MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC
EIN 41-1270698 · Public Health (E70)
What they do
MPHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (MPHA)S ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD MAY 15-16, 2025 IN DULUTH, MN. A VIRTUAL COMPONENT for ALL KEYNOTE/PLENARY and CONCURRENT SESSIONS WAS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE CONFERENCE THEME "RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, POLICY, and PARTNERSHIPS" EXPLORED HOW COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, COLLABORATIVE ACTION, and EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS CAN DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE POWER of COMMUNITY-LED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS to ADDRESS SOCIAL and STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS of HEALTH, CHALLENGE HEALTH INEQUITIES, and RESHAPE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS. THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WAS CHAIRED BY TARISSA HOST, TYLER PYLE, and MERRY GRANDE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED of 9 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, 2 POSTER SESSIONS, and 5 KEYNOTE/PLENARY PRESENTATIONS WHICH ADDRESSED STORYTELLING/HOUSING INSECURITY, RESILIENCY of PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY SKILLS WORKSHOP, WORKFORCE WELLNESS AMIDST BUR
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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (12)
ALEATHEA ANDERSONMEMBER AT LARGE GREATER MN
ANNIE HALLANDAPHA REPRESENTATIVE
CHERYLEE SHERRYTREASURER
EVETT ELLISMEMBER AT LARGE GREATER MN
JAKESA THOMPSONMEMBER AT LARGE
KRISTIN MOOREIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
MELANIE FERRISPRESIDENT-ELECT
MERRY GRANDEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NANCY FRANKE WILSONMEMBER AT LARGE
SUSI KEEFEMEMBER AT LARGE
TARISSA HOSTSECRETARY
TYLER PYLEPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1975
- Location
- PO BOX 14415, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414-0415
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- MERRY GRANDE
- Primary officer
- MERRY GRANDE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Public Health (E70)
- IRS tax category
- Public Health