Oklahoma Public Health Association

All Health is Public Health Conference – view the Digital Program, download a PDF, or a simple schedule

From health administration, mental and behavioral health, physical therapy, environmental health, maternal health, food access, oral health, social work, housing, veterinary medicine, and health policy to countless other disciplines, we all play a roll in shaping the conditions that help people and communities thrive. By recognizing our shared mission to improve health outcomes and quality of life for all Oklahomans, we strengthen collaboration across sectors, share hard-earned knowledge and resources, and build a more connected, influential, and resilient public health workforce. Public health is the collective work of everyone advancing health for the communities we serve, and we can be more effective when we're aligned than siloed.

Register for Conference – Apply for a Partial Scholarship

Rates (August 11-onsite)
OPHA Member: $240 | OPHA Member, 1-day: $120

Nonmember: $290 | Nonmember, 1-day: $145

CHW/Retiree: $140

Student: $55

OPHA's registration looks a little different this year! OPHA is excited to be using Zeffy for all conference registrations.

Individuals needing to pay by check, PO, or EFT/ACH should contact OPHA's amazing Administrator, Dr. Tracy Freudenthaler.
Organizations wanting to send several individuals to conference and pay with one invoice should contact OPHA's amazing Administrator, Dr. Tracy Freudenthaler, to establish a group payment plan and registration code. Organizations will share their registration code with their students or employees to invoice us, and we'll sum all registrations from you group into one invoice. If your organization is supporting 10 or more people to attend the All Health is Public Health Conference, we greatly appreciate your engagement and are glad to offer a 15% discount on the OPHA Member and Nonmember tickets in your invoice!

Exhibit & Sponsor – Review Our Prospectus & Reserve your sponsorship on Zeffy! *

The conference exhibit hall is full! Please contact OPHA Administrator, Dr. Tracy Freudenthaler, to be added to the waitlist.

OPHA’s annual conference is a premier, multidisciplinary professional development and networking opportunity for Oklahoma's students, professionals, and organizations. Our attendees' professions include, but are not limited to health and program administration, health-related research and analysis, community engagement and programming, health education and promotion, and policymaking. Attendees study or work at state, local, and tribal agencies, large and small nonprofits, large and small institutes of higher education, and urban and rural clinical health systems and services across the state.

Our conference also serves as OPHA's primary source of earned revenue to support year-round operations, including scholarships, staff salaries and benefits, and our variety of programs and services. Rest assured, exhibiting at or sponsoring OPHA's 2026 All Health is Public Health Conference with 250 anticipated attendees is a valuable investment in not only your organization's engagement with our multidisciplinary, state-wide audience but OPHA's growing, wide-reaching impact.

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Call for Research and Practice-based Presentation Abstracts – Closed

Our call for practice and research-based presentation abstracts is closed! The early acceptance deadline for both research and practice-based abstracts was Monday, July 6. Additional submissions were accepted on a rolling basis until sessions are full. You do not have to be a member of OPHA to submit a research abstract or session proposal, but you must be a or become a member to present if accepted. All presenters must register for the conference; registration fees are NOT waived for accepted presenters.

Research poster and oral research presentations abstracts can include work by professionals or student research and culminating projects, such as practicums. Oral presentations are 25 minutes including Q&A. Research abstracts received by Monday, July 6th should be notified by July 12, with first notifications starting on June 29. Additional submissions will be accepted until capacity is reached. Decision letters are typically sent within two weeks of receipt.
Presentation options include 25- or 50-minute oral presentations, panels, round tables, etc and poster presentations related to public health practice, programming, or works in progress in Oklahoma. Q&A included in 25- or 50-minute session slot.
Are you new to abstracts or poster presentations? Watch this 10-minute Abstracts & Poster Presentations 101 video on YouTube prepared by OPHA's own Dr. Rachel Liebe to learn about the elements of an abstract, adapting abstract and poster guidelines to your work, guidance for setting up your poster design in PowerPoint, and general tips and tricks for a successful poster presentation. Still have burning questions you need assistance with after watching the video? Email Dr. Liebe directly for help.

Student Poster Contest – Closed

OPHA's Student Poster Contest is back! The poster contest will be held on Monday, August 31, and participating students must be present in-person with their poster. Students are welcome to submit mutliple abstracts, but only one contest entry per student. Further instructions will be sent if poster is accepted. Thanks to generous giving from OPHA's Board of Directors, cash prize values for winners are equal to 2025's values and are listed below. Students, your ideas and passion are what drive public health forward. Keep learning, keep growing – and know that your contributions matter!

1st Place - $500 | 2nd Place - $300 | 3rd Place - $200 | People's Choice - $100

Conference Awards – Winners announced!

OPHA offers conference awards each year to celebrate and uplift public health professionals who are positively impacting public health outcomes and practice in Oklahoma. RSVP 'yes' during conference registration to join us in celebrating this year's deserving recipients at our awards ceremony on Monday, August 31, immediately following the keynote session.

Outstanding Mentor - Rachel Liebe, PhD, MPH
Rising Professional - Tova Marburger
Distinguished Professional - Kelly Willingham
Lasting Legacy Award - Fahad Khan, DHA, MPH
CHW Group of the Year - Oklahoma Complete Health
Emergency Preparedness & Response Section Award - Laura Weaver
Public Health Education & Promotion Program Award - Youth Action for Health Leadership, accepted by Andrea Rutan
Public Health Policy Champion Award - Dawn Watson & Matt Glanville
CHW Professional Excellence Award, in partnership with the Oklahoma Community Health Worker Association: Sianna Morgeim

Joan K Leavitt Award, in partnership with the Hudson College of Public Health: Zahra Alhay, MPH
Spring 2026 Pam Rask Scholarship - Tuba Khan, MPH, MS, BDS

Continuing Education

OPHA anticipates offering 11 hours of continuing education units (CEUs) for our 2026 conference, including CPH and M/CHES credits. (NCHEC provider #101897) Certificates of attendance will be available for those who self-report earned hours for other certifications, such as LSW, BHCM, RPS/RPES, CME, and other CEUs. Once published, please review our agenda to determine whether our All Health is Public Health Conference content meets your certification's CEU requirements.

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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 rate are available for August 30 and September 1 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 2026
Booking link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/opha-conference-room-block/
Group dates: August 30, 2026 - September 1, 2026
Group code: OPHA26
Reserve by August 3, 2026

UCO & the 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.

Parking for both days of conference will be in UCO's Visitor Lot 10. Parking will be FREE. You do not need a parking pass or to visit the parking kiosks.
The City of Edmond has a free bus service, CityLink, around Edmond and the downtown OKC area.
UCO has several severe weather shelters around campus, including in our conference building, the Nigh University Center.

Research Abstract Reviewers

This year's review team includes Oklahoma-based faculty, researchers, and students representing OSU, OU, UCO, and NSU. Reviewers and judges for our poster contest are OPHA members. The 2026 abstract review team was selected from our open call for volunteers in June.

Refund Policies

Cancellations in writing via email received at least 30 days before the event are eligible for a refund, minus an administrative fee of 20%.
Refunds are not eligible for cancellation requests received after the event, registrants who attend the event in full or part, or no-shows (attendees who do not attend and did not cancel).
Substitutions are allowed for another attendee within the same organization, if requested before the event.
Refund processing: Approved refunds are issued to the original payment method within 10-14 business days, depending on the payment processor.

Oklahoma Public Health Association
129 W Gray St #83
Norman, OK 73069

admin@okpublichealth.org

The Oklahoma Public Health Association (OPHA) is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN number 23-7159694.

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