Southern California Public Health Association

10/22/2025

Here is the agenda for our virtual conference:
SCPHA Annual Conference
Theme: From Neighborhoods to Nation: Mobilizing for Public Health
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Virtual Conference)
Agenda (Two-Break Structure)
9:00 – 9:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
• Chapter President introduces the theme and agenda
9:10 – 9:40 AM
Keynote Address
• 25 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A
9:40 – 10:40 AM
Session I: Public Health and Health Systems Research
• 5 abstracts (10 minutes each)
The Resurgence of Pertussis in the United States: Forecasting Incidence, Analyzing DTaP
Coverage, and Contextualizing Antimicrobial Resistance Risk
Danesh Mesri
Routine HIV, HCV, and Syphilis Testing Implementation in a Downtown Los Angeles
Emergency Department
Michel Casillas, Eva Hernandez, Jasmine Rodriguez
Virginia Cooperative Extension Impacts Diabetes Risk Through the National Diabetes
Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program
Azin Pourkhalili, Carlin Rafie, Lynn Margheim
Investigating Systolic Blood Pressure Trends Across Age, Gender, and Race in USC Kidney
Disease Screening and Awareness Program Participants
Mugil Shanmugam, Tiarra Joseph, Matthew Cheah
• 10 minutes Q & A)
10:40 – 10:50 AM
Break #1
10:50 – 11:50 AM
Session II: Behavioral, Mental Health and Substance Use Research
• 5 abstracts (10 minutes each)
From Facts to Feelings: Exploring the Link Between Science Literacy and Ethical Views
of California High School Students on Animal Experimentation
Paulina Miller
Engaging a Youth Action Board and School-Based Community Advisory Board in a Co-Use of
To***co and Cannabis Prevention Study: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation
Jessica Liu, Guadalupe Gomez-Martinez, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher
Six-Month Trauma-Informed Mental Health Group for Unhoused Adults Experiencing
Psychological Distress or Service Disengagement
May Shen
Adapting the Walk with Ease Program for Residents with Severe Mental Illness in Residential
Care Facilities
Julian Sacdalan
Exploring Hispanic Fathers’ Body-Related Comments on Adolescent Daughters’ Body Image
Genesis Gonzalez Vasquez
• 10 minutes (Q&A)
11:50 – 12:00 PM
Break #2
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Session III: Health Education, Cultural, and Developmental Studies
• 5 abstracts (10 minutes each)
Bridging the Gap: Insights on Strengthening Educational and Career Pathways to Public Health
in Southern California
Vanessa Macia
Health Literacy Needs of Adolescent Immigrants: A Thematic Analysis of Focus Group Data
Jeanina Subiyanto
Understanding
David Campos
Simulations in Climate Change Education: A Mixed-Methods Study of Student Perceptions and
Personal Health Awareness Disparities in Los Angeles: A Review of Screening Data
Tiarra Joseph
USC Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program: A Model for Community-based
Preventative Care Delivery
Matthew Cheah, Mugil Shanmugam, Tiarra Joseph, Aaryan Midha
• 10 minutes Q&A
1:00 – 1:10 PM
Closing Remarks
• Acknowledgements, thanks, and wrap-up

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08/10/2025

Call for abstracts ! We are having our annual conference via zoom 12/5/2025. The time is TBD. You may send in your abstracts . Please look at the info.
Call for A b s t r a c t s
S o u t h e r n California Public H e a l t h Association
Vir tual C o n f e r e n c e
The Southern California Public Health Association (SCPHA) invites public
health students and practitioners to submit abstracts for presentations at
the 2025 Virtual Conference on Public Health., December 5th ', 2025.
C o n f e r e n c e T h e m e :
FROM NEIGHBORHOODS TO MOBILIZING PUBLIC HEALTH
The conference theme will focus on the strategies and innovations that can
mobilize public health efforts from local neighborhoods to the national level.
We encourage submissions that explore how public health can address health
disparities, foster community resilience, and create equitable health systems
a t all levels.
Subtopics for Abstract Submission:
• Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
• Public Health Policy and Advocacy
• Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
• Global Health and International Public Health Challenges
• E n v i r o n m e n t a l H e a l t h
• Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Public Health Education a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n
• Maternal a n d Child Health
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
• Eligibility: Open to all public health professionals and students studying public health
or related fields.
• Abstract Length: 250 - 300 words
• Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: October 3, 2025
Submit your abstract via email to
[email protected]
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08/04/2025

We are excited to announce our newest Governing Councilor, Tianqi Wang. Her role will be Professional Development.
Welcome to the team Tianqi!