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, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034. 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! & 2-page Conference Flyer Groups: Group registration is available! Please contact mckenzie@okpublichealth.org. Discounted registrations: Individuals and groups may be offered discounted registration at the early-bird rate at OPHA's discretion. These individuals should register at the current rate, select the "invoice me" payment option, and will have their registration type and invoice manually updated to reflect the early-bird rate by OPHA staff within a few business days. 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. |
August 1 to August 31 Rates: Member: $225 Nonmember: $275 CHW/Retiree: $125 Student: $35 | September-Final Chance Rates TBA: Member: $ Nonmember: $ CHW/Retiree: $ Student: $ | One-Day Only Rates: Member: $150 Nonmember: $200 CHW/Retiree: $60 Student: $25 |
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. |
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CALL FOR RESEARCH POSTER ABSTRACTS – now closed! Our call for research poster abstracts on Oklahoma-based research, program evaluations, etc. from various domains of health closed on Friday, August 15th. Thank you for everyone's interest and support! We have received the largest amount of submissions in over 4 years! We will have posters sessions on both Monday, September 15th and Tuesday, September 16th. Presenters for our conference must be active OPHA members and also register for the conference; registration fees are NOT waived for speakers. 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! Prizes include $500 for 1st Place, $300 for 2nd Place, $200 for 3rd Place, and $100 for People's Choice. Note:
Please review the official Student Poster Presentation Guide & Rubric and detailed submission steps and information below. Poster abstracts will be accepted until Friday, August 15th, and contest recorded materials must be submitted via Google Form by Friday, August 29th, 5:00 PM CT.
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! 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. 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 22, 2025 |
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