CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo

Public Health Social Work

Meeting theme: Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate Changes Health

Submission Deadline: Friday, March 3, 2017

Public Health Social Work Special Focus Areas include (but are not limited to):
  • Social Determinants of Health and Climate Change
  • Effective Public Health Social Work Responses to the Changing Political Landscape
  • Enhancing Health (including Mental Health) with Vulnerable Populations
    (e.g., immigrants, LGBTQ, military/veterans, indigenous populations)
  • Global Health and Human Rights
  • Health, Health Equity and Social Justice
  • Interprofessional Collaborations Across Education and Practice
  • Meeting the Needs of Dual Degree Students: Current Programming and Innovative Approaches
  • Models of Public Health Social Work Prevention and Intervention
  • Public Health Social Work Across the Lifespan
    (youth, aging, etc.)
This section encourages those individuals who have never presented at APHA to become "new presenters" in 2017. Students and new professionals are encouraged to submit abstracts for either poster or oral presentations. Be sure to indicate "new presenter" and/or "student" on your submission. Students whose presentations are of excellent quality will be considered for the section’s Robert H. Keefe Outstanding Student Paper Award and receive a conference-fee waiver.

We will also be sponsoring several Public Health Social Work 'Student-Only' Sessions and especially encourage MSW/MPH dual degree students to submit abstracts!

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:

  • 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.
  • 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:
  1. An overall session abstract, which includes a rationale for the session, the proposed paper titles, author(s), order of presentation, and length of time for each person;
  2. Clearly label the overall session abstract as “PANEL SESSION ABSTRACT – PROPOSED SESSION TITLE”. You must insert the title of the panel session on the electronic submission page form when entering your proposal;
  3. The proposed moderator and discussant (if applicable);
  4. Be sure that each individual proposed presentation submits a separate abstract under the same restricted “category” (session title), otherwise they may become lost in the shuffle; and
  5. Place contact information (phone and e-mail) for the person in charge of the session directly on the overall session abstract for easy contact.

To submit an abstract please click on the button below and complete the steps: 


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Program Planner Contact Information:

Abigail M. Ross, PhD, MSW, MPH
Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
113 W. 60th Street
719-F
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-636-6652
aross28@fordham.edu

and
Michelle Falcon
michelle.falcon@icahn.mssm.edu