NIMHD at APHA 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo

Connect with NIMHD at this year’s American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo in Boston. Plan to attend NIMHD staff-presented sessions and visit us in the exhibit hall to learn about our scientific research work to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. During the conference, connect with NIMHD by:

NIMHD Staff Sessions

Saturday, November 5 (pre-conference)

2:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET Engaging Communities and Building Trust: Lessons From the NIH’s Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities Symposium

Opening remarks: Dr. Gary Gibbons, CEAL Co-Chair & Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Closing remarks: Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, CEAL Co-Chair & Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

More CEAL information

Monday, November 7

11:00 a.m. ET COVID-19 and Physical Activity Session

Association Between Telework and Physical Activity During the Pandemic Among Diverse Adults with School-Aged Children Requiring Childcare: The Nationally Representative COVID-19’s Unequal Racial Burden Survey
Presenter: Stephanie Ponce

Tuesday, November 8

1:00 p.m. ET Tobacco Control Posters Session

Cumulative Cigarette Discount-Coupon Exposure and Trajectories of Cigarette Smoking: A Longitudinal Analysis in U.S. Adults
Presenter: Dr. Kristen Hamilton-Moseley
2:30 p.m. ET Improving Minority, Rural, and Women's Health to Reduce Disparities Session

HDPulse Interventions Portal: A Resource Providing Access to Effective Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities
Presenter: Dr. Antoinette Percy-Laurry

Wednesday, November 9

8:30 a.m. ET Social Epidemiology of COVID-19 Session

Association Between COVID-Related Discrimination, Vaccination Willingness, and Vaccination Uptake Among a Nationally Representative, Diverse Sample of Adults in the U.S.: COVID-19’s Unequal Racial Burden Survey
Presenter: Dr. Paula Strassle
10:30 a.m. ET Equity Session

HDPulse Data Portal: A Novel Resource for Visualizing Health Disparities Using Population Health
Presenter: Dr. Assen Assenov

Meet the Experts

Visit the NIMHD booth (#120) to meet our scientific staff for one-on-one conversations and learn more about NIMHD research resources and fellowship opportunities.

Visit NIMHD at booth #120

Learn when you can meet specific staff members:

Scientific staff booth schedule

Engage With CEAL

Please check the APHA website or conference app for session locations, additional speaker details, and the exhibit hall layout.


Page updated November 4, 2022