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The Gerontological Health Section (GHS) will celebrate our 30th anniversary as an APHA section this year. GHS welcomes abstracts on all topics related to health and aging for the 136th annual APHA meeting in San Diego, CA. Abstract submissions related to the 2008 Annual Meeting theme of "Public Health Without Borders" are especially encouraged. Additional areas of interest for GHS sessions include:
Symposium sessions We also invite submissions for 90 minute symposium sessions. There will only be a few open time slots available for consideration as a session. Because of the volume of abstracts we receive and the limited number of oral sessions we are allotted, we cannot consider symposium sessions containing fewer than 4 presented papers. Symposium proposals must be submitted along with each individual presentation abstract. This complete package gives the reviewers more substance from which to judge the overall merits of the proposal. Symposium submissions should contain: 1. An overall session abstract, which includes a rationale for the session, the proposed paper titles, author(s), order of presentation, and the abstract numbers for the individual papers; 2. Clearly label the overall session abstract as SESSION ABSTRACT - "your proposed session title" (you fill in the italicized part) on the electronic submission page form when entering your proposal; 3. The proposed moderator and/or discussant; 4. Be sure that each individual proposed presentation submits a separate abstract under the same restricted "category" (session title), otherwise they may become lost in the shuffle; please include the session abstract #; 5. Put contact information (phone and e-mail) for person in charge of session directly on the overall session abstract so we can contact you easily; and 6. Indicate whether or not you would like to have the individual abstracts considered for presentation in other sessions, if your proposed session is not accepted. Please state, "YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABSTRACTS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY" or "NO, I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THESE ABSTRACTS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY". Please be aware that each paper in the symposium is scored individually and the symposium is also scored as a group. The individual presentation abstracts must score reasonably well in order to be considered for a symposium session. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and scored based on the following criteria: 1. Significance of the problem to public health and aging 2. Innovativeness of ideas, methods and or approach 3. Methodological rigor of methods and approach (analytical design for research, systematic approach for practice and or policy) 4. Presentation of findings 5. Implications identified for future research, practice, and or policy 6. Clarity of writing GHS Awards The Gerontological Health Section sponsors several awards related to various categories of aging and public health. If you would like to be considered for one of the following awards, please indicate which one on your abstract submission form by selecting the award from the drop-down box. Each abstract can be considered only for one award. You may, however, submit different abstracts to be considered for different awards. The Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation. This Award recognizes best practice models that have been in operation for ten years or less that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of Public Health and Aging. This award requires a special nomination form. Contact Allan Goldman, MPH, at abgoldman@dhr.state.ga.us, or go to www.archstone.org for details. For more information about the individual awards, contact Caryn Etkin, PhD, GHS Awards Chair at Caryn_Etkin@rush.edu or view the GHS website. |
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