The MPH program was well represented at the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) conference in September, with 18 students taking an early-morning bus ride to Springfield. Students enjoyed plenary sessions and breakout sessions on a range of topics including suicide prevention, countering social media myths about vaccines, and applying a public health lens to juvenile justice. Students applied their networking training from class and networked like champions. It paid off, as students boarded the bus for the trip back to campus armed with with business cards and leads for internships and future careers.
In addition to attending the conference, students Dakota Clayton and Lavanya Tripuraneni presented posters from their summer internship work during the poster session.