Up to five awards offered for community health projects at Boise State conference; abstracts due Nov. 15

BOISE CITY — Community health projects presented at next year's Idaho Health Priorities Conference at Boise State can compete for up to five Community Sustainability Awards, Boise State University said Nov. 9.

Idaho Complete Health, a subsidiary of Centene Corporation, is offering the awards with the conference hosts, the Idaho Public Health Association and Boise State's School of Public and Population Health. The awards are meant for community-based programs that aim to improve clinical outcomes and address non-clinical drivers of health. Winners will be chosen from abstracts submitted and presented at the conference, with priority for innovative work that shows measurable impact. The announcement does not give award amounts.

The conference runs March 1-3, 2027, at Boise State under the theme "From Mountains to Main Streets: Connecting Science, Community, and Health Across Idaho." Abstracts for oral presentations and roundtable discussions are due Nov. 15, 2026, on topics including rural and frontier health, community engagement, data and innovation, and systems and partnerships. Student and early-bird registration is open until the new year.

Details and submissions: Idaho Health Priorities Conference. Source: Boise State University News.