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Minnesota Public Health Association

Since 1907, MPHA has been dedicated to creating a healthier Minnesota through effective public health practice and engaged citizens. 

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2026-2027 MPHA "Public Health Matters" Policy Forum Series

Local Public Health - More than bike trails and walking paths

Save the Date!

All Forums will be held from 7:30 - 9:30 AM at the Wilder Foundation, St. Paul/hybrid on: 

November 20, 2026, February 12, 2027, and May 7, 2027

Stay tuned for more!

Support the 2026-2027 "Public Health Matters" Policy Forum Series

Partner with the Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA) to support our 2026-2027 Policy Forum series. Whether you are an individual supporter or an organization looking to increase visibility within the public health community, we offer flexible sponsorship options.

Individual Sponsorship: Friends of the Forum ($50)

We are looking for some friends—will you be one? A $50 "Friends of the Forum" sponsorship directly ensures the continuation of this yearly series.

  • Benefits: Includes your participation in all policy forums throughout the series. Your name will be listed as a Friend of the Forum and displayed on the screen at the start of each forum and again when the forum closes.
  • How to Sign Up:
    • Option 1: Register at the "Friends of the Forum" level for the November 20th Policy Forum Event. You only need to register once, as you will automatically be registered for the remaining forums in the series.
    • Option 2: Make a donation and add a note that states "policy forum." Your contribution will be processed accordingly, and you will be automatically registered for all forums in the series.

Organizational Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizational sponsorships offer extensive brand exposure across MPHA’s network, including logo placement in marketing materials, member newsletters, website promotion, social media blasts, pre-meeting slide decks, and recognition during forum sessions.

Learn More

Sponsor Registration & Information

    • Deadline: Please submit organizational sponsorship pledges by Thursday, November 5, 2026, for maximum marketing visibility.
    • How to Register: Complete the online sponsor registration form or email your completed registration details to Executive Director Merry Grande at admin@mpha.net.
    • Custom Partnerships: MPHA values diverse nonprofit and community partners. If your organization would like to support the forum in a customized way not listed above, please reach out to admin@mpha.net.
Apply Now

Past MPHA "Public Health Matters" Policy Forum Series Themes

Immunizations, Prevention therapies, healthcare treatment and drug approvals, and Nutrition: Food Policy, Fads, Facts and Public Health

Food Insecurity, Mental Health, and Housing


Infants and Young Children, Children and Adolescents, Mid-years, and Older Generations


At Home, at Work, in our Communities & Schools, and on the Move


Challenges in Education, Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition, and in a Coordinated Global Response

Challenges in Education, Maternal and Child Health, Food and

Nutrition, and in a Coordinated

Global Response

Continuing where we left off at the beginning of 2020, we will continue to explore the intersection between environmental health and health equity in the water we use? In the places we live? For our vulnerable populations? And in our public health response?


How have we been working?; Can we work smarter?; Can we work better?; Where are we headed?

2017 - 2018 

Who Can You Trust?


In making health care decisions; To deliver health care messages; When thinking about food, drugs & nutritional supplements; In your community
Mental health and the healthcare system; Community planning & development; Our changed and changing society; Climate change & public health
Fornewborns; For early childhood; For the world around them; For safety & well being

2014 - 2015 

Zip Code Matters!…

Where we Work; Play; Learn; and Eat

For the Children; For Aging Parents; For Kinship & Grandparenting Roles; For the Silver Tsunami


What’s healthy about it?;What’s new beyond the birds and the bees?; (Addictive behaviors) What are our teens getting into?; (Sports participation) Are the risks and benefits in balance?

2011 - 2012  

What Plagues Our Children? …

Healthy Children/Healthy Schools—Who’s Playing in the Sandbox?; What are we (or aren’t we) doing about childhood obesity?; Are we winning (or losing) the battle on teenage mental health?; What chemicals are our children eating, drinking and breathing?

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