Call for Abstracts APHA 2016

This call for abstracts will consider scientific presentations in areas related to public health and Chiropractic Health Care section priority topics. The highest quality scientific submissions will be selected.

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the Chiropractic Health Care section is February 26, 2016. Those who submit will be notified by email of their status in June.

The Chiropractic Health Care Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA-CHC) invites abstracts for presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting to be held in Denver, CO October 29-November 2, 2016.

Topics related to this year's theme, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health” and in all areas related to chiropractic health care will receive high priority.

Study designs may include: clinical trials, cohort studies, population based research, cost/clinical effectiveness, surveys, educational programs, and other research designs.

Topics of interest include:

• Chronic Diseases and Conditions
  Back and neck pain; Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis; Cardiovascular disease and stroke
• Creating the Healthiest Nation
  Ensuring the right to health; Healthiest nation in one generation
• Lifestyles and Mindful Living
  Physical activity and exercise; Healthy diet and nutrition; Tobacco and drug-free living; Injury-free daily living, work and play
• Nerve and Musculoskeletal Conditions
  Spinal disorders; Nerve and musculuskeletal injuries; Physical and mental stress
• Optimal Function
  Healthy mind and body; Endurance, strength, and balance
• Public Health and Chiropractic
  Prevention and promotion; Focus on the classroom, clinic, and community

This Call for Abstracts for the APHA-CHC scientific sessions requests papers that present: Original empirical work (e.g. scientific studies, program evaluations, or organizational case studies), or noteworthy advances in methodology or analysis; Innovative integrative scholarship and scientific work; Programmatic reports of significant research infrastructure development; Programmatic reports of health professions curricular development or educational research; Substantive policy analyses (e.g. systems-wide assessments or policy case-studies); Informative reports on program or project management and development; Other similarly noteworthy, innovative, or informative reports and studies.

An author's paper may not have been presented or published prior to its presentation at the Annual Meeting. All presenters must become individual members of APHA and must register for the Annual Meeting to make their presentation. All presenters must provide, an abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names, at least one measurable single learning objective and a signed Conflict of Interest form with a relevant qualification statement.

The structured abstract is limited to 250 words. The abstract should consist of 4 paragraphs, labeled: Objectives, Methods (include relevant information such as design, subjects/population, setting, statistical methods, etc), Results, and Conclusions. Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the APHA website.

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Dana Madigan, DC, MPH
National University of Health Sciences
200 E Roosevelt Road
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 773-680-9955
madigan.danam@gmail.com

and
Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd, PhD
Editor, Professor
National University of Health Sciences
1507 E. Valley Parkway 3-486
Escondido, CA 92027
Phone: 858 208-8778
johnsondc@aol.com