Thank you for attending the 93rd GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference, May 3-5, 2023!
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This year’s theme was “Creating a Healthy Georgia: Conversations & Collaborations for Change.” This was the state’s largest public health gathering of students, public health employees and community partners of public health.

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Meet the Plenary Speakers
Chris Chanyasulkit, PhD, MPH

APHA President Chris Chanyasulkit is grounded in a strong belief in eliminating the structural barriers to equity for marginalized populations. She holds leadership positions with local, state, regional and national governance and civic engagement organizations, working to promote racial, gender, and health equity.
Priscilla Pemu, MD

Dr. Priscilla Pemu is an internist whose goal is to improve the health of all patients similar to those that she encounters in her primary care practice. The complex interplay of patient, physician, practice setting, environmental and psychosocial factors in perpetuating disparities in health outcomes led to her interest and work with the Community Physicians Network.
Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, MA

Dr. Brian Castrucci is the president and chief executive officer of the de Beaumont Foundation. He has built the Foundation into a leading voice in health philanthropy and public health practice.
APHA Accreditation Statements
Medicine (CME) Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Georgia Public Health Association. The APHA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: The APHA designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s)™.
Nursing (CNE) Accreditation Statement
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Public Health Association’s Public Health Nursing Section (APHA/PHN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Health Education (CHES) Statement
Sponsored by the American Public Health Association (APHA), a designated approver of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) to receive up to 11 total Category I contact education contact hours.