Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers	Submit Abstract
The LGBT Caucus of Public Health Workers is soliciting abstracts for the 133rd APHA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA November 5-9, 2005. Submissions are encouraged for work with a focus on LGBT health and the conference theme, "Evidence Based Policy and Practice," as well as other topics relevant to LGBT health. The following list of topics is not intended to be exhaustive; rather, it will suggest some of the myriad issues of interest to the Caucus: Community Organizing and Coalition Building for LGBT Health Designing Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Programs for LGBT Adolescent Health Funding LGBT Research and Programming Gay and Bisexual Men's Health HIV/AIDS Health Care Service Needs of LGBT Individuals HIV/AIDS Prevention in LGBT Communities Health of LGBT Incarcerated or Recently Released Individuals Hepatitis Prevention and Care in LGBT Communities Homelessness and LGBT People LGBT Access to Healthcare Service and Prevention Programs LGBT Curricula In The Schools LGBT Elders Research LGBT Lives Within Communities of Faith LGBT Youth Research LGBT Youth and the School Environment Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Mental Health in LGBT Communities STD Prevention in LGBT Communities Serving Cultural and Linguistic Minorities in LGBT Communities Substance use and Substance USE Treatment Issues Among LGBT Individuals The Impact of a Homophobic Environment Upon LGBT Health The Policy Environment and LGBT Health Tobacco Prevention Concerns of LGBT Communities Transgender Health Violence in the Home and Community The Caucus strongly encourages submission of abstracts that focus attention, to the extent feasible, on the role of age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The Caucus is very interested in student participation, and has established the Walter Lear, MD Outstanding Student Research Award to recognize exceptional work by students on LGBT-related issues. The award consists of a stipend, as well as free caucus membership. We invite students to submit proposals for consideration at all levels of presentation (poster, oral, or roundtable). Please indicate student status when submitting. A discussion session by several (no more than five) speakers on a general topic may be coordinated by a single applicant. The coordinator must submit an abstract for the discussion session, following the guidelines listed on the APHA web site. Each speaker for the discussion session must also submit an abstract on his or her individual topic, following the APHA web site's guidelines. All abstracts submitted to the caucus will be reviewed via a peer-based blind review process. Reviews will not be forwarded to submitters. ABSTRACTS FOR THIS CAUCUS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THE APHA WEB SITE NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 8, 2004. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS YEAR DEADLINE DATES DIFFER AMONG EACH SECTION, SPIG OR CAUCUS IN WHICH YOU ARE SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT. If you have questions, please contact:
Program Planner Contact Information: Richard Trevino, BS LGBT Caucus Program Chair Boston University Medical Campus 715 Albany Street, C-7320 Boston, MA 02118 Phone: 617-638-7539 Fax: 617-638-7513 rptrevino@mindspring.com and Seth L. Welles, ScD, PhD Program Chair Elect 2006 Associate Professor of Epidemiology - BUSPH 715 Albany Street, 3T-E Boston, MA 02118 Phone: 617-638-5471 Fax: 617-638-4458 slwelles@bu.edu