Save the date for the Blumenthal Symposium sponsored by the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine of the Morehouse School of Medicine on April 8, 2026.

More event details are coming soon.

Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations

The 2026 Daniel S. Blumenthal Public Health Symposium Theme is “Prevention, Policy, and Public Health: The Intersections Shaping Community Health.” This theme underscores the critical connections among early prevention, evidence-informed policy, and community-engaged public health practice in advancing health equity and health justice.

Organizers encourage abstract submissions from students, professionals, academicians, and community members who have worked in preventive medicine, public health, community engagement,
and capacity-building for improving health outcomes. Both traditional research and non-research practice and processes will be highlighted.

Abstract Themes

This year’s convening will:

• Objective 1 – (Prevention)- Highlight innovative and culturally responsive disease prevention strategies—spanning clinical, community, and population health settings—that demonstrate the power of early intervention in improving long-term health outcomes and eradicating health inequities.
• Objective 2 – (Policy)- Examine how evidence-informed public health policies can advance equity and strengthen community well-being, while inspiring participants to advocate for policy solutions that address persistent health inequities
• Objective 3 – (Public Health Impact) -Foster meaningful dialogue and collaboration among community members, students, and academic stakeholders that catalyze actionable public health initiatives that lead to the creation and advancement of health equity towards health justice.

Important Dates

• Deadline to submit abstracts: Friday, February 20, 2026 (midnight EST)
• Final notification of abstract disposition: Friday, March 13, 2026
• Deadline for presenter to withdraw or cancel: Friday, March 27, 2026 (5pm EST)
• Poster presentation: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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About the Blumenthal Symposium:

This endowed symposium honors the legacy of Daniel Sender Blumenthal, MD, MPH, who devoted almost 40 years teaching medical and other health professionals how to properly treat and care for disadvantaged underserved populations. He was unwavering in his commitment to empowering communities and worked tirelessly in Georgia’s rural and local Atlanta communities to bring quality healthcare services, research, and resources to some of the state’s most impoverished areas.

Although he retired from the medical school in 2014, he continued to work with MSM as Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine until the final day of his life. Dr. Blumenthal had a strong impact on undergraduate as well as graduate medical education programs at Morehouse School of Medicine in the area of Preventive Medicine. He was perhaps most proud of the MSM Prevention Research Center, which was founded in 1998 under his leadership with a grant from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.