MPHA 2025 Annual Conference

Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine

MPHA’s annual conference is the largest public health gathering in Maine. Every year it features a broad array of programs and projects that address individual and community health, and demonstrate strategy, creativity and innovation in tackling public health challenges.

“Connections Build Health: Sparking Conversations, Strengthening Communities,” will showcase initiatives that encourage conversations and address social isolation, which can have significant physical and mental health impacts. In his landmark report, “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy identified strategies to improve community connection, including strengthening social infrastructure and mobilizing the health sector.

The conference will share diverse examples and perspectives on how people in Maine are working to address social isolation by building positive community connections. Both structured and unstructured opportunities for relationship building, forming non-traditional partnerships, and other connections to health-supporting resources (like food banks and internet access) are the types of initiatives we will be uplifting.

Registration Information

MPHA members receive a discounted registration rate! We encourage you to join today to receive this benefit and many others. You can learn more about membership at our website: www.mainepublichealth.org. You save money by joining MPHA and registering at the member rate, vs. registering as a non-member- so join today!

If you are a member, you may access your discounted registration link by logging in to your member profile and clicking "Upcoming Events."

• Select the 2025 Annual Conference, which will redirect you to EventBrite where your registration discount will be automatically applied.
• Your membership must be "Active" to receive the discount (so please be sure to renew first if your membership has expired). If this is the first time you've logged in to your member profile, you will need to enter your email and request a password reset link.
• If you have a Sustaining or Alliance organizational membership, members will automatically receive the additional discount.

Member registration rates are:

• Individual members: $100 plus processing fees
• Alliance members: $90 plus processing fees
• Sustaining members: $80 plus processing fees
• Early Career, Student and Retiree members: $65 plus processing fees

REGISTER AS A MPHA MEMBER HERE

The Non-Member registration fee is $200 plus processing fees. 

REGISTER AS A NON-MEMBER HERE

Please note: EventBrite charges a service fee for invoices (even check payments), and a service and processing fee for credit card payments. If these fees are prohibitive, please email info@mainepublichealth.org and we will invoice you separately.

CME and CHES credits are available:

UNE COM has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for a maximum of 5.0 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credits. UNE COM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ UNE COM designates 5.0 University of New England contact hours for non-physicians. Contact hours may be submitted by non-physician, non-PA health professionals for continuing education credits. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Maine Medical Association through the joint providership of the University of New England, and Maine Public Health Association. University of New England is accredited by the Maine Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Sponsored by NEPHTC & YSPH, a designated provider 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) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 8 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 0. Provider ID #1131137. Event ID #PM1131137_10272025