Ohio Public Health Association

What Ohio Public Health Association does

OPHA is an independent, 12-employee nonprofit professional association headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, and operating primarily virtually. It is the official Ohio affiliate of the American Public Health Association and represents public health professionals across disciplines including health education, nursing, environmental health, epidemiology, vital statistics, nutrition, policy, and academia, as well as agencies ranging from local health departments to state agencies, hospitals, and community organizations. Its core services include tiered individual and organizational memberships, continuing education, networking, listservs, advocacy, Job Mart, the Ohio Journal of Public Health, the Future Public Health Leaders Program, awards, the annual PHN/Epi Conference, and the Public Health Professional Services (PHPS) staffing program. OPHA maintains a roster of more than 300 PHPS contractors and handles payroll and invoicing for temporary and short-term placements, while operating through a website, digital enrollment, email, social media, a job board, and a journal site. It explicitly does not develop proprietary technology products, and no app, API, SDK, or integrations are disclosed. Revenue comes from annual individual dues of $30-$75 and organizational dues of $200-$1,000 based on agency size, conference and sponsor fees, PHPS administrative fees, donations, and grants. Distribution is digital-first for membership and job access, while PHPS relies on direct agency engagement; the 2026 conference pricing also bundles a one-year individual membership for non-members. Historical scale data show nearly 600 members in 2016-17, a PHPS roster of more than 300 contractors, and more than 3,000 contractor hours delivered in 2024, but no current financial statements or contract values are disclosed.

Name

Ohio Public Health Association

Legal name

Ohio Public Health Association

Website

https://ohiopha.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ohio Public Health Association is an independent nonprofit membership association and the official Ohio affiliate of the American Public Health Association. It serves public health professionals and agencies statewide through membership, education, advocacy, journal access, events, job listings, temporary-staffing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Westerville, Ohio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Individual memberships ($30–$75/year for Active, Retired, Student, Early Career tiers) and organizational memberships ($200–$1,000/year based on agency size) generate primary recurring revenue.
2. PHPS Staffing Program: Public Health Professional Services (PHPS) program matches public health contractors with agencies needing temporary staffing. OPHA handles payroll and invoicing, earning administrative fees. Organizations that are OPHA members receive waived or reduced administrative fees.
3. Conference and Event Revenue: Annual PHN/Epi Conference generates registration fees from members and non-members (full conference $185–$405; 1-day $110–$295), as well as exhibitor and sponsor fees.
4. Donations: OPHA accepts tax-deductible donations and participates in the Kroger Community Rewards program, providing an ongoing fundraising mechanism at no cost to donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ohio Public Health Association (OPHA) is the Ohio affiliate of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and operates as a membership-based nonprofit professional association. Its core offerings include individual and organizational membership programs, the Public Health Professional Services (PHPS) staffing program that matches contractors with agencies, the Ohio Journal of Public Health, a Job Mart job board, the annual PHN/Epi Conference, the Future Public Health Leaders Program, and an annual awards program.

Product overview

Ohio Public Health Association (OPHA) is a professional membership organization that offers a unified portfolio of products and services focused on supporting public health professionals in Ohio. The core offerings include individual and organizational membership programs, the Public Health Professional Services (PHPS) staffing program, the Ohio Journal of Public Health (OJPH), Job Mart employment services, the annual PHN/Epi Conference, the Future Public Health Leaders Program, and an Awards Program. OPHA serves as the Ohio affiliate of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and connects public health professionals across disciplines including nursing, epidemiology, environmental health, health education, and vital statistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PHPS (Public Health Professional Services): A program administered by OPHA that matches public health professionals with available part-time, temporary, short-term, or seasonal positions in the public health field.

Products and services

• Individual Membership Individual membership categories including Active ($75/year), Retired ($50/year), Early Career, and Student ($30/year), offering professional education, networking, webinars, continuing education credits, and access to the monthly OPHA e-newsletter for public health professionals across Ohio.
• Organizational Membership Organizational membership with three tiers based on employee count — Level 1 (1–50 employees, $200/year), Level 2 (51–100 employees, $500/year), Level 3 (100+ employees, $1,000/year) — including complimentary individual memberships and additional member discounts for health departments, agencies, and partner organizations.
• Public Health Professional Services (PHPS) Staffing Program A staffing program administered by OPHA that matches public health professionals with part-time, temporary, short-term, or seasonal positions in public health agencies across Ohio, providing contractors for roles including epidemiologists, public health nurses, grant writers, fiscal officers, REHS, accreditation specialists, and community health specialists.
• Ohio Journal of Public Health (OJPH) A peer-reviewed journal published by OPHA accepting research articles, commentaries, and policy papers on public health topics including rural health, tobacco retailer density, and environmental health, providing a scholarly platform for Ohio's public health community.
• Job Mart A free job listing service for OPHA members and the public to post and find jobs relevant to public health, including positions from Ohio health departments and healthcare organizations. Jobs are posted for 45 days unless otherwise requested.
• PHN/Epi Conference Annual Public Health Nursing and Epidemiology Conference offering CPH, CDI, and nursing CEU continuing education credits, member and non-member registration tiers, group discounts, and exhibitor/sponsor opportunities for Ohio's public health community.
• Future Public Health Leaders Program Program recognizing emerging public health leaders who receive conference registration and hotel accommodations to attend the OPHA PHN/Epi conference, including pre-conference and post-conference cohort activities.
• OPHA Awards Program Annual awards program recognizing excellence in public health including the Distinguished Public Health Nurse Service Award, Early Career Professional Award, Innovation in Public Health Nursing Award, Excellence in Epidemiology Award, and Excellence in Public Health Education Award, with winners announced in November.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,000 contractor hours delivered to agencies across Ohio in 2024 through the PHPS program.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Public Health Association (APHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPHA is the official Ohio affiliate of APHA. As an affiliate, OPHA collaborates with APHA to grow stronger as organizations, share expertise, influence, and resources, and advocate for common priorities at the local, state, and federal levels. APHA is the national voice of public health, championing the health of all people and communities with a nearly 150-year perspective and broad-based member community. This affiliation provides OPHA members with national conference access, APHA membership discounts, and a recognized national credential.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH): NALBOH is a membership association supporting local boards of health through training, advocacy, and resources. Its audience and offerings closely overlap with OPHA's local health department and governance-focused membership and policy advocacy.
• Illinois Public Health Association: IPHA is a state-level public health professional association that mirrors OPHA's structure, offering memberships, conferences, advocacy, and member benefits. It serves as the most direct structural and operational peer at the state-affiliate level.
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): SOPHE is a national professional society for health educators and public health professionals, offering memberships, journals, advocacy, and continuing education. OPHA's health education member segment and conference programming position SOPHE as a discipline-specific peer.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): NACCHO is a membership association representing local health departments across the U.S., with comparable offerings such as workforce programs, advocacy, conferences, and member services. OPHA and NACCHO serve overlapping audiences (local public health professionals and departments) and operate analogous revenue models.
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): ASTHO represents state and territorial public health agencies, providing policy advocacy, workforce development, and member services. Its state-level orientation and focus on public health infrastructure closely parallel OPHA's mission to support public health professionals across Ohio.

Regional players

• Ohio Nurses Association: The Ohio Nurses Association represents nurses across Ohio and offers membership, advocacy, and continuing education. Public health nursing is a core OPHA discipline, making ONA a comparable statewide professional association for an overlapping segment of Ohio healthcare professionals.
• Ohio Hospital Association: The Ohio Hospital Association is a statewide trade association for hospitals and health systems in Ohio. While its primary audience is hospital executives rather than public health practitioners, it shares OPHA's Ohio geographic scope and association-based advocacy and convening model.
• Ohio State Medical Association: OSMA is the statewide professional association for physicians in Ohio, providing advocacy, education, and member services. While focused on physicians rather than public health practitioners, it operates an analogous statewide association model serving Ohio healthcare professionals.

Broad incumbents

• American Public Health Association (APHA): APHA is the national professional association for public health in the United States, of which OPHA is the official Ohio affiliate. APHA operates the same membership-based, advocacy-driven, journal-publishing, and conference-hosting model at national scale, providing a direct structural template and operational peer for OPHA.

Others

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): PHAB is the accrediting body for U.S. public health departments and has directly engaged OPHA via an APHA/CDC accreditation readiness sub-award. While not a competitor, PHAB is an ecosystem participant whose accreditation work shapes the demand for OPHA's PHPS staffing and member services.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-public-health-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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