Tennessee Public Health Association 2025 Conference
Leading the Way to a Healthy Tennessee
Sponsored by Tennessee Public Health Foundation with funding from Tennessee Department of Health
The conference will be held September 17-19, 2025 at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, TN.
Complete 2025 Conference Agenda Under Development
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Pre-Conference Workshops
Wednesday, September 17, 10:30 am - Noon
Making Meaning out of Loss: A Public Health Perspective on Grief
Erin Mauck, DrPH and Jodi Southerland, DrPH, East Tennessee State University
This workshop explores meaning-making in grief from a public health perspective, focusing on how individuals construct meaning from their experiences of loss and how this process can impact well-being. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complex role meaning-making plays in healing and its potential to improve health outcomes.
Working Together for a Healthier Tennessee: A Workshop on the 2024-26 State Health Plan
Sarah Elliott, MPH, CPH, Saloni Patel, MPH, and Bege Mallam, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health
This interactive workshop will guide attendees in using the 2024-26 Tennessee State Health Plan to address local and state health challenges. Participants will collaborate on actionable strategies, share insights, and help shape future iterations of the plan to create a healthier Tennessee.
Leadership and the Zero Suicide Model: A Healthcare Approach to Suicide Prevention
Jonathyn Elliott, BS, WestCare Tennessee
Tennessee’s suicide mortality rate is higher than the national average. This workshop will introduce participants to the Zero Suicide Model, a systemic approach to suicide prevention in healthcare informed by public health, is one strategy to address this. Leadership is key to implementing suicide prevention best practices. Everyone has a role in creating suicide safer communities!
Community Connection: A Comprehensive Look at Vaping Prevention with Restorative Practices
Sara Bean, MPH and Shayla Wilson, EDS, CPS, ASAP of Anderson
This session will explore the development and implementation of a community-based vaping referral course designed to increase adult and student awareness of the harms associated with vaping and open students to alternative coping skills. This monthly Saturday program requires parent attendance and offers students the opportunity to have court charges dropped upon completion and receipt of a course certificate. By increasing parent perception of the harms associated with vaping and decreasing student citations, this initiative has shown positive outcomes for both students and families.
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