Joint Conference Agenda
Thank you for joining us for the 2026 Joint Conference in Wenatchee from October 13-15. The Agenda from the event is below. You will find copies of the presentations just below that.
Need a copy for travel reimburesement?: PDF Agenda (Updated October 5, 2026)
Need a copy for travel reimburesement?: PDF Agenda (Updated October 5, 2026)
Sessions at the Joint Conference
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Tuesday, October 13 from 2:00-2:35 PM (35 minute Oral)
From Assessment to Action: How a Small Rural County Used a Community Health Assessment to Build a Child Care Center
Addressing Commercial Tobacco Cessation Disparities: Learning from People Who Have Tried to Quit
The Power of Branding in Public and Environmental Health
Regional Epidemiology Through Shared Services: A Two-County Model for Rural Public Health
Improving health for workers with overlapping vulnerabilities: cleaners in Washington State
Health Risks Associated with Indoor Radon Exposure
From Manual to Inspections: A Study of Frozen Dessert Machines Cleaning Practices
Conserve and Protect: NSF Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Standards.
Tuesday, October 13 from 2:55 - 3:30 PM (35-minute Oral)
Beyond Silos: Using Social Connection as an Upstream Protective Factor for Older Adults
Who Owns the Message? Reimagining Public Health Campaign Development Through Community Partnership in Youth Substance Use Prevention
Introducing the American Indian/Alaska Native PRRAAMS: Pregnancy Resiliency, Risk, and Action Assessment Monitoring System
Accountability in Action: Modern Strategies for Preventing Sexual Misconduct
From Classroom to Community: Training Washington’s Future Public Health Workforce through Service Learning
Disability and US Policy
Household Perceptions and Preparedness for Wildfire Smoke: Findings from a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response in Spokane, Washington
Cracking the Case: Investigating Shellfish-Related Illnesses
From Inventory to Implementation: Septic Mapping and Outreach as the First Step Toward Effective Tribal Septic Management
Tuesday, October 13 from 3:45-4:20 PM (35-minute Oral)
Roundtable discussion: Working Together to Strengthen Washington’s Measles Preparedness Capacity Across All Jurisdictions
What Do We Do with Everything We Heard: A Practical “Bucket” Approach for CHA/CHIPs
Gestational Hypertension among Black immigrant women in Washington State
Supporting Rural Well‑Being Through Free Public Health Vending
Surge Support for the Front Line — Tools Every Local Health Department Needs
When Facts Threaten Identity: Navigating Difficult Conversations in Public Health and Beyond
Public Health and Environmental Justice Analysis of Air Quality Impacts in Overburdened Communities Highly Impacted by Pollution
Building Community Climate Resilience through Social Connection
Extreme weather and overdose: Understanding how environmental conditions impact substance use and overdose risk
Wednesday, October 14 from 10:50-11:50 am (60-Minute workshop)
Meet Them Where They Are: Approaches to Engaging the Community - Examples from a Youth Vaping Prevention Campaign
Career Pathways and Employment Experiences of Public Health Nurses Compared to Nurses Outside of Public Health and Other Public Health Workers
How the BIPOC Health Careers Ecosystem Extends Paradigms for Workforce Development
The new public health epidemic: Why and how should you address gambling addiction in your work
Numbers Aren’t the Story: A Data Translation Workshop for Public Health Practitioners
Building Authentic Partnerships to Support Community-Driven Solutions to Eliminate Preventable Maternal Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities
Playground Safety Primer: A Guide to Plan Review
State by State, How Should We Donate? Insights from UW DEOHS Students
From Reporting Burden to Public Health Intelligence: Modernizing Reporting Systems for Decision-Making and Action
Wednesday, October 14 from 1:50 - 2:25pm (35-minute Oral)
School-Community Partnerships as a Blueprint to Improve Youth & Family Food Security: Implementation Toolkit Developed from Multi-Year Pilot Projects
From Spike to Response: How Yakima County Built a Tiered, Multi-Agency Overdose Alert Framework
Healthy Neighborhood Leadership Academy (HNLA): An update about the 2027 launch!
Beyond Emergency Response: How Mobile Integrated Health Programs Improve Outcomes and Reduce System Strain
Creating a Plain Language Public Health Agency
Working to Ensure Notifiable Conditions are Reported to Tribes
Leading Through Change: Protecting Children’s Health by Lowering the State Lead Action Level
Sabores de la Comunidad: A Community-Centered Approach to Food Safety Education & FDA Standard 7
Digital Training for the Environmental Health Workforce
Wednesday, October 14 from 2:55-3:30pm (35-minute Oral)
One Health Approach to Investigation of a Fatal Novel Fungal Infection in a Crop Farmer, Whitman County Public Health and Washington State Department of Health
Integrating Culture into Care: Developing a Diabetes Toolkit Through Community Collaboration for Latino Patients
Concentrated Availability: Kratom and 7-OH Retail in Socioeconomically Diverse ZIP Codes of Spokane, WA
State Health Improvement Plan: Determining Statewide Goals and Strategies through a Targeted Universalism Framework
Elevating Youth Leadership in Community-Centered Programming: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Partnership
Co-Designing the WA Community Information Exchange: Public Health Voices Matter
Cozy Classrooms – How to Keep them Clean and Healthy
Centering Community Voice: Nonprofit–City Partnerships and Arts-Based Engagement for Inclusive Environmental Planning
Starts with One: Safe Storage and Disposal as a Community Strategy to Prevent Opioid Misuse and Protect the Environment
Wednesday, October 14 from 3:50 - 4:25 pm (35-minute Oral)
Talking about bird flu - crisis communication lessons learned from two years of HPAI cases in peopleAdvancing Disability Justice and Health Equity in Multicultural and Rural Communities: A Community-Led ApproachThe Limited English Proficiency Health Access Project: Promoting Health and Poison LiteracyBuilding a Sustainable Diabetes Prevention Ecosystem in Washington: Lessons Learned and the Road AheadGeneralists Model 101Tooth Decay or Truth Decay: Countering Misinformation in Public HealthGot Green Air? An evaluation of 14 low-cost sensors for indoor air quality monitoringWashington Water Recreation Rule Revision UpdateSafer Land Use: Connecting Housing, Transportation, and Public Health Outcomes
Thursday, October 15 from 9:50 - 10:25am (35-minute Oral)From Campus to Classroom: Kittitas County's Measles Response Across Two Educational Settings Modernizing Washington’s Environmental Health Disparities Map Community Wellness con S.A.B.O.R.: Advancing Health Equity Through Movement, Education, and Community Partnerships Giving Mothers Choice: Midwifery as a Safe Option for Pregnancy Reducing Food Safety Violations through Education and the Use of Interpreter Services Navigating Complex Solid Waste Issues in Yakima County Thursday, October 15 from 10:40 - 11:15am (35-minute Oral) Under Construction: Helping Adolescents Navigate the Mixed Messages of Psychedelics Climate, Care, and Community: Cross Sector Approaches to a Resilient Washington Community-centered healing methodologies: Partnering with communities to expand culturally relevant prevention and care for African immigrant and Latinx communities Transforming Environmental Health Operations Through Technology: Lessons from a System Modernization Project Ecology Lake Assessment and Management The Hidden Roots of Foodborne Illness: Looking Beyond Violations The LHJ Role in Organics Management: Preparing for BOMA and ORCA Requirements Thursday, October 15 from 11:30 am-12:05 pm (35-minute Oral) Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b Among Adults in Washington State: Findings from Provisional Statewide Surveillance, 2026 Developing Firearm Injury Prevention Education in High Schools: Lessons from a Teacher-Led Public Health Partnership Power in Presence: A CHW-Led Model of Shared Lived Experience and In-Person Engagement to Address Health Related Social Needs Rulemaking 101 – What is it and why does it take so long?
Thursday, October 15 from 9:50 - 10:25am (35-minute Oral)From Campus to Classroom: Kittitas County's Measles Response Across Two Educational Settings Modernizing Washington’s Environmental Health Disparities Map Community Wellness con S.A.B.O.R.: Advancing Health Equity Through Movement, Education, and Community Partnerships Giving Mothers Choice: Midwifery as a Safe Option for Pregnancy Reducing Food Safety Violations through Education and the Use of Interpreter Services Navigating Complex Solid Waste Issues in Yakima County Thursday, October 15 from 10:40 - 11:15am (35-minute Oral) Under Construction: Helping Adolescents Navigate the Mixed Messages of Psychedelics Climate, Care, and Community: Cross Sector Approaches to a Resilient Washington Community-centered healing methodologies: Partnering with communities to expand culturally relevant prevention and care for African immigrant and Latinx communities Transforming Environmental Health Operations Through Technology: Lessons from a System Modernization Project Ecology Lake Assessment and Management The Hidden Roots of Foodborne Illness: Looking Beyond Violations The LHJ Role in Organics Management: Preparing for BOMA and ORCA Requirements Thursday, October 15 from 11:30 am-12:05 pm (35-minute Oral) Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b Among Adults in Washington State: Findings from Provisional Statewide Surveillance, 2026 Developing Firearm Injury Prevention Education in High Schools: Lessons from a Teacher-Led Public Health Partnership Power in Presence: A CHW-Led Model of Shared Lived Experience and In-Person Engagement to Address Health Related Social Needs Rulemaking 101 – What is it and why does it take so long?