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The Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) together with the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition (MOHC) invites proposals for the 2027 Annual Meeting to be held April 5 - April 6, 2027 at Plymouth Community Center in Plymouth, MN. Both breakout/concurrent sessions and posters are included in this proposal submission form.

Conference Theme

This year’s theme, Our Next Chapter: Belonging and Building the Future of Public Health, invites attendees to explore solutions to strengthen our field focusing on innovation, whole-person care, partnerships, and sustaining the public health workforce. Given the current state of health in our communities, what advances are happening in oral health and public health with inventive partnerships? Where are we empowered, and how do we translate this to whole-person integrated care? And how do we, as practitioners, sustain our purpose and foundation of the field?

Conference Objectives

Upon conclusion of the conference attendees will be able to:
1. Explore how oral health is an integral part of public health and whole-person well-being and identify opportunities to better integrate oral health into prevention, chronic disease management, community health, and public health initiatives.

2. Examine how both public health and/or oral health professionals are building innovative partnerships with nontraditional partners—including community organizations, housing, faith communities, cultural organizations, businesses, educators, technology partners, and people with lived experience—to address complex health needs.

3. Identify the changes needed to create a more adaptive, equitable, integrated, and sustainable public health and oral health systems.

Proposal Timeline