APHA 2026: Annual Meeting and Expo

We're looking forward to joining colleagues from across the country at APHA's 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo in San Antonio, Texas, the nation's largest public health gathering.

This year, our team will present on a broad range of issues, from race-conscious policymaking and investing opioid settlement funds to advocacy in the current political climate. We hope you’ll join us.
 

Sessions

Investing Opioid Settlement Dollars: Strategies and Best Practices

October 31, 2pm PT

Jessica Breslin, Senior Attorney

Past session

Litigation as a Policy Change Tool: Lessons From a Challenge to California's Sugary Drink Tax Preemption Law (3041)

November 2, 8:30-10am CT

Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law

Past session

Education Law as a Public Health Tool: State Policy Opportunities to Expand Eligibility for Students with ADHD and Tourette Syndrome (3041)

November 2, 8:30-10am CT

Jessica Breslin, Senior Attorney

Past session

Policing in Emergency Departments: Public Health Implications and Policy-Based Solutions (3041)

November 2, 8:30-10am CT

Prashasti Bhatnagar, Attorney
NOTE: We're proud to share that Prashasti will receive the APHA Law Section's Best Student Abstract Award for her PhD paper on this topic!

Past session

Advocacy in the Current Political Climate (3073)

November 2, 10:30am-12pm CT

Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer
Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law
Prashasti Bhatnagar, Attorney

Past session

Accelerating Policy Change Part 1: Lessons from Supporting Public Health Leaders with Designing and Implementing Policy Change for Health Equity (3155)

November 2, 2:30-4pm CT

Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer

Past session

Race-Conscious Policymaking in an Evolving Legal and Political Climate: From Legal Research to Practice (3177)

November 2, 2:30-4am CT

Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law

Past session

Doing Health & Racial Equity Work Now: What the Moment Requires and How the Work Continues (3130)

November 2, 2:30-3:30pm CT

Alexis Etow, Managing Director

Past session

Featured Speakers

ChangeLab Solutions CEO Sarah de Guia

Sarah de Guia, JD

ChangeLab Solutions

Chief Executive Officer

Sabrina Adler

Sabrina Adler, JD

ChangeLab Solutions

Vice President of Law

Alexis Etow

Alexis Etow, JD

ChangeLab Solutions

Managing Director

Jessica Breslin

Jessica Breslin, JD

ChangeLab Solutions

Senior Attorney

Prashasti Sanjay Bhatnagar

Prashasti Sanjay Bhatnagar, JD, MPH

ChangeLab Solutions

Attorney