APHA 2024 Annual Conference

Pictured above (left to right): Tony Gargano, Leah Carpenter and Christina Ballu at CNHI’s booth at APHA 2024. 

American Public Health Association (APHA) 2024 Annual Conference

October 27–30, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendees: Executive Director Dr. Amy Yaroch, Associate Director Leah Carpenter, Health Services Research Scientist Dr. Victoria Zigmont, Graduate Research Assistant Sueny Paloma Lima Dos Santos, Culture & Engagement Manager Tony Gargano, Research Associate Christina Ballu 

Overview: This year’s theme, Rebuilding Trust in Public Health and Science, focused on looking toward prevention and promotion to enable populations to live longer, healthier lives and rebuilding trust in scientific research to create optimal, equitable health and well-being for all. 

Pictured above: Dr. Amy Yaroch presenting on produce prescription projects at APHA 2024. 

Main takeaways and highlights: The CNHI team was involved in several presentations and posters, as well as organized a booth in the exhibitor’s hall. This was a great opportunity to promote our new brand and share about the impact of our meaningful work with other public health professionals from all over the United States and beyond. 

Oral Presentation  

• Centering Communities in GusNIP: Where we have gone, and where we are going next in GusNIP 2.0  
  October 27 | Presented by Dr. Yaroch and Dr. Mallory Koenings (U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture) 

Pictured above: Dr. Victoria Zigmont during the poster session at APHA 2024.

Poster Sessions  

• What health outcomes do produce prescription projects evaluate? Results of a scoping review  
  October 27 | Presented by Dr. Yaroch  

• How can produce prescription operators measure changes in healthcare utilization? Challenges and a potential way forward  
  October 27 | Presented by Dr. Zigmont  

• Developing a joint powers of authority to support and strengthen the school food environment in a California county  
  October 28 | Presented Ms. Carpenter 

• Who is reached by GusNIP produce prescription projects? A description of participants and their communities  
  October 29 | Presented by Dr. Zigmont  

Panel Discussions  

• Engaging Communities in Food and Nutrition: Participation in Successful Food Security Programs  
  October 28 | Moderated by Dr. Zigmont  

• Transparency in Research and Practice  
  October 29 | Moderated by Dr. Yaroch