CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 140th APHA Annual Meeting

Theme: Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Student primary-authored submissions are given special consideration. These abstracts should be noted on the application in order to be identified as eligible for APIC’s Best Student Abstract Award. The first student author of the highest scoring student abstract will be recognized with an award at the APIC reception at the annual meeting.

Structured abstracts with a 250-word maximum are preferred. All research abstracts should be submitted with the following five sections:

1. background/ significance
2. objective/purpose
3. methods
4. results
5. discussion/conclusions

Please do not include references or citations in the text of the abstract. In addition, please do not include brand or trade names in the title and/or text of the abstract; generic names are required for continuing education credit. All abstracts must be submitted with at least two learning objectives in the proper APHA format (i.e., “By the end of the session, the participant will be able to...”).

Please check the abstract title and text for spelling and grammatical errors. Do not include your name or contact information in the text portion as this prohibits blind peer review. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in rejection of your submission.

Peer review of abstracts is blinded. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed based on the following criteria:

• Importance - Importance to Asian and/or Pacific Islander health
• Relevance - Relevance to APIC topics
• Originality - Innovative information/cutting edge/topic not addressed elsewhere
• Quality - Completeness in describing research/project/concept/supporting data of the program/project/intervention/research
• Clarity - Clearly written and conveys the essence of the program/project/intervention/research
• Annual Meeting Theme – In alignment with the annual meeting’s theme, “Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan”

Please indicate whether you prefer oral or poster format for your presentation. APHA has general guidelines for each format option. There are limited slots available for oral presentations, so please give the Program Committee as many options as possible.

Although we will consider ALL submissions, we particularly encourage work that focuses on the following topics:

• Epidemiology and Prevention of Diseases and Conditions that significantly Impact the Asian and/or Pacific Islander Community
  
  • Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer
  • Lifestyle Factors including Physical Activity, Diet, Tobacco Use, Alcohol Use
  • Infectious/Communicable Diseases (TB, HBV, HPV, HIV/AIDS)
  • Mental Health and Stress
  • Disability
• Health Across the Lifespan
  
  • Family and Inter-Generational Relations
  • Socioeconomic Position Across the Life Course
  • Prenatal, Maternal and Child, Adolescent Health
  • Gerontological or Geriatric Related Issues
• Immigrant, Migrant, and Transnational Perspectives on Asian and/or Pacific Islander Health
  
  • Influence of Migration/Acculturation on Health Outcomes
  • Immigrant Rights
• Issues in Gender/Sexuality and in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Asian and/or Pacific Islander Populations
  
• Public Health Advocacy/Activism, Politics, and Policy
  
  • Politics and Methods for Counting Race in an Era of Multi-racial Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
  • Health Care Access and Health Reform
• Recent and Lifetime Experiences of Discrimination and Racism
  
• Social-Ecological Context of Asian and/or Pacific Islander Health: Policy, Community, Built and Social Environment, and Healthcare Systems
  
  • Proximity to Parks, Public Transportation and Physical Activity
  • Access to Farmers Markets and Grocery Stores and Obesity
  • Community Capacity Building
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Community Health Centers and Role of Community Health Workers
  • Religious and Faith-Based Organizations
• Translational Research and Novel Practice Methodologies Addressing Asian and/or Pacific Islander Health
  
  • Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program to Asian and/or Pacific Islander Communities
  • Health Communication, Literacy, and Asian and/or Pacific Islander Health
  • Social Marketing in Asian and/or Pacific Islander Communities
• Violence in Asian and/or Pacific Islander Communities
  

Submitters do not have to be members of APHA or APIC. However, authors of accepted abstracts *must* register for the APHA Annual Meeting and become an individual member of APHA and APIC in order to present at the meeting. Thus, individuals should submit an abstract only if they are committed to making the presentations themselves or have a substitute willing to register, attend the meeting, and deliver the presentation.

Invitations to present will be withdrawn should authors of awarded abstracts be unable to present at the Annual Meeting.

Those interested in Asian and/or Pacific Islander health are invited to join APIC. Further details on the Caucus can be found at http://www.apicaucus.org. For more information about the 140^th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, please visit http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting/.