03/20/2026
MHOA Conference: Exciting Keynote Speaker Announcement!
MHOA 2026: Sharing Insight. Celebrating Impact.
We are thrilled to announce that the MHOA 2026 keynote speaker will be Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, founder and CEO of 0.05 Findings, which publishes the widely read public health newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist.
One of the nation’s leading scientific communicators, Dr. Jetelina serves as an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Public Health, sits on the medical board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is a member of the Lancet Commission for Trust and Health. A former advisor to three CDC Directors, she has been nationally recognized for her contributions — including being named to TIME100’s list of the Most Influential People in Health.
That’s just the beginning of the exciting news! MHOA 2026 promises to be our largest and liveliest conference ever. You can help make that happen by:
- Saving the date: October 28 - 30, 2026 in Springfield, MA
- Submitting your abstracts. The call for abstracts is now open. (https://tinyurl.com/MHOA2026abstracts)
- Spreading the word: Forward our conference emails, like/share our LinkedIn posts, and feature the conference in your own newsletters.