Call for 2026 Speakers & Research Abstracts

Our 2025 call for speakers and abstracts received the largest amount of submissions in over 4 years!We anticipate opening our 2026 Research Poster Abstract call around March of 2026. Presenters for our conference must be active OPHA members and also register for the conference. Please note that conference registration fees are NOT waived for presenters. 

2025 Student Poster Contest & Winners

OPHA's Student Poster Contest is back! The 2025 conference included a student poster contest with cash prizes and recognition at our annual awards ceremony on Monday, September 15th. Prizes included $500 for 1st Place, $300 for 2nd Place, $200 for 3rd Place, and $100 for People's Choice. This year's cash prizes are generously funded through donations from OPHA’s Board Giving Fund. Students, your ideas and passion are what drive public health forward. Keep learning, keep growing—and know that your contributions matter!

• 2025 First Place Winner: Enhancing Nutrition Counseling in Healthcare: The Impact of DUO for Health, presented by Madison Hemenway (OUHC)
  

• 2025 Second Place Winner: Cigarette Usage and Arthritis in Oklahoma: Findings from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, presented by Remi Adeniyi-Jones (OSU) 

• 2025 Third Place Winner: Association Between Food Insecurity and Diet Quality of Pregnant Young Adults and Young Adults Parenting Young Children in Oklahoma, presented by Grace Mbroh (OSU)

• 2025 People's Choice Winner: Coping Styles and Perceived Barriers to Food Assistance Programs among Mothers with Low Income, presented by Tuba Khan (OSU)

Continuing Education

OPHA offered at total of 10 hours CPH and CHES credits (NCHEC provider #101897) at our 2025 conference. Certificates of attendance and CEU credit certificates were distributed via email on October 15, 2025. If you requested a certificate and have not received it, please contact admin@okpublichealth.org.

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 announced both general and section awards! You may view award winners on our conference agenda.  *Note that not all categories may have recipients each year.

UCO & Nigh University Center

OPHA expresses thanks to both UCO and the Nigh University Center for their partnerships this year!

Conference Hotel

A special thanks to the Hilton Garden Inn Edmond / Oklahoma City North for offering a block rate for our guests this year!