Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health	Submit Abstract
All abstracts pertaining to Maternal, Child, Adolescent, and family Health (MCH) are welcome. Abstracts in the following areas are sought: Adolescent health: behavior issues (smoking, substance abuse, sexual behavior, interpersonal violence, eating disorders/behaviors); outreach programs; injury; access to care; school health; abstinence education; teen parenting Birth defects and developmental disabilities Breastfeeding: implementing national policy; programs and research Child care: supporting social-emotional development of children in child care settings; supporting early childhood growth, development and social readiness Child health including quality improvement of preventive health services, and early detection of health risks, such as obesity, dental caries, or vision problems Children with special health care needs: The nation's 2010 objectives call for state "systems of care" for CSHCN. Abstracts should address the components of such systems: access to medical homes, screening to identify special health needs, adequate coverage, integration and coordination of services,family-professional partnerships and supports for healthy transition Epidemiology and Data: epidemiologic methods and findings; programmatic data collection, uses, and analysis; survey methods and findings; data quality and standards; and infomatics. Topics on data warehousing, data architecture standards, GIS, and measures of child well being are encouraged Fetal alcohol syndrome Genetics Home visiting and family support for women, infants, and families with particular interest in evaluation of programs and interventions Improved Pregnancy Outcomes: Community Involvement in Public Health Programs to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes; Current Research on Preconception Health Issues; Issues Surrounding Translating Research Into Practice To Improve Pregnancy Outcomes Innovations in maternity health services: access/barriers to care; mothers' perception of the need for innovations in maternity health services International Maternal and Child Health: service provision to refugees with special attention to pregnancy, HIV and adolescents MCH training: new approaches to education in international MCH Newborn screening Policy and financing of women and children's health SIDS, infant mortality, and fetal death: etiology, risk factors, effective prevention programs that can be adapted for local community use, reducing disparities for disadvantaged populations Special focus: MCH among American Indian populations Student session Technology theater sessions Violence prevention - family violence, dating and pregnancy related violence, fatality review, interdisciplinary research and evaluation with implications for the health of women and children Women's health: obesity in women with special focus on obesity prevention in community based programs; access to healthy foods, wellness resources, and healthy behaviors; impact of obesity on pregnancy outcomes and on families The MCH section attempts to balance our program each year with a mix of program, policy, and scientific work. This includes epidemiologic and outcomes research in MCH; program descriptions of successful and innovative MCH models and programs; MCH health promotion and disease prevention; program planning and evaluation of MCH programs; and public health policy and advocacy strategies in MCH. However, the focus of all abstracts should include public health implications of the program, research or policy being reviewed in the abstract. Abstracts are judged on clarity of presentation, originality, methodology and contribution to the field of MCH. Highest rated abstracts, based on blinded peer review, are generally selected and placed in sessions according to the overall program plan for that year. Abstracts that include data based on completion of the study or project will have priority. Abstracts may be submitted as a group. However, they will be reviewed individually and will be placed in sessions, if accepted, according to the discretion of the Program Committee. A two-page summary providing more details on the research or program described in the abstract is required. After typing in your abstract on the electronic submission website, press ENTER and then proceed to type in your two-page detailed summary. Abstracts submitted without all of the above will be returned to author without consideration. All necessary forms must be received by deadline stated in the APHA guidelines at the beginning of this call for abstracts. Late submissions or FAX submissions will not be accepted. The MCH Section generally sponsors scientific sessions, round tables and poster sessions. Please indicate willingness to participate in each type of format, especially note if you are unable or unwilling to participate in a poster session. Please also note if you are a current student as MCH sponsors special student programs. For the 2002 conference, the MCH section is soliciting abstracts for two new categories: 1. A special student session. Topics must be related to the field of MCH but may cover a variety of discipline topics including all those listed above. Papers will be reviewed by leaders in the field of MCH and the top 5 scoring abstracts will be presented at a special oral session at the annual convention to recognize students entering the field of MCH. An award will be given to the student with the highest scoring abstract. Papers not selected for the special student session will be forwarded to other MCH Section committees for consideration in other scientific sessions at the annual meeting. 2. Technology Theater Sessions. These sessions enable presenters to access the Internet for their presentations and makes available to them special equipment (e.g. CD Rom players, special computer software, special computer attachments, telephone line, etc). If your presentation is "technology dependent" please submit your abstract to this session (please note this DOES NOT include a need for a PowerPoint projector).
Program Planner Contact Information: Hani K. Atrash MD, MPH National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 4770 Buford Highway, F-34 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 Phone: (770) 488-7150 Fax: (770) 488-7156 hatrash@cdc.gov and Karen N. Bell MPH Women's and Children's Center Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University 1518 Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: 404-814-1097 Fax: 404-816-9880 kbell@sph.emory.edu	Submit Abstract