Thank you for visiting OPHA's 2025 Conference webpage! Please save the date and plan to join us for our annual conference scheduled for Monday & Tuesday, September 15-16 at the University of Central Oklahoma's (UCO) Nigh University Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. Additional information will be added to this webpage and announced via email and social media as finalized. AGENDA — View here! Subject to change. Please email mckenzie@okpublichealth.org or tracy@okpublichealth.org with any questions or comments! REGISTRATION RATES — Register here! Groups: Group registration is available! Please contact mckenzie@okpublichealth.org. Employer reimbursement: For those needing administrative signatures for employer reimbursement forms (P-card forms, expense forms), please direct inquiries or forms to tracy@okpublichealth.org. Please allow a one week turnaround time. We respectfully discourage purchase orders for conference registration, 'prepayment required' will be indicated on any forms OPHA completes for individuals. |
Early Bird — May 1 to May 31 Member: $185 Nonmember: $235 CHW/Retiree: $85 Student: $25 | Regular — June 1 to July 31 Member: $205 Nonmember: $255 CHW/Retiree: $105 Student: $30 | Late — August 1 to August 31 Member: $225 Nonmember: $275 CHW/Retiree: $125 Student: $35 |
EXHIBIT & SPONSOR — View packet here!
Preview our confirmed exhibitors and sponsors here and check out how your organization can exhibitor and sponsor below!
Organizations interested in exhibiting or sponsoring (or both!) at OPHA's 2025 conference should view our exhibiting and sponsorship packet to see our tiers and benefits! All sponsorships and exhibit tables must be reserved by 1) purchasing or reserving it online directly below and 2) completing this organization info form at your earliest convenience. Please click on your desired tier below to view the product, add it to your cart, and proceed to check out! Payment can be made online during check out, or you may reserve your table without paying online using the "invoice me" option and complete payment by check, electronic transfer, or PO. Details for non-online payments will be provided in your reservation confirmation. Please email mckenzie@okpublichealth.org with any questions. |
UCO & NIGH UNIVERSITY CENTER OPHA is thrilled to be hosting this year's conference at UCO in Edmond, and we hope you're excited, too! Please check for information about our hosting university — such as maps, parking information, food, and more — below. We'll post information as finalized.
CONFERENCE HOTEL
OPHA's Conference Committee has secured a room block with the Hilton Garden Inn Edmond / Oklahoma City North for this year's annual conference! Block rates for 2 queen and 1 king-bed rooms are available Sunday, September 14 and Monday, September 15 at $116 per night, excluding taxes. Government rates are available to state employees. Check in time is 3:00 PM on day of arrival and check out is at 12:00 PM on day of departure. If the room block is full, please contact tracy@okpublichealth.org. Group name: OPHA Room Block September 2025 Booking link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/opha-room-block-september2025/ Group dates: September 14, 2025 to September 16, 2025 Group code: G5OPHA Reservations must be made by August 15, 2025 |
CALL FOR RESEARCH POSTER ABSTRACTS – OPEN! Submit here! Our call for research poster abstracts on Oklahoma-based research, program evaluations, etc from various domains of health is open through Friday, August 15th! Students may submit abstracts related to their internships, thesis, or capstones. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note that presenters must be active OPHA members and register for the conference; registration fees are NOT waived for speakers. The student poster session is scheduled for Monday, September 15th and the professional poster session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th. Be prepared to input the following elements for all research-based abstracts.
STUDENT POSTER CONTEST OPHA's Student Poster Contest is back! This year's OPHA conference will include a student poster contest with cash prizes and recognition at our annual awards ceremony, scheduled for Monday, September 15th, during the conference in Edmond! Students must be physically present and complete the steps presented below to be eligible to win. Please note students are welcome to submit their research abstracts even if not electing to participate in the contest. Poster abstracts will be accepted until Friday, August 15th. Submit here. Contest recorded materials must be submitted via email by Monday, September 1st, 11:59 PM. To foster student professional development, we ask that the pre-recorded videos and presentations are not directly facilitated by faculty members. For the contest, only one presenting author should submit a PPT with recorded audio and video, and only this presenter will represent the poster on the day of the event. Student presenters must be OPHA members and register for the conference by August 29th. Please stay tuned for additional information from contest organizers. CONTINUING EDUCATION OPHA is planning to offer up to 10 hours CPH and CHES credits at our 2025 conference. Please refer to the agenda for which activities will have CE credits available. Certificates of attendance will also be available. Please express interest in additional credit types to OPHA's Conference Committee to admin@okpublichealth.org at your earliest convenience so we may explore offering additional credit types. OPHA Provider Information
CONFERENCE AWARDS OPHA offers conference awards each year to celebrate and uplift public health professionals who are positively impacting public health outcomes and practice in Oklahoma. This year, OPHA will be offering both general and section awards! Award submissions were open Monday, May 19th at 5:00 PM Central and closed Monday, June 16th at 11:59 PM Central. Award decisions were sent in mid-July. You may view award winners on our the conference agenda. Please contact Awards Subcommittee Chair Rebekah Doyle at doylera@nsuok.edu with any questions. Note that not all categories may have recipients each year. |
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