Emerging Trends in Public Health
Sharing Session - 90 Minutes
Ying-Ying Goh, MD, MSHS
Director and Health Officer
City of Pasadena - Public Health Department
Brook McKelvey, MA, MPH
MCH Epidemiologist
Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County
Heather Huffman, MS, RDN, LD/N, IBCLC
Health Officer & Administrator
Florida Department of Health in Clay County
Nikia Sankofa, MPH, MPA
Director, Breastfeeding Project
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Emily Bernard, IBCLC
Senior Consultant
NACCHO
Stacy Collins, MSW
associate director, health systems transformation
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Megan Avallone, MS, RN
Health Officer
Westfield Regional Health Department
Join maternal and child health experts in this highly interactive session to hear the latest issues, data trends and successful stories and programs from the field. You will be able to ask questions and participate in a much needed conversation with other MCAH professionals around the country to identify best practices and solutions to issues your local health department and community are current facing. The discussion topics include:
- Maternal morbidity & inequities
- Infant mortality disparities
- Substance exposed newborns and NAS syndrome
- Marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Data/surveillance & local response to emerging threats to mothers and babies