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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

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

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.

Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book and Data Center

December 07, 2023

Speaker: Helen Hemminger

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

MPHA & APHA: What's the Connection?

August 03, 2023

Speaker: Sarah Rines

National Public Health Week Public Health Career Panel

April 04, 2023

Speakers: Jay Knowlton, Kate Bourne, Liz Scharnetzki, Isaac Benowitz, & Noah Ventimiglia

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

Healthy Democracy Healthy People

September 28, 2022

Speakers: Jeanne Ayers & Gnora Gumanow

Outdoors for All

July 20, 2022

Speaker: Enock Glidden

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

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

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

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

Emotional Well-Being During a Pandemic

January 27, 2022

Speakers: Dr. Nirav Shah, Erik Eisele, Arabella Perez, Abigail Young

Transgender Introductory Primer

January 21, 2022

Speaker: Quinn Gormley

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

An Anti-Racist Imperative for Public Health Data

December 03, 2020

Speaker: Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH

Control and Prevention Strategies in an Outbreak

June 22, 2020

Speakers: Sharon McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH & Gib Parrish, MD

Looking at Data in an Outbreak

June 08, 2020

Speakers: Gib Parrish, MD & Richard Shen, MD

Investigating an Outbreak

June 08, 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

COVID-19 Update with Dr. Noah Nesin

May 14, 2020

Speaker: Dr. Noah Nesin