CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo
American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus
Meeting theme: Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health
Submission Deadline: Monday, March 6, 2017
The American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Caucus (est. 1981) promotes:
Equal opportunity and access for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Hawaiian Islands to health care;
Provides a supportive entry into the American Public Health Association (APHA);
Disseminates information about major Native health issues and programs;
Works with APHA to promote policy beneficial to Native health needs to assure quality care and equal access.
The theme of the 2017 APHA Annual Meeting is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health.” The Caucus invites abstracts for presentations that address health programming and practices, research approaches, and policy and structural approaches for Indigenous populations. Authors should submit to the best-fit category for their abstract.
Suggested topic areas with examples are listed below. Abstracts that specifically address, but are not limited to, these topics are encouraged:
4161.0 Planetary emergencies: climate change & toxic politics -- and global & Indigenous fights for health equity & a sustainable future (organized with Spirit of 1848)
Breastfeeding Oral Session: Breastfeeding Support and Outcomes Across Social Contexts
CHPPD Poster Session 4
Cancer and Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Climate Change
Climate Change and Health in Epidemiological Research
Climate change and the effect on war and peace
Climate justice & toxic politics: empirical research & the fight for health equity The Spirit of 1848 Politics of Public Health Data session welcomes abstracts that use empirical research (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods) to examine the overall theme of the Spirit of 1848’s Call for Abstracts: “Global climate change & toxic politics—and our urgent fights for health equity & a sustainable future.” Possible topics include:
-- effects of Trump Administration policies on health and health-related equity in the US and/or elsewhere;
-- effects of climate and environmental changes on health and health-related equity;
-- using health data to advance organizing efforts to counter unequitable conditions due to fear, racism, and/or rollbacks on progressive policies;
-- withholding, misrepresenting, or manipulating data to prevent action.
We welcome submissions on other topics as well, as long as they pertain to the theme of the session. We will have an open call for abstracts, with an option to solicit abstracts as well.
Current Findings in Epidemiology and Health Disparities Research - Poster Session
Current Findings in Health Disparities in Public Health Epidemiology
Dental Public Health Workforce, Access to Care
Ensuring quality tribal medical care and emergency preparedness:
Quality delivery of medical care and infrastructure development;
Tribal access to medical care in urban and rural areas during events of flooding, extreme heat, drought, wildfire, erosion and sea-level rising;
Injury management in geographically varied tribal environments;
Tribal emergency preparedness for climate change related events.
Ensuring the Health of AI/AN/NH Peoples: Application of culture-based and data-driven strategies, methods, and tools roundtable
Ensuring the Right to Health among APIs
AAPI Immigrant Health: health trends among AAPI immigrants, refugees and undocumented persons
Determinants of AAPI health and AAPI mental health equity
Health disparities and inequalities related to gender/sexual orientation, spoken word, poverty, health literacy among AAPIs
Barriers and facilities promoting or impeding health in AAPI immigrant and refugee communities
Innovative strategies and policies to promote health in refugee and immigrant communities
The future of the Affordable Care Act and the implications for AAPIs
Ensuring tribal and community health and response:
Viability and sustainability of tribal infrastructure and economies;
Climate-induced community relocations;
Cultural resilience in the face of climate change;
Food sources, subsistence and adaptation;
Inequities, poverty, urban and rural needs;
Access to mental health, therapeutic and support services.
Environmental Justice Posters
Global Public Health Film Festival: Inform, Educate, Empower, session 3
Health Law Poster Session Laws and policies have been used as a means of public health intervention to prevent a range of injuries by discouraging or prohibiting high-risk behaviors and reducing dangerous environments. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, sports-related injuries, vehicle related injuries, firearms, and domestic violence.
Improving Nutrition in Rural Communities Including, but not limited to: Use and impact of innovative technology on nutrition programming, measurement, and behaviors/outcomes; Use of innovative technology in tracking and self-management of diet and physical activity behaviors.
Improving Pregnancy Outcomes Poster Session
Innovative research to examine AAPI health
New methods to elucidate health and health care utilization patterns among AAPIs (e.g., spatial data analysis, etc.)
Measuring, analyzing, and harmonizing API health data from multiple sources (e.g., survey data, clinical data, EHR, HIE, etc)
Meta-analysis of AAPI health literature
Innovative statistical and health services research methods
Integrative, Complementary and Traditional Health Practices Special Topics Poster Session
Oral Health Poster Session #5
Poster Session
Protecting tribal health through culturally-based initiatives and policies:
Adding to our knowledge using evidence-based practices
Innovative programs that are creating practice-based evidence
Impact on cultural preservation, protection and rights, including traditional lands, foods and medicines;
The intersection of self-determination, tribal sovereignty, and health.
Public Health Leadership and Education Models
Recent Findings in Health Disparities Research
Rejected abstracts
Research to Inform Programming for Diverse Identities within American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Round Table Conversations in Public Health Ethics: Education and Practice
SPECIAL SESSION: Communicating Science to Lay Audiences (organized by HCWG)
Supporting maternal, paternal and child health through family-oriented wellness:
Health of pregnant women, infants, and children, including breastfeeding;
Effects on families, parents, elders, grandparents and children from droughts, food insecurity, disease vectors, polluted air, flooding, contaminated water, or other conditions heightened by climate change.
Using Data to Inform Health Policies and Infrastructure for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
Utilizing Community-based Public Health Methods, Tools, and Research within American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Populations Poster Session
Utilizing Health Communications and Technologies in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Violence: Dating, intimate partner and child abuse poster session
Vision Care Section Poster Session 2
Wisdom of the Elders
Community-based, community-led, student-led (undergrad., grad., recent grad. – within 1yr.), or youth-led projects or research may be given special consideration in the event of tied scores in the selection process. Authors whose work reflects these areas should specifically note this in the abstract text. Student-led poster submissions are strongly encouraged, as up to 5 of 10 poster slots will be reserved for students.
Note 1: The AIANNH Planning Committee does not: 1) preview abstracts prior to submission; or 2) provide feedback on submitted abstracts. Please submit no more than 1 -2 abstracts per author as multiple submissions cause issues during the acceptance process. Only ONE presenter is allotted per oral session.
Note 2: The AIANNH Caucus may collaborate with other APHA entities.
We are currently working with the Spirit of 1848 Coordinating Committee on the INTEGRATIVE SESSION which is currently scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 10:30 am – 12 noon)
Session title: “Planetary Emergencies: Climate Change & Toxic Politics – And Global & Indigenous Fights for Health Equity & A Sustainable Future.”
Note: All abstracts for this session will be solicited; no contributed abstracts will be accepted.
This session focuses on one topic from the perspective of the 3 foci of our Spirit of 1848 caucus: social history of public health, politics of public health data, and progressive pedagogy.
Abstracts MUST be submitted through the APHA website no later than February 23, 2017. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words, and must follow the general APHA guidelines for submission.
Submissions that do not comply will not be reviewed.
NOTE: If an abstract is accepted, ALL presenters must be individual members of APHA in order to present, and must register for the annual meeting; however, APHA membership is not required at the time of abstract submission. Abstracts cannot be presented or published in any journal prior to the APHA Meeting.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT:
APHA values the ability to provide continuing education credit to physicians, nurses, health educators, and those certified in public health at its annual meeting. Please complete all required information when submitting an abstract so members can claim credit for attending your session. These credits are necessary for members to keep their licenses and credentials.
For a session to be eligible for Continuing Education Credit, each presenter, panelist, discussant, and/or faculty must provide:
1) an abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names;
2) at least one MEASURABLE SINGLE outcome (“to understand” or “to learn” are not measurable outcomes and compound outcomes are not acceptable). Use ONLY the following Measurable Action Verbs:
3) A signed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form with a relevant qualification statement; Example of Acceptable Biographical Qualification Statement: (I have been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of drug abuse, HIV prevention and co-occurring mental and drug use disorders. Among my scientific interests has been the development of strategies for preventing HIV and STDs in out-of-treatment drug users.) Please note that I am the Principle Investigator of this study is NOT an acceptable qualification statement.
4) All continuing education learning content must be of sound science or professional practice and serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills and professional competence of the health professional. Learning content should be evidence-based if available. A list of over 30 areas will be provided online for you to choose from. You will be asked to choose at least one or up to 6 areas that your presentation will address.
Thank you for your assistance in making your session credit worthy. Contact Mighty Fine at mighty.fine@apha.org if you have any questions concerning continuing education. For program questions, contact the program planner listed below.
Thank you for your assistance in making your session credit worthy!
Notification of abstract status will be sent for all submissions on June 1, 2017.
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Program Planner Contact Information:
Hannabah Blue, M.S. John Snow, Inc 1725 Blake St #400 Denver, CO 80911 Phone: 3032624320 hannabah_blue@jsi.com
and
Ingrid Stevens, MPH Department of Community Health Services Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 3900 Ambassador Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: 503-954-6581 Fax: 907-729-3652 stevens1ingrid@gmail.com
and
David Cummings, B.Sc., MPH American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Caucus 100 Cascade Lane Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Phone: 910-316-0676 AIANNH.PPC@gmail.com
and
Narinder Dhaliwal, MA Research Department ETR Associates 5495 Carlson Drive, Suite D Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: 916-642-1186 narinderd@etr.org
