Black Caucus of Health Workers

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OVERVIEW
The Black Caucus of Health Workers (BCHW) is now accepting abstracts for the American Public Health Association's 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held November 3-7 in Washington, DC. We invite you to submit abstracts for roundtable and oral presentations. Abstracts for a Student Poster session are also being accepted for this meeting. Abstracts should be 300 words or less and must include learning objectives. Incomplete abstracts will not be considered. We encourage abstracts related to the APHA theme for the 2007 Meeting: "Politics, Policy, and Public Health." Abstracts should focus on public health and well-being in racial and ethnic populations and peoples of the African diaspora.

This Call for Abstracts for the scientific sessions requests papers relevant to peoples of the African diaspora in the following topic areas:
  • A Male’s Perspective: Maternal and Child Health Initiatives from Adolescents to Contraception to Fatherhood and Beyond
  • Disaster Response to natural disasters, domestic and international terrorism, and other issues like war/conflict and disease pandemics
  • Environmental Health and Justice
  • Global Health Policy and Peoples of the African Diaspora
  • Policy and Advocation: Community Health Coalitions; Capacity Building, Group Partnerships
  • Politics of Vulnerable Populations
  • Public Health Policy and Incarcerated Populations
  • Public Health Policy and Public Health Discriminations
  • Public Policy and Community Rights to Health and Wellness
  • Public health discriminations
  • Student Poster Session (multiple topics)
The Black Caucus of Health Workers invites members to submit abstracts no more than 300 words. Please note that additional summaries may be submitted and should not exceed 1,000 words. All abstracts will be reviewed on independent merit according to a standardized process for abstract reviewers.

Abstracts should follow the 2007 Annual Theme: Politics, Policy, and Public Health. All abstracts must:

• Be 300 words or less;
• Clearly state whether a supplemental summary is to be considered;
• Be original previously unpresented work;
• Follow proper protocol for APHA abstract submission;
• Be submitted electronically through the APHA on-line electronic abstract submission website;
• APHA-REVISED DEADLINE: Be received no later than midnight, Friday, February 16, 2007.

Potential presenters interested in submitting a summary (no more than 1,000 words) must email their summary and relevant contact information to Diane R. Johnson at bchw1968@gmail.com by midnight, Friday, February 16, 2007 (APHA-revised deadline).

Incomplete abstracts will not be considered.

Please feel free to contact Diane R. Johnson, BCHW Program Planner, at bchw1968@gmail.com with any questions.


CALL FOR ABSTRACT: BCHW STUDENT POSTER SESSION
The BCHW is actively seeking posters for presentation by Graduate Students (Masters / Doctoral) at accredited graduate schools. Student status must be stated at the point of abstract submission. Student status including anticipated graduate date will be verified prior to abstracts being accepted for presentation. All presentations must be original work that has not previously been presented, in-press, or published. Student posters should follow the conference theme and/or BCHW focus areas as well as meet all appropriate eligibility requirements including but not limited to membership to BCHW and/or APHA. For additional information, please email Diane R. Johnson, BCHW Program Planner, at bchw1968@gmail.com.


BCHW is interested in individuals who can present on original, basic or applied research that addresses public health research, programs and policies impacting the health and quality of life of African-Americans and related, vulnerable populations. The deadline for submission of Abstracts is Friday, February 16, 2007 (APHA-revised Deadline). Only individual abstracts are being accepted at this time. Email the Program Planner for instructions and deadlines for full session proposals.

BCHW encourages individuals with local, national and international research experience to submit abstracts. New investigators and students are encouraged to respond.
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Program Planner Contact Information:
Jamila Rashid, PhD, MPH
Office of Public Health Research, Office of Chief of Science Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, Room 08121
MS E-72
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: (404) 639-4658
Fax: (404) 639-4903
jrashid@cdc.gov

and
Diane Johnson, MPH
Vaccine Research Center
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
9000 Rockville Pike
Bldg. 10, Room 12S-249
Bethesda, MD 20892-3017
Phone: 301-402-8832
johnsondr@mail.nih.gov