The Spring 2025 Public Health Innovations Conference

Thursday, April 17th

This conference is hosted by the Master of Public Health Program in the School of Medicine's Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences. It is the primary forum through which MPH students present the results of their community-based practical experiences and research projects. These experiences - collectively referred to as the Culminating Experience - are the centerpiece of the CWRU MPH program. The conference gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired through their academic coursework to a problem involving the health of the community.  Bringing together students, faculty, alumni, and community partners, the Public Health Innovations Conference is an opportunity for students to showcase the results of that work.

Schedule of Events


Thursday, April 17th: In-Person at the Midtown Collaboration Center

Midtown Collaboration Center

Rise Conference Room and Innovation Hall

1974 East 66th Street,

Cleveland, Ohio, 44103

Time Session
8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast, Welcome, and Opening Remarks

8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Oral Presentations 
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Poster Session and Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Keynote Presentation: From Micro-Interactions to Social Ecosystems: How People, Places, and Possibilities Shape our Lives

Tom Akiva, PhD
Chair

Department of Health and Human Development

University of Pittsburgh

 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Oral Presentations

For a detailed presentation schedule, please click here.

For more information about the Spring 2025 Public Health Innovations Conference, please be in contact with Andrew Morris, MPH, Director of Community Based Education at andrew.morris@case.edu.

 


Practicum Posters

Presenter Title
Keno Benjamin Historical Redlining and Its Modern Impact on Neighborhood Safety and Educational Attainment in Cleveland, Ohio
Faye Hashim

Lead Exposure in Cleveland: Enhancing Public Health Communication and Case Management

Atticus Kenny Hand Hygiene Quality Improvement
Jennifer Lanza Implementing a Quality Improvement Program for the City of Hudson Emergency Medical Services
Gabriella Malz Examining The Complexity Of Food Insecurity Among Cleveland Residents Through The Cleveland Health Survey
Ethan Martin Pride Recovery: An Affirming Peer-Support Group for LGBTQ+ Persons in Recovery
Anne Morrison Expanding East Palestine's Post-Derailment Health Surveillance: Preparation for Youth Inclusion
Akeem Rollins Project C.E.R.C.E.I. (Community Engaged Response to Carceral Experienced Individuals)
Jordan Spradlin Improving the Pathway to Financial Wellness for Low Incomes Female Headed Households through Education Programs
Maggie Urban-Waala Developing Ethical Research on Environmental Exposures in Cuyahoga County’s Unhoused Populations
Kiara Williams The Creation of the Lorain County Community Health Assessment (CHA)