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.
What You Need to Know About Maine’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
May 13, 2025
Speaker: Reginald Parson & Safiya Khalid, Maine Department of Labor
Active Downtowns: Bicycling/Walking, Economic Vitality & Complete Streets in Maine
May 01, 2025
Speaker: Andrew Zarro, Bicycle Coalition of Maine
Maine Indoor Air Quality Presents: Tips to Improve Home Air Quality
March 06, 2025
Speaker: Christy Crocker (Maine Indoor Air Quality Council)
Building Climate Resiliency: Empowering Community Health Workers Through Education
February 06, 2025
Speaker: Matt Wellington (Maine Public Health Association)
Establishing a State-wide Pain Registry in Maine - Pain Registry for ME
January 09, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Ling Cao (University of New England)
Cannabis Use in Youth: What Parents Need to Know
December 17, 2024
Speakers: Dr. Amy Mayhew, Althea Turner, LMSW-CC, Martha Jacques, LMSW & Jay Orser
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