Events Archive

Inaugural Michigan Inland Lakes Convention

The inaugural Michigan Inland Lakes Convention will take place May 1 - 3, 2014 at the Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan. The Convention presents an opportunity for lake enthusiasts, lake professionals, researchers, local government officials and anyone else interested in protecting our water resources to participate in three days of educational presentations and discussion, in-depth workshops, tours, exhibits and much more focused on Michigan’s 11,000 inland lakes. 

Convention sessions will cover a wide variety of topics, including aquatic invasive species management and control, natural shoreline management, Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program training, the latest in inland lake research, Michigan riparian rights and water law, and much more!  

For the latest information on the Michigan Inland Lakes Convention, visit:  Michigan Lakes at Michigan State University Extension.

To download a promotional flyer for the first ever Michigan Inland Lakes Convention, click here.

BHS Forum Meeting

Meeting Time: 9:30 - 12:00

Location:
January, March, May, July, September, and November meetings are held at MPHI.
February, April, June, August, October, and December meetings are held via teleconference only.

October 18, 2013 - meeting is cancelled.

Admin Forum Meeting

10:00 - 12:00 at MPHI with the following exception:

• September 13, 2013 - at Accounting Seminar in Midland
• September 2014 - date/time to be determined - at at Accounting Seminar in Mt. Pleasant

EH Directors Forum Meeting

9:30 - 12:00 at MPHI with the following exceptions:

• October 17, 2013 is CANCELLED
• December 19, 2013 - at MALPH
• March - date/time to be determined - at MEHA AEC
• April 17 - at MALPH
• June 20 - at MALPH
• September - date/time to be determined - at the EH Directors Conference
• December 18, 2014 - at MALPH

MALPH Board of Directors Meeting

Except as noted below, all MALPH Board of Directors meetings are held at the MALPH office from 9:00 until 12:00:

• October 16, 2013 - at Premier Public Health Conference in Bay City; time to be determined.
• November 12, 2013 - on Tuesday due to Veterans Day holiday.
• December 5, 2013 - time to be determined.

MPHA Public Health Nursing Section - Annual Conference

Practicing Public Health Nursing In A Tech-Savvy World 
April 11, 2014
8:15am - 4:00pm
Crystal Gardens in Howell, MI

Keynote Address by Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH

“On Purpose: Using Old and New Media for a New Direction in Health” 

Dr. Strecher is an Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Director for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship University of Michigan, School of Public Health 

Please join us to learn more about the implications of technology on today’s Public Health Nursing Practice. Our speakers are thought leaders/visionaries on topics such as mHealth, eHealth, and the future of technological innovation.

As it becomes available, more information and registration will be posted on the MPHA website at http://www.mipha.org/event-calendar.php and distributed by email.  Contact hours will be available.

See the attached flyer for complete details.

17th Annual Michigan Rural Health Conference

Join your rural health colleagues at the 17th Annual Michigan Rural Health Conference at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant Michigan.  Learn more about the Michigan Center for Rural Health here.  For more information or questions, please contact MCRHAA at mcrhaa@hc.msu.edu or by calling 517.355.7979.

NAF Meeting

All NAF meetings are held 9:30 - 4:30 at MPHI with the following exceptions:

• September 10, 2013 - at Okemos Conference Center
• November 13, 2013 meeting is on a Wednesday due to the Veterans Day holiday
• December 2013 - no meeting
• May - date/time to be determined - at Higgins Lake
• July 2014 - no meeting
• November 12, 2014 meeting is on a Wednesday due to the Veterans Day holiday
• December 2014 - no meeting

Premier Public Health Conference Committee

1:30 - 3:30 at MALPH.

2014 Michigan Epidemiology Conference

Please mark your calendars for March 28, 2014, when the Epidemiology Section of the Michigan Public Health Association (MPHA) will present the 13^th ANNUAL MICHIGAN EPIDEMIOLOGY CONFERENCE at the MSU Union in East Lansing, MI. As it becomes available, more information will be posted on the MPHA Epidemiology website at www.mipha.org/epidemiology.php.  Or, see attached flyer for more information.

We are excited to announce our Keynote Speaker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Hannah Weir! Dr. Weir is a senior epidemiologist in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control’s Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch and will be discussing current cancer epidemiology research and the CONCORD study.

Please consider submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation. Click here to connect to the submission form.  Or, see attached document for more information.

If your organization is interested in supporting the conference or reserving an exhibitor booth please contact Annie Wendt at ajwend@kalcounty.com.