GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference


Make plans to join us for the 94th GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference, May 1-3, 2024 on Jekyll Island!

This year’s theme is “Lighting the Way to a Healthier Georgia.” The GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference is the state’s largest public health gathering of students, public health employees and community partners of public health.

We’ll have great speakers, informative and educational workshops, and plenty of time for networking and fun. Enjoy three days on gorgeous Jekyll Island while strengthening relationships with other public health advocates and gaining knowledge and skills to take back to your own workplace.


Call for Abstracts

Share your knowledge and expertise with other public health advocates!

The 2024 Georgia Public Health Association Conference Planning Committee welcomes your abstracts for oral presentations and scientific posters. An abstract submission is required regardless of the presentation format or learning method. 

The abstract submission period is October 1, 2023- November 30, 2023. All submissions must be submitted through the Digital Commons portal.

Click here for the portal link and complete details about the abstract submission process.


Plenary Speakers

We’re excited to announce that Dr. M. Daniele Fallin will join us as a plenary speaker during our 94th GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference!

Fallin is the James W. Curran Dean of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. With more than 250 scientific publications that have been cited more than 22,000 times, Fallin’s globally-recognized research focuses on applying genetic epidemiology methods to studies of neuropsychiatric disorders including autism, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder and to developing applications and methods for genetic and epigenetic epidemiology, as applied to mental health and development.

Click here to learn more about Dr. M. Daniele Fallin.


Submit Your Presentation Materials from our 2023 Conference

If you were a presenter at our 2023 conference, please submit your presentation materials to Digital Commons.

Click the button below to submit your presentation slides, posters, and/or handouts:

Why Submit Your Presentation?
More exposure for your work! Presentations are searchable through Google, and you will receive reports showing how many people have downloaded your presentation. You can also apply a Creative Commons License to your presentation, which controls how people can use your presentation materials.