2025 NYSACHO Annual Public Health Leaders Summit

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Wednesday, October 22nd

• 12:00pm - Registration Opens
• 1:00-1:15pm - Pre-Conference Opening Remarks
• 1:15-2:15pm – Building Bridges: Connecting Public Health and County Leadership 
• 2:15-3:45pm – Framing Public Health in Rural Settings 
• 3:45-4:15pm - Break/Check into Hotel
• 4:15-5:15pm - Voices of Experience: Communication Strategies from Seasoned Public Health Leaders (Panel)
• 6:30pm - Dinner

Thursday, October 23rd

• 7:45am - Breakfast / Registration Open
• 8:45-9:15am - Full-Conference Opening Remarks
• 9:15-10:45am – Public Health and the Law: Recent Changes and the Impact on State and Local Public Health Agencies 
• 10:45-11:00am - Break
• 11:00am-12:30pm - Building and Sustaining the Public Health Workforce (Panel)
  • Better Together: Creating a Culture of Health & Connection (Erica Bird, Madison County) 
  • Annual Staff Development Day (Victoria McGahan, Columbia County) 
  • Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Initiative (Renee Recchia, Westchester County) 
    • FAQ: Establishment and Review of Policies and Procedures (Renee Recchia, Westchester County) 

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    • Establishment and Review of Policies and Procedures (Renee Recchia, Westchester County) 

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  • Train to Retain (Michelle Stefanik, NYSDOH) 
  • Pathways to Public Health (Gianna Woodard, NYSDOH) 
• 12:30-1:30pm - Lunch
• 1:00-1:30pm – Effective Time and Effort Reporting for Enhanced Organizational Performance (Paid Partnership) 
• 1:30-3:30pm - Scenario Based Framing: Strengthening Leadership and Communication through Everyday Challenges
• 3:30-3:45 - Break
• 3:45-5:00pm - Strengthening Communities Through Partnership (Panel)
  • Northwell-Westchester Colorectal Cancer Screening Partnership 
    • Enhancing Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Screening for Women in New York State 

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  • Partnership for Ontario County 
  • Schoharie Community Hub 
• 6:00pm - Networking
• 6:30pm - Dinner and Halloween Party

Friday, October 24th

• 7:30am - Breakfast
• 8:00am - Registration Open
• 8:30-9:30am - Closing the Pay Gap for Public Health Nurses (Panel)
  • Nursing Raises (Joseph Abdulla, Erie County) 
  • Nursing Raises (Stephen Jennings, Jefferson County) 
• 9:30-10:30am – The View from Washington: The Federal Policy Landscape and its Impact on Local Public Health 
• 10:30am - Closing Remarks
• 10:30-11:00am - Break/Check Out of Hotel
• 11:00am - Grab Boxed Lunch
• 11:00am-12:30pm - NYSACHO Membership Meeting (Closed Session - Members Only)