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Environment Section Call for Abstracts APHA Annual Meeting – New Orleans, LA ”Evidenced Based Policy and Practice” November 5 – 9, 2005 FULL SESSION PROPOSALS DUE January 21, 2005 INDIVIDUAL ABSTRACTS DUE February 11, 2005 NOTE: Per APHA policy - All accepted presenters are expected to register for the conference and join APHA if not already a member. The Environment Section is currently seeking abstracts related to the 2005 American Public Health Association annual meeting on “Evidence Based Policy and Practice” to be held in New Orleans, LA November 5 – 9, 2005 Topics of Interest While abstracts reflecting any innovative evidenced based environmental health policy and practice will be reviewed, the Environment Section will be placing an emphasis on abstracts related to: BEI 1 BEI 2 BEI Poster BEI Roundtable: Physical and Social Environment's Impact on Health BEI Waitlist Built Environment Institute* EH - How (ex: EH skills and tools, biomonitoring, health tracking, epidemiology, risk communication) EH - Who (ex: EH infrastructure and workforce, EH nursing, children’s EH, health disparities, Environmental Justice, collaborations, youth involvement) EH How 1 EH How 2 EH How 3 EH How 4 EH How 5 EH How Poster EH How Waitlist EH When 1 EH When 2 EH When 3 EH When Poster EH When Waitlist EH Where 1 EH Where 2 EH Where Poster EH Where Waitlist EH Who 1 EH Who 2 EH Who 3 EH Who 4 EH Who 5 EH Who Poster EH Who Waitlist EH – When: Now! (ex: Policy; scientific integrity; hot topics related to contaminants, air, water, food, land/land use EH – Where (ex: Local Louisiana issues, border issues, home, school, work, community, international/global, war) Environment Section Business Meeting 1 Environment Section Business Meeting 2 Environment Section Business Meeting 3 Environment Section Business Meeting 4 Environment Section Calver Award Luncheon Environment Section Late Breaker Environment Section Reject Bin Environment Section Social Environment Section Student Poster Session Environment Section Waitlist Bin Health At The Border Healthier Meat, Milk, and Families: Getting Beneficial Fats from Sustainable, Less Toxic Sources Manipulating Evidence: Safeguarding the Integrity of Science Nutrition and Food Safety Beyond Bacteria: Toxicants in the Food Chain Practical Science: Why Community-Driven Research Initiatives Make for Useful Science Strategies for Integrating Environmental Health Into Nursing Education and Public Health Nursing Translating Research Into Action What and Who's Evidence Makes for Sound Policy? *Abstracts for The Built Environment Institute will be considered for either one of 3 scientific sessions or a Continuing Education Institute, occuring before the conference begins. The BEI is an organization developed by the Environment Section of the American Public Health Association. The Institute's overall goal is to assist in an effort to identify what combinations of planning, design, and lifestyle choices are prescribed for healthy and sustainable living and more human-focused growth. Identifying mechanisms by which the built environment adversely impacts health and identifying appropriate interventions that reduce or eliminate harmful health effects are core Institute objectives. Topics of interest for this year's conference include: Relationships with community design, physical activity, obesity, morbidity, and transportation Measures and indicators for sustainable and active communities Assessing environmental health benefits of efficient or alternative energy for transportation, agriculture, architecture, and community design Disability in the built environment Built environment, urban forestry and health Built Environment, outdoor air quality and health Air quality and toxics in the indoor built environment: Developing integrated approaches to healthy housing Social capital in the built environment Green building practices, economics and health Health impact and the built environment: building partnerships to develop local, state, and federal policy Although not exhaustive, the topics listed above are meant to stimulate ideas for abstract submission. Topics are not meant to be mutually exclusive. In fact, the Section encourages integrative approaches to environmental health. When choosing which track to submit an abstract, authors should select the one they feel best represents the contents focus. INDIVIDUAL ABSTRACT contributions will be considered for: 1. An oral presentation of 10–30 minutes 2. A poster presentation during a 90-minute session 3. A round table presentation of 10-30 minutes FULL SESSION contributions will be considered for: 1. A 90-minute oral session with 4 or 5 back-to-back presentations on the same topic 2. A round table session with up to 10 presentations run simultaneously during a 90-minute block of time. 3. A poster session with 10 boards presented during a 90-minute block of time All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and ranked for quality, topic applicability, and relation to overall Section priorities. Every effort will be made to accommodate the author’s presentation preference for accepted abstracts (e.g.: author prefers to present an oral presentation). In certain cases the Environment Section may not be able to accommodate all presentation preferences. STUDENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, public health and other health related fields are especially encouraged to submit abstracts pertaining to their academic research. Up to 10 students who are first and presenting author on their contributed abstract will be eligible for the Environment Section’s Student Achievement Awards when submitting their abstract online. The top student finalists will be judged during their presentation for presentation style and knowledge of the subject matter. Up to three finalists will be awarded prizes at the Environment Section’s Social Hour. Eligibility requirements: 1. A student enrolled in an academic degree program completed the abstracted work. 2. The student must be enrolled in 3+ credit hours during the November 2005 meeting or have graduated no earlier than May 2005. If the abstract is accepted for presentation proof of student status will be requested. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS Individual Abstract Contributions · Abstract must be submitted online via APHA’s Web site · After reading the instructions, click “SUBMIT ABSTRCT” (Upper right hand corner of this page) to submit your abstract · If you do not have Internet access, please contact the APHA Program Staff for specific instructions. · Abstracts over 250 words will not be accepted. · All abstracts must be submitted online by February 11, 2005. Full Session Contributions · Contact the program planners for a Full Session Proposal Form and specific instructions. · Full Session Proposal Forms (completed in entirety) are to be returned to Robyn Gilden, at rgilden@son.umaryland.edu · Full Session Proposal Form must be received BEFORE 5:00pm EST, January 21, 2005. · If a Full Session Proposal is accepted, submitter(s) will then be directed to enter the entire submission on online by the February 11, 2005 individual abstract deadline.
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Program Planner Contact Information: Robyn Gilden, RN, MS Environmental Health Education Center University of Maryland 655 W. Lombard St. Rm 665 Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: 410-706-4803 Fax: 410-706-0295 rgilden@son.umaryland.edu and Aditi VaidyaJenifer Altman Foundation PO Box 29209 San Francisco, CA 94129 Phone: 415-561-2187 Fax: 415-561-6480 aditi_v1@yahoo.com