19 Vaccines: Women’s Health, Pregnancy and New Families
September 02, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Olamide Sobowale, Holly McLachlan, M.Ed. and Linda Robinson, CNM
COVID-19: Back to School Forum
July 29, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Laura Blaisdell, Ross Berkowitz, Dr. David McDermott
Vaccinations and the Workplace: Questions in the Time of COVID-19
June 09, 2021
Speakers: Anne-Marie Storey, Attorney at Law at Rudman Winchell, and Dr. Stephen Sears from Maine CDC.
COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health in Immigrant Communities
April 09, 2021
Speakers: Hamda Ahmed, Hibo Omer, MPH, Ricia Sawtelle, MS, Krista Hall, LCSW, San Pao, and Simane Ibrahim
Park Rx: Exploring an Innovative Prescription Program
March 11, 2021
Speakers: Stacy Beller Stryer, MD, Courtney L. Schultz, Ph.D., and Jessica Burton
Building Community through Outdoor Activities: Teenagers During Physical Distancing
September 21, 2020
Speakers: Alicia Heyburn, MS
Not Just for Libraries: Public Health Resources and Services from the National Library of Medicine
September 10, 2020
Speaker: Sarah Levin-Lederer
Control and Prevention Strategies in an Outbreak
June 22, 2020
Speakers: Sharon McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH & Gib Parrish, MD
Detecting Outbreaks & Beginning Outbreak Investigation
June 01, 2020
Speakers: Sharon McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH & Nicoleta Toma, MD
Using Data to Monitor Health & Detect Outbreaks
May 28, 2020
Speakers: Sharon McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH & Gib Parrish, MDUsing Data to Monitor Health & Detect Outbreaks