Annual Events

Fall Forum
Held each October, this large statewide conference presents information on a variety of timely public health topics, and provides opportunity for networking among NH public health practitioners.

Annual Meeting
Held the first week of April during Public Health Week, this afternoon session includes NHPHA's members' business meeting, presents awards and features a guest speaker.

Injury and Disease Prevention

Tobbaco Prevention and Control
2000-05 NHPHA a member of legislative Tobbaco Use Advisory Committee on the use of the Tobacco Settlement Funds.

Handwashing

1999 NHPHA sponsored NH school children poster contest promoting handwashing. This very popular poster is available for sale through NHPHA. Click here to view the poster.

Traffic Safety (supported by grants from APHA and NHTSA)

2000 - Buckle Up 55 - an initiative targeted to NH seniors to promote seat belt use

2003 - Impaired Driving Summit - focus on reducing alcohol-related injuries and deaths 2004 - Safe Driving Summit - focus on medical/healthcare and driver education panel.

Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign

NHPHA signed onto this campaign in 2003. This is a coalition of health, consumer, agricultural, environmental, humane and other advocacy groups with more than nine million members dedicated to eliminating a major cause of antibiotic resistance: the inappropriate use of antibiotics in food animals.

Turning Point Initiative — Public Health Improvement Plan - Improving the Health of All NH Residents in the 21st Century

Led by the New Hampshire Public Health Association, a collaboration of public and private agencies received a grant in 1997 from the Robert Wood Johnson and WK Kellogg Foundations to transform and strengthen the public health infrastructure in New Hampshire so that the state, local communities, and public health agencies could respond to the challenge to protect and improve the public's health in the 21st century. This Public Health Improvement Plan (April, 2002) details the findings and recommendations of the planning effort and reflects the considered input of hundreds of individuals and organizations committed to improving the public’s health in New Hampshire.

Click here for the full report in PDF format.