APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

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The theme of the 135th Annual Meeting of APHA is “Politics, Policy, and Public Health.” The APHA Committee on Women’s Rights invites abstracts concerning critical issues for women particularly related to issues of women’s rights as human rights. The Committee on Women’s Rights Program at the Annual Meeting is an opportunity for presentation and discussion of emerging issues affecting the rights of women in the context of health and well being. The Program includes oral and poster sessions. Each of the following topics is preliminary. A brief description follows each topic.
  • Conquering the Digital Divide (How to ensure equal access to health information for all; health information that is culturally relevant and literacy appropriate)
  • Influence of Media on the Images of Women’s Health (How the media shapes images of women’s health and subsequent policy)
  • Model’s of Excellence in Women’s Health Policy (What policies have been successful)
  • Policy and Women’s Rights (How policy can be used to strengthen women’s rights)
  • Politics of Poverty (Economic subsufficiency and health; policies that do and do not work)
  • Women, Work, and Family Development Policy (Diverse examination of how policies impact motherhood and raising children)
  • Women’s Rights Poster Session (All poster session abstracts should be submitted to this topic)
  • Women’s health: The Body Politic (How women’s bodies are used for political motives and shaping policy)
  • Other (If you are unable to identify a specific session for your abstract, please submit it under 'Other'.)
Session topics are preliminary and do not reflect the precise content of the final program, which will be based on peer-reviewer evaluations, program theme, and diversity of topics. If you feel that the topic of your abstract does not fit within the Committee on Women’s Rights Program, please consider submitting to the Women’s Caucus.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Abstracts are limited to 250 words. Please do not include citations in the text of the abstract. 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 (only capitalize the first letter and proper nouns per APHA guidelines) and text for spelling and grammatical errors. Please do not include your name or contact information in the text portion as this prohibits blind peer review. Lastly, all abstracts should contain sufficient details to fully evaluate the scientific and/or conceptual value of the work rather than alluding to what “will be” included in the presentation. Abstracts that do not adhere to these requirements will not be reviewed. Please check with the program planner if you have any questions.

Peer review of abstracts is blinded. Abstracts will be peer reviewed based on the following criteria:
• Innovation: Innovative information/cutting edge/topic not addressed elsewhere
• Completeness: How complete is the described research/project/concept, supporting data or conceptualization of work
• Global Focus: International focus welcome
• Political Focus: How does the research or concept translate to political agendas
• Policy Relevance: How does research or concept influence or have the potential to influence policy
• Overall Relevance: How well the abstract relates to important women’s rights issues
• Advancement: Extent to which the work described has the potential to inform and advance the science of ensuring women’s rights
• Quality: Quality of methodology, supporting data, study design, analysis or conceptualization of work
• Overall Clarity: Clearly written and conveys essence of research
• Overall Impression: Overall impression of the described research/project/concept

Only listed authors who are both APHA members and registered for the Annual Meeting may present accepted work (unless specifically invited by the program planner). Individuals should submit an abstract only if they are committed to presenting the paper or poster themselves or to finding a substitute willing to register, attend the meeting, and present the paper or poster instead. Invitations to present will be withdrawn should authors of award abstracts be unable to present at the Annual Meeting. APHA and the Committee on Women’s Rights are able to provide financial support for author attendance at the Annual Meeting.

Please refer to the abstract submission page for abstract submission guidelines for more information(http://apha.confex.com/apha/135am/oasys.epl).

The APHA Committee on Women's Rights is a standing committee established by bylaws in the APHA Constitution. The Committee consists of members appointed by the APHA President.

Values: The core values of the APHA Committee on Women's Rights for individuals and communities throughout the world are health; equity; diversity; integrity; dignity; self determination; respect; ethical practice; and knowledge.

Vision: The vision of the APHA COWR promotes and protects the health and well being of all women.

Goals: The goals of the APHA COWR are:
• To improve the quality of life for all women
• To ensure access to health care and appropriate health care services
• To improve services that focus on health promotion and injury/illness prevention for women
• To promote and protect the physical and social environment
• To preserve and protect the rights of all women
• To promote equal rights and opportunities for women in health careers
To learn more about the APHA Committee on Women’s Rights, please visit http://www.apha.org/ppp/cowr/index.htm.
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Program Planner Contact Information:
Heather M. Brandt, PhD, CHES
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
2221 Devine Street Room 228
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-734-4428
Fax: 803-734-5505
hbrandt@sc.edu