Upcoming Events

MPHA’s Annual Conference & Expo

November 13, 2019 | DCU Center, Worcester, MA | 8:30AM – 3:00PM

Ronnie Galvin, The Democracy Collaborative

MPHA is pleased to announce that Ronnie Galvin, Vice President of Engaged Practice at the Democracy Collaborative, will be the keynote speaker at our Annual Conference & Expo on November 13, 2019! Ronnie has committed his life’s work to community building, community organizing, and social change. His current work focuses on fostering racial equity, building community wealth, and creating a new economic system anchored in democratic ownership.

We hope you will join us for an inspiring and important presentation on the intersection of community wealth building, racial justice, and health equity!

For more information about tickets, exhibitor tables, and sponsorship, please contact Veronica Cañas at vcanas@mapublichealth.org.

Interested in Sponsorship? Click here!

Thank you to our generous sponsors so far!

Presenting Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Fenway Health
Harvard Catalyst
Health Foundation of Central MA
Justice Resource Institute
The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
The Tufts Health Plan Foundation

Educator Sponsors

Bay Path University Masters in Public Health Program | University of Massachusetts Lowell | University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health & Health Sciences | MCPHS University

Leader Sponsors

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Western MA Transportation Forum

Save the date for the Western MA Transportation Forum: How Do We Get There from Here? Featuring a keynote address by Senator Eric Lesser, the gathering will be held on Friday, September 13, 2019, at the Northampton Center for the Arts from 9 AM. to 12 Noon. For more information, to suggest a speaker or to volunteer to share your work, contact Laura Sylvester at lauras@foodbankwma.org.

Gearing up for MassHealth Flexible Services implementation this January? SAVE THE DATE for the MassHealth Flexible Services Learning Symposium on Thursday, 10/3!

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Past Events

MPHA’s 17th Annual Spring Awards Breakfast

June 7, 2019 | 8:30-10:30AM | The State Room | 60 State St

MPHA’s 2019 Health Equity Champions (bottom row) and their Presenters (top row)


Dr. Paula Johnson President of Wellesley College presenting:	Reverend Irene Monroe LGBTQ Activist & WGBH All Revved Up presenting:	Nineequa Blanding The Boston Foundation presenting:	Dr. Alesia Ferguson North Carolina A&T State University presenting:
Paul Revere Award	Public Health Leadership in Medicine Award	Lemuel Shattuck Award	Alfred Frechette Award

Senator Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester District	Thea James, MD Boston Medical Center	Raheem Baraka Baraka Community Wellness Center	Nate Horwitz-Willis, DrPH, MPH, MPA Plymouth Public Health Department

Please contact Alexa at apiacenza@mapublichealth.org with any questions about the event or sponsorship.

Thank you to our Event Planning Committee!

Cheryl Bartlett, RN, Greater New Bedford Community Health Center | Matilde Castiel MD, City of Worcester |

Jessica Collins, MS, Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts | Harold Cox, Boston University School of Public Health | Soloe Dennis, MS, MEP, Springfield Health & Human Services |

Matt Fishman, Partners HealthCare | Claude A. Jacob, MPH, Cambridge Public Health Department |

Keith Mahoney, JD, The Boston Foundation |

Anne McHugh, MS, Boston Public Health Commission |

Steven Ridini, Ed.D., Health Resources in Action |

Jodie L. Silverman, MPHA President |

Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH, The Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital & The Mongan Institute |

Neil Maniar, Ph.D., MPH, Northeastern University |

Janice “Jan” B. Yost, Ed.D., The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, Inc.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor