2025 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference

The statewide NPHA annual conference provides an opportunity for Nevada’s public health professionals to gather together to discuss relevant public health issues, as well as a chance to network, meet, and stay connected with other professionals in Nevada.

Agenda

Tue, Apr 8

Wed, Apr 9

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Opening Keynote - Beyond the Ivory Tower: Preparing Public Health Practitioners for Current and Future Challenges

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Plenary TBD

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break and Exhibits

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

NPHA Advocacy and Government Affairs Update

11:10 AM - 12:15 PM

Lunch and Exhibits

12:15 PM - 1:25 PM

Lightning Talks I

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Lightning Talks II

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM

Break and Exhibits

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Disparities in Substance Use and Screening Among Trauma Patients Based on Housing Status: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

The Care We Miss: How Prenatal Access Shapes NICU Outcomes and Health Equity in Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Hybrid approaches to adolescent substance use prevention: A systematic review of U.S. school programs

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Keeping the Party Going: The Importance of Maintaining Sustainability of the Health District After Dark Through Collaboration and Funding

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

BeHERE NV: Working to Improve the Behavioral Health Workforce in Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Sex differences in middle school substance use: Trends from the Nevada Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 2019-2023

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Behavioral Health Trends in Nevada (2014 - 2023): A Focus on Key Findings related to Suicide, Substance Use, and Mental Health

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Airborne Pollen and Mold Monitoring Program to Assess Allergen Trends in Las Vegas and Jean, NV

Concurrent Breakout Session: Emerging Trends in Public Health: Innovative Research and Practice

Social media use is related to E-cigarette use in Youth: Does Depression play a Mediating Role?

3:40 PM - 3:50 PM

Break and Exhibits

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Physician Workforce in Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Want Some Pie? The Impact of Graph Literacy on Data Visualization Choices in Public Health

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Costing Care: Unpacking the Drivers of Medicaid Spending for NICU Admissions in Nevada

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Data Driven Strategies for Overdose Prevention

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Addressing health disparities among those affected by Communicable Diseases: A Partnership with disease investigation teams and a Family Resource Center

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Creación sobre traducción: Creating culturally competent trainings for Latino audiences

4:50 PM - 5:20 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Public Health in Action and Evidence-Based Strategies or Applied Solutions

Is It Pain, Suffering or Both; Comprehensive (Non-Opioid) Practices for Treating Both

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

A Microcosm for Poor Health Outcomes Resulting from Food Insecurity

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Beyond the Nursery: Unraveling Maternal and Neonatal Factors Associated with NICU Admissions in Nevada (2015 - 2021)

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicide Risk Among Young Adult College Students

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Greater Adverse Childhood Experiences and Detrimental Social Determinants of Health in Nevadans with Subjective Cognitive Decline

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Bridging Rural Health Disparities in Nevada: Key Findings & Insights from Community Health Needs Assessments of South Lyon Medical Center (SLMC) and the Central Nevada Health District (CNHD)

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Intersectional Inequities: Exploring Healthcare Access Across Diverse Identities Using the All of Us Dataset

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Transportation Access and Its Impact on Missed Clinical Appointments: A Quality Improvement Study on Equitable Access to Medical Care at a Teaching Hospital in Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Health Equity, Strategies and Practices

Access to Rural Health

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break and Exhibits

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Prevalence and Determinants of Potential Problem Gambling in Older Adults in Clark County, Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Social media successes: Providing data-driven and community-guided education to focus populations on syphilis and congenital syphilis

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Nevada Essentials for Childhood (EfC): Data to Action

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Enhancing Health Communication Strategies for Spanish-Speaking Adults in Southern Nevada

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Is there an association between high school open campus policies and student dietary behaviors? A systematic review

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Nursing Workforce Trends in Nevada - 2014 to 2024

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Reaching Out, Raising Up: A Community-centered Awareness Campaign

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscape

Innovations in Maternal Health: Our SilverSummit Pilot Journey

Concurrent Breakout Session: Community Collaboration and Research Landscapte

Voices for Change: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nevadans' Views on Expanding Abortion Access to Advanced Practice Providers

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Awards Lunch

1:15 PM - 1:55 PM

Plenary: Use of AI in Public Health and Research

1:55 PM - 2:55 PM

Panel: Careers in Public Health and What the Future Holds

2:55 PM - 3:05 PM

Break and Exhibits

3:05 PM - 3:45 PM

Wastewater Surveillance in Mass Gathering Events

3:45 PM - 4:25 PM

Mixed Methods Research for Public Health Professionals

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:

4:25 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Speakers

Kevin Lord

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs- School of Allied Health, Associate Professor Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Associate Professor Cardiopulmonary Science

Katarina Pulver

Jacquelyn Rodriguez

Edwin Oh

Professor, Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine Lab

Bobbie Jo Trude

Internship Coordinator

Jace Flatt

Associate Professor, Social and Behavioral Health

Francisco Sy

Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Anil Mangla

Liahm Blank

Zachary Rees

Biostatistician III supporting Nevada 988 Crisis Response, Suicide Prevention and Reporting, and Mental and Behavioral Health

Sarah Hartzell

John Beckerle

Shafik Dharamsi

Dean and Professor, College of Public Health | University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Courtney Coughenour

Liliana Davalos

Nicole Mwaili

Physician Workforce in Nevada

Samantha Morales

Health educator for the Southern Nevada Health District, focused on the prevention of STI/HIV in Clark County.

Salome Ogbuleka

Salome Ogbuleka is a PhD student in the Department of Global and Environmental Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mayra Pacheco

Passionate community-based professional with extensive experience in holistic and culturally sensitive services for children and families.

Meghan Powers

Vallabhi Shah

J. Nicole Taylor

Nicole Taylor is a qualified public health professional with over 15 years of experience in healthcare operations, program development, management and has a track record of success in improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

Vidhani Goel

Ying Guo

Asma Tahir

UNLV Pollen Lab Supervisor

Soumya Upadhyay

Liahm Blank

Miguel Antonio Fudolig

Assistant Professor in Biostatistics

Vandyke Maclean

Marinela Maskuti

Public health and health policy practitioner. Certified Mental Health First Aid instructor. Doctor of Public Policy, Master of Public Health, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Maria Isabelle Avenido