The Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

The Ohio Society for Public Health Education (OSOPHE) invites you to attend its annual conference on October 15-17, 2025, at Deer Creek State Park and Conference Center, 22300 State Park Road 20, Mt. Sterling, OH, 43143.

Submission Deadline: July 14, 2025

Ohio SOPHE is seeking presentations for this year’s Health Educators Institute (HEI), Navigating the Noise: Moving Forward Together. The conference theme is focused on developing skills and relationships that enable professionals to address current challenges by relying on evidence-based information, fostering communication, and the fundamental role of education in empowering individuals and communities.

HEI seeks three types of conference sessions – poster, concurrent, and skill-building. These sessions enable professionals to share their work with attendees and offer different ways for participants to interact. All session types are important to creating a rich and diverse learning environment that meets the needs of various learners.

• Poster sessions are a highly interactive medium that allows presenters to engage one-on-one with individuals interested in their topic. Posters are a good medium to present work in the early stages and are not limited to research proposals or findings. Individuals interested in presenting a poster can be given a poster template and can apply for printing support.
• Concurrent sessions are lecture-style sessions, typically ranging from 15 to 30 minutes in length. Presenters of similar information may be grouped together to create a topical theme. Presenters are welcome to suggest a session theme.
• Skill-building sessions are longer, often 60 minutes or more, and formatted to allow for in-depth engagement with content. These sessions include hands-on activities and feedback that develop a defined skill. Session objectives should identify at least one specific skill outcome.

Presentations should align with at least one of the areas of responsibility of a health education specialist, identified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, and be applicable to a variety of disciplines, including health educators, prevention professionals, social workers, public health nurses, students, and more. Both entry-level and advanced practice continuing education sessions are desired.

PLEASE NOTE: All presenters must register for the conference and are responsible for their conference registration fee, travel, hotel, and per diem expenses. Proposals can be submitted here.

For additional information or to ask a question, please contact: Heather Vilvens (heather.vilvens@uc.edu) or Marietta Orlowski (marietta.orlowski@wright.edu)