CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 139th APHA Annual MeetingTheme: Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies
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Public Health Social Work (PHSW) The section welcomes abstracts on areas of special interest to public health social work for the 139th annual APHA meeting in Washington, DC, October 29 - November 2, 2011. Submissions related to the 2011 Annual meeting theme of “Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies” are encouraged. Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 8, 2011. All individuals whose papers have been accepted for presentation MUST become Individual members of APHA and must register for the Annual Meeting in order to make their presentation. Submissions may be for poster, oral, or panel formats. Please note the desired format on the abstract form. Very few open timeslots will be available for consideration as a panel session. Panel session proposals must be submitted along with each individual presentation abstract. This complete package gives the reviewers more substance from which to judge the overall merits of the panel. Note: It is NOT possible for the program planner to change a poster session to an oral session or an oral session to a poster session. Written Abstracts of 250 words or less should be submitted. Submitted abstracts must include at least three specific learning objectives that focus on public health social work. Learning objectives are to be submitted along with the abstract for each presentation. Referral to web pages or URL's may not be used for abstracts. Always refer to your abstract by the assigned number for any and all inquiries. Below are suggested topics:
Poster Sessions: (60 minutes) Poster presentations are visual/graphic displays of an author’s research. Presenting authors should arrive a few minutes early to set up their posters and should remain at their poster during the entire session. No more than 10 poster boards will be assigned to a poster session. Oral/Panel Sessions: (90 minutes) There are two types of oral presentations. 1. Contributed Research Paper sessions: Five to six persons per session will present their research orally. Time will be allocated for a brief question and answer period at the end of all presentations. 2. Panel Sessions: These are generally solicited sessions. The presenters must show expertise on pre-selected topics. The proposed session must open with a brief introduction of the speakers, followed by each panelist’s presentation. Time will be allocated for a brief question and answer period and the session generally concludes with a summation by the moderator. Each panel submission must contact the Program Planner prior to submission. Panel sessions are special and must contain the following: |
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