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2017 Indiana Public Health Advocacy Summit

  • Wednesday, February 15, 2017
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Indiana Statehouse: 200 W. Washington Street

Registration

  • The event is Free to attend, however there is a fee to receive continuing education credits.

    If you wish to receive credits, please send an email to president.elect@insophe.org with your inquiry.

Registration is closed

PLEASE NOTE:  REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSING AT 5:00PM ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH

 

This summit, hosted by InSOPHE, targets public health students and faculty members; as well as current practitioners who are interested in further developing advocacy skills to benefit the field of public health. 

 

The specific focus this year will be on educating legislators about the roles of public health professionals and ways we are able to address health disparities in Indiana.

 

AGENDA:

9:00am- 9:10am Welcome and Introductions


9:10 am -10:00 am Keynote Speaker: Dr. Duwve


10:00 am- 10:15 am Break


10:15am-11:30 pm Advocacy Training with Dr. Amy Thompson (SOPHE Advocacy Trustee)


11:30pm- 12:00pm Preparation to meet with legislators


12:00 pm- 1:00 pm Lunch


1:00pm -2:00pm Meet with legislators/ Visit Committee Meetings


2:00pm-3:00pm Debriefing and closing remarks

 


REGISTRATION COSTS:  Free

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR M/CHES:

An application has been submitted to award Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) up to 4.0 total Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH).  Maximum Advanced level contact hours available are 2.0.  SOPHE, including its chapters, is a designated multiple event provider of CECHs by the National Commission for Health Education.  This is subject to change. 

 

Note: Credits are FREE to InSOPHE members, non-members can purchase credits at $10/credit or become an InSOPHE member prior to the event for $36.00. 

 

Event #: 22-082 

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