The conference planning committee is seeking abstracts for the 2025 fall conference, to be held Sept. 22-24. Abstracts will be accepted through May 12.
Priority will be given to presentations that focus on one of the topics of interest listed below. The list was generated from feedback received from past participants and members of the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners (AOHC). Topics of interest for this year include:
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Workforce development and training
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HR - succession planning: Leadership development.
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Motivating (culture, values) government employees in today's workplace.
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Human resource policies.
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Managing public health in time of CDC, HIH, HHS cuts and lack of information.
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Improving outcomes
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Rural public health - Disparities between urban and rural public health.
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Non-traditional funding sources.
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Performance management/strategic planning/CHIP.
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Equity and engagement
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Board of health topics.
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Advocacy for public health: How to work with the legislators.
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Negative public health perspectives.
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Community health
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Obesity prevention: Exercise in disease management, prevention and health outcomes, getting engagement, education levels and impacts to obesity.
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Re-emerging diseases.
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Infectious disease updates: Respiratory infections: surveillance to therapy, HIV, Measles, STI - screening to treatment, RSV strategies.
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Environmental
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Waste water and disease management.
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Vector control: Tick-borne diseases; tick testing.
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Environmental justice.
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Legionella outbreak inspections.
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Health throughout the lifecycle
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Teenage substance abuse; tobacco, vaping, marijuana.
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Physical health risks.
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Health literacy.
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Behavioral health
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Suicide prevention.
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Mental behavioral impact from public health.
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Substance use disorders.
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Informatics, technology and messaging
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AI usage in public health.
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Public health implementation/common practice technology, innovation.
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Social media technology.
For exhibitor information/registration, please contact Denise Ross aohc_3@aohc.net or phone 614-781-9556 ext. 24.
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