American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus	Submit Abstract
The American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Caucus invites abstracts for papers that address the theme of the 2009 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, "Water and Public Health: The 21st Century Challenge". This 137th APHA annual meeting will be held November 7-11, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The AIANNH Caucus invites abstracts for papers on general topics addressing AIANNH populations as well as papers that specifically address (but are not limited to) the following: Conserving and preserving water Navigation: Looking to the future, mentorship and support Water as healing Water rights, land rights and protecting sacred lands All abstracts must be submitted by February 10,2009 and follow the general APHA guidelines for submission. Submissions that do not comply will be returned to sender without review. The Caucus welcomes abstracts from students and the author should note such. A discussion session by several (no more than five) speakers on a general topic may be coordinated by a single applicant. Each speaker for the discussion session must submit an abstract on his or her individual topic, following the APHA web site's guidelines. Use the "Comments to Organizer" box to convey your request as well as listing the abstract ID numbers for each speaker. Follow up with an email to the Program Planners with a session overview.
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Program Planner Contact Information: Kamahanahokulani Farrar, MHRM Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program Papa Ola Lokahi 345 Queen Street Suite 706 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808-525-7179 Fax: 808-525-8081 Kamahanahokulani@nhhsp.org