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.
Investing Opioid Settlement Dollars: Strategies and Best Practices
Saturday 10/31, 2:00-5:00pm CT
Jessica Breslin, Senior Attorney
Litigation as a Policy Change Tool: Lessons From a Challenge to California's Sugary Drink Tax Preemption Law (3041)
Monday 11/2, 8:30-10:00am CT
Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law
Education Law as a Public Health Tool: State Policy Opportunities to Expand Eligibility for Students with ADHD and Tourette Syndrome (3041)
Monday 11/2, 8:30-10:00am CT
Jessica Breslin, Senior Attorney
Policing in Emergency Departments: Public Health Implications and Policy-Based Solutions (3041)
Monday 11/2, 8:30-10:00am 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!
Advocacy in the Current Political Climate (3073)
Monday 11/2, 10:30am-12:00pm CT
Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer
Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law
Prashasti Bhatnagar, Attorney
Accelerating Policy Change Part 1: Lessons from Supporting Public Health Leaders with Designing and Implementing Policy Change for Health Equity (3155)
Monday 11/2, 2:30-4:00pm CT
Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer
Race-Conscious Policymaking in an Evolving Legal and Political Climate: From Legal Research to Practice (3177)
Monday 11/2, 2:30-4:00pm CT
Sabrina Adler, Vice President of Law
Doing Health & Racial Equity Work Now: What the Moment Requires and How the Work Continues (3130)
Monday 11/2, 2:30-3:30pm CT
Alexis Etow, Managing Director