6:15 – 7:30 PM
Keynote Address
Rural Health Transformation: NH’s Bold Plan
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Networking Reception & Poster Presentations
7:20 – 8:00 PM
Awards Celebration & Closing Commitments
6pm – 6:15 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Join Us for the NHPHA 2026 Annual Meeting
Granite Strong. Future Ready.
The Power of Place in Public Health
The 2026 Annual Meeting convenes leaders, practitioners, advocates, students, and partners from across New Hampshire for an evening of connection, reflection, and action. Please join us on
Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 5:00–8:00 PM at the
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, New Hampshire
This year's theme, “Granite Strong. Future Ready: Understanding the Power of Place in Public Health”, recognizes that where we live, work, and gather influences health more than any medical care. Investing in work that strengthens communities is one of the most impactful acts of public health.
Together, we will celebrate the people and partnerships driving change and engage directly with New Hampshire’s most ambitious rural health initiative to date.
Keynote Speaker
Donnalee Lozeau
Director of the NH Governor’s Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health
(GO-NORTH)
We are honored to welcome Donnalee Lozeau, Director of the Governor’s Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health (GO-NORTH), as this year’s keynote speaker.
Donnalee will speak to one of the most consequential developments in recent New Hampshire health policy: the Rural Health Transformation Program. This initiative represents a significant opportunity to leverage new federal resources to strengthen workforce capacity, modernize infrastructure, and expand access to primary and behavioral health care across the state.
Beyond funding, the program creates a pathway to translate New Hampshire-based ideas into measurable outcomes. Through GO-NORTH, systems that have historically operated in silos can be better aligned — with a focus on ensuring that communities, not just institutions, experience the benefits.
Positioned at the center of this effort, Donnalee will offer insight into how the program is designed to function and what it has the potential to achieve for rural communities across New Hampshire.
Evening Highlights
Student Poster Session showcasing next-generation public health research
Networking & Connections with colleagues and partners from across NH
Partner Awards recognizing leaders advancing health equity
Interactive Session on Rural Health Transformation, examining how place influences health outcomes across our state
Students: Submit Your Public Health Related Posters for Presentation
NHPHA invites students to submit their public health-related research, policy, or program posters for presentation. Accepted poster presenters will have the opportunity to display their poster in the meeting space, where attendees are encouraged to circulate and view them during refreshments and throughout the meeting. NHPHA does provide small awards for top-scoring participants based on NHPHA member, Board, and attendee feedback.
Participants are asked to set up their posters between 4:30-4:45 pm and be available at their poster to speak to their work from 4:45 to 5:30 pm. Annual meeting fees are waived for all student poster presenters, and participation in the networking, refreshments, and program portions of the meeting is encouraged!
Abstract submissions are due by the close of business (5 PM) on Monday, April 20, 2025.