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The Disability Section welcomes abstracts on all topics related to health and disability for the 136th annual APHA meeting in San Diego, CA. This year will mark our 1st anniversary as an APHA section! Abstract submissions related to the 2008 Annual Meeting theme of "Public Health Without Borders" are encouraged. Papers which reflect this theme are encouraged, but the forum invites abstracts in all areas of disability policy, practice, and research. Disability Surveillance Disability and Assistive Devices Disability and Community Based Health Programs Disability and Community Environmental Intervention Programs Disability and Health - Infants and children Disability and Health Policy Disability and Health Promotion Disability and International Health Disability and Measurement Disability, Environment and Participation Mentoring for Student and New Investigators Social Support, Personal Assistance and Caregiving Translating Disability Research into Practice The Disability Section welcomes abstracts on all topics related to health and disability for the 136th annual APHA meeting in San Diego, CA. This year will mark our 1st anniversary as an APHA section! Abstract submissions related to the 2008 Annual Meeting theme of "Public Health Without Borders" are encouraged. Papers which reflect this theme are encouraged, but the forum invites abstracts in all areas of disability policy, practice, and research. Abstracts are limited to 250 words. The submission deadline is February 8, 2008. The DisAbility Forum offers four types of sessions: 1. Scientific sessions--oral presentations of 15 minutes. Priority for these sessions is given to scientific presentations of more developed work, which usually includes some level of data analysis. 2. Poster sessions--"DisAbility Resource Fair". This format is most appropriate for descriptions of developing work, new intervention programs, resource centers, etc. 3. Special Session-- A thematic group of four invited papers for a special session on a selected topic. 4. Mentoring for Student and New Investigators--short oral presentations of developing projects for discussion with senior scientists in the field of disability research. All presenters will be expected to make their presentations accessible to all participants. Presenters will be notified about the Disability Section required guidelines for accessibility. Students: The Disability Section is committed to developing future leaders in the field. Submissions from students are encouraged, and students should indicate their student status in the Comments box. Abstract Review Procedures Abstracts are reviewed anonymously by at least three professionals in public health and disability. Abstracts are rank ordered using the total mean score from the three reviewers. Review criteria include: Importance/Originality, Methods, Supporting Data, Conclusions
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Program Planner Contact Information: David B. Gray, PhD Program in Occupational Therapy Washington University Campus Box 8505 4444 Forest Park Ave St. Louis, MO 63108 Phone: 314-286-1658 Fax: 314-286-1601 grayda@wustl.edu