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Monday, March 27, 2017 8:00 am-11:00 am (Pre-conference workshops and trainings)

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Local Health Authority Workshop Training		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	8:00 AM	11:00 AM	3/27/2017 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Session Hackathon		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	9:00 AM	11:00 AM	3/27/2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Vaccine Development Pathway: Navigating the Valley of Death		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	9:00 AM	11:00 AM	3/27/2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
West Nile virus Surveillance and Response: Current Practices and Challenges		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	9:00 AM	11:00 AM	3/27/2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Monday, March 27, 2017 11:30 am-8:00 pm

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Public Health Funding and Policy Committee Stakeholder Input Meeting		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	11:30 AM	1:00 PM	3/27/2017 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM The Committee invites all public health stakeholders, including federal public health officials, county and municipal governments, schools of public health at institutions of higher education, federally qualified health centers as well as the general public to attend a stakeholder meeting and to give oral or written testimony to the Committee regarding public health policy and/ or funding in the state. The PHFPC was established within the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and authorized by the passage of Senate Bill 969.
Opening Plenary Session		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	1:00 PM	3:15 PM	3/27/2017 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM Welcomes by Dr. Melissa Oden, TPHA President; Mayor Betsy Price; Vinny Taneja, MBBS, MPH, Public Health Director, Tarrant County and Dennis Thombs, PhD, FAAHB, Professor and Dean, UNT School of Public Health Presentations: State of the State’s Health, John Hellerstedt, MD, Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services Ignite! Getting Your Community Coalition Fired Up for Change, Frances D. Butterfoss, PhD
Plenary Session 2: Student Oral Presentations		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	3:30 PM	5:00 PM	3/27/2017 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Age Differences in the Association between Body Image Dissatisfaction and Diet Behaviors in a Multi-Ethnic State Representative Population Tobacco advertisement, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS) exposure and cigarette use in Nigerian adolescents: implications for current practices, products and policies Using health needs assessments and health insurance claim data to plan workplace wellness activities for Texas Department of State Health Services Region 8 employees The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project Getting on the same page for breast health knowledge and prevention
Grand Opening of Exhibits and Posters		3/27/2017	3/27/2017	5:15 PM	6:30 PM	3/27/2017 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 6:30 am-9:30 am

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Health Walk		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	6:30 AM	7:00 AM	3/28/2017 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Plenary Session 3-Plan4Health Tarrant County		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	8:15 AM	9:30 AM	3/28/2017 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Breakout Sessions 9:45 AM-10:45 AM

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Administration & Management/Policy		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	9:45 AM	10:45 AM	3/28/2017 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Moving Forward Post-Accreditation: Panel Engagement with Accreditation Coordinators from Houston, Tarrant County, and Austin
Epidemiology		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	9:45 AM	10:45 AM	3/28/2017 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM The Benchmark of Rural Health in West Texas: Top 10 leading causes of death in rural Texas in 2010 Building a collaboration through a school-based asthma management program Characterization of Type 2 Diabetes Burden by Race and Ethnic Groups
Health Education		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	9:45 AM	10:45 AM	3/28/2017 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Underreporting of Hepatitis B Infections: A Threat to the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission Improving Health Outcomes for Pregnant Women through Community Based Prenatal Education Program
MOBILE OFFSITE WORKSHOP-From Policy to Practice: Stories of Transformation		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	9:45 AM	12:00 PM	3/28/2017 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Breakout Sessions 11:00 AM-12:00 noon

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Administration & Management/Policy		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	3/28/2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Elimination of Tuberculosis Using Targeted Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Health Equity & PQI: How A Local Health Department is Transforming Health Inequities from Within
Epidemiology		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	3/28/2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zika CASPER: An assessment of Zika Virus health communication, mosquito prevention behaviors, and emergency preparedness levels in Williamson County, Texas, 2016 Assessment of Zika Awareness in Houston Area Before The Local Transmission
Health Education		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	3/28/2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Not Safe Yet: Why Identification of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims in North Texas is Only the First Step Health Care and Social Services Providers Serving Sexual and Gender Minorities in El Paso, TX

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 12:00 noon-1:00 pm

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Visit Exhibits (light lunch)		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	12:00 PM	1:00 PM	3/28/2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Breakout Sessions 1:00 pm-2:30 pm

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
MOBILE-OFFSITE WORKSHOP: Tarrant Regional Water District		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	9:45 AM	12:00 PM	3/28/2017 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Aging		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3/28/2017 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Correlates of Health Problems at Senior Centers Surfing the silver tsunami: A quality improvement effort to meet the demands of geriatric population health management
Epidemiology		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3/28/2017 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations in the Era of Whole Genome Sequencing Response to Positive Rabid Animal Exposure at an Event Venue in Texas, 2016
Health Education		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	1:15 PM	2:15 PM	3/28/2017 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Partner While We Work: Developing partnerships and conducting research in the Better Me Within Program Reducing Infant Mortality in Tarrant County through Reproductive Healthcare

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Breakout Sessions 2:45 pm-3:45 pm

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Environmental and Consumer Health		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	2:45 PM	3:45 PM	3/28/2017 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Update on the status of Chagas disease in Texas: a closer look at barriers to screening, treatment and surveillance Epidemiologic and Economic Perspectives for Zoonotic Disease Control in Public Health Policy
Epidemiology		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	2:45 PM	3:45 PM	3/28/2017 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Characteristics associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture-confirmed tuberculosis patients with negative interferon gamma release assay results Unusual TB Clusters in Northeast Texas
Oral Health		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	2:45 PM	3:45 PM	3/28/2017 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Texas Perinatal Oral Health Program - Baby Smiles Improving Access to Perinatal Oral Health Care: Houston Health Department Strategies Increasing Capacity for Perinatal Oral Health Education through Nurse Home Visitors
Public Health Nursing		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	2:45 PM	3:45 PM	3/28/2017 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Texas Spotlight on the Role of the Public Health Nurse Through an Academic Partnership

Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Breakout Sessions 4:00 pm-5:00 pm

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Aging and Public Health		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	4:00 PM	5:00 PM	3/28/2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Increasing Access to Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Rural East Texas where there is a High rate of Adenomatous Polyps Detected Policies and Practices to Improve Access to Care and Reduce the Health Risks of Child Refugees Fleeing Violence from Central America and Mexico
Environmental and Consumer Health		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	4:00 PM	5:00 PM	3/28/2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Houston Home-Based Integrated Intervention Targeting Better Asthma Control (HIIT-BAC) in African Americans Neighborhood Engagement: Evaluating Zika Virus Health Communication and Mosquito Prevention Behaviors in Travis County, Texas, June 2016
Health Education		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	4:00 PM	5:00 PM	3/28/2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Smoke-free Public Housing: Then, Now, and Everything in Between The Importance of Conducting Community Needs Assessments in Rural Communities
Public Health Nursing		3/28/2017	3/28/2017	4:00 PM	5:00 PM	3/28/2017 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM "Whole Person" Project Promoting Routine Delivery of Preventive Health Services Across Program and Funding Lines Perinatal transmission of Hepatitis B virus: when late intervention fails

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 6:30 am-10:00 am

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Health Walk		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	6:30 AM	7:00 AM	3/29/2017 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Section Business Meetings		3/29/2017	3/28/2017	8:00 AM	8:45 AM	3/29/2017 8:00 AM - 3/28/2017 8:45 AM please plan to attend your section business meeting. We will have tables set up for the following sections: Administration & Management Aging & Public Health Environmental & Consumer Health Epidemiology Health Education Oral Health Public Health Nursing Social Work Student
TPHA Hot Topics Session -Societal Violence		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	9:00 AM	10:00 AM	3/29/2017 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Breakout Sessions 10:15 am-11:15 am

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Administration & Management/Policy		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	10:15 AM	11:15 AM	3/29/2017 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PrEP in a Public Health Department An analysis of barriers to care for patients requiring rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Texas Department of State Health Services Region 6/5 South
Epidemiology		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	10:15 AM	11:15 AM	3/29/2017 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Clinical Characteristics and Quality of HIV Care for Women in Houston/Harris County, Texas: Medical Monitoring Project, 2009-2013 Birth Defects Related to Prenatal Zika Virus Infection: Texas Update
Health Education		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	10:15 AM	11:15 AM	3/29/2017 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Group Lifestyle Balance: Adapted for Impaired Mobility (GLB AIM): Translating the GLB to Promote Healthy Weight in People with Mobility Disability (Impairment) Health Literacy during the Training Years: Changing the Culture of Medicine One Course at a Time

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Closing Session & Awards Luncheon

		Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time
Closing Session Plenary 3 and Awards Luncheon		3/29/2017	3/29/2017	11:30 AM	1:30 PM	3/29/2017 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM The Future of Parks and Public Space

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