CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo
Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Meeting theme: "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges"
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2023
The Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (APIC), in official relations with the American Public Health Association (APHA), invites abstracts for the 2023 APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition.
We encourage submissions that focus on the annual meeting’s theme, "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges" as it applies to Asian American and/or Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Abstract submissions authored by or in collaboration with AAPI community-based partners are highly encouraged.
Although we will consider ALL submissions, the 2023 APIC Scientific Program will highlight work that addresses the annual meeting theme of innovative science, actionable, and evidence-based or promising policies and practices in relation to social connectedness, health equity, racism and discrimination, social and ethical challenges, care coordination for vulnerable populations, and social determinants of health. The following topics are intended to stimulate, rather than to limit, the scope of submissions:
Achieving Health Equity for AAPI through Policies
Advocating policy and systems change to reduce health disparities for AAPIs
Civic engagement, community cohesion and social movements in relation to AAPI health
The future of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid policy, and implications for AAPIs
Addressing AAPI Social Determinants of Health through Education, Communication, and Community-Based Interventions
Ensuring culturally-relevant and linguistic access to care
Strategies to promote or support health-seeking behaviors in underserved AAPI populations and subgroups (including AAPI women, LGBTQ+s, immigrants, refugees, migrants, and undocumented persons)
Building capacity by supporting and sustaining the community health worker (CHW) workforce and CHW programs
Innovative Research and Evaluation Methods to Examine AAPI Health
Evidence-based evaluation of programs or policies addressing complex chronic conditions in AAPIs (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, substance use, etc.)
Community-based programs, partnerships, research and evaluation of programs related to AAPI health
New statistical and health services research methods for understanding health and health care utilization patterns among AAPIs (e.g., spatial data analysis, big data analysis, etc.)
Data Equity and Health Literacy (eg. addressing misinformation and media literacy)
Mental Health in AAPI
Addressing stigma and barriers to mental health care services among AAPIs
Intervention strategies that address the impact of mental health on health outcomes
Innovative trauma-informed health care service approaches and integrated community-clinical linkage models for AAPI communities
Evaluation of mental health and/or substance use screening tools, interventions, and prevention programs in AAPI populations
The Role of Culture and Context: Ethical Issues in Research with AAPIs
Public health initiatives using cultural beliefs and practices among AAPI communities
Increasing AAPI visibility and voice (e.g., discrimination, racial, gender, identity, and accessibility)
Ethical considerations to promote cultural sensitivity in AAPI research
Other AAPI Priorities
Programs/initiatives on sustainability (e.g., food systems, etc.) in AAPI communities
Climate change and its impact on AAPI communities and America's health care systems
Advancement in precision medicine for AAPI populations
The session topics are preliminary and do not reflect the precise content of the final program. Presenters selected to give oral or poster presentations will be required to register for the APHA Annual Meeting and become an individual member of APHA and APIC. Therefore, individuals should submit an abstract only if they are committed to making the presentations themselves or have a substitute willing to register, attend the meeting, and deliver the presentation.
Abstract guidelines and requirements:
1) Format
Abstracts must be limited to 250 words or less.
Abstracts should be structured to include the following sections: Background/Significance, Objective/Purpose, Methods, Results, and Discussion/Conclusions.
Do not include references or citations in the text of the abstract.
Do not include trade or commercial brand names in the abstract.
2) Submission
Indicate if you wish to present the abstract as an ORAL or POSTER presentation. APHA has general guidelines for each format option. There are limited slots available for oral presentations, so please give the Program Committee as many options as possible.
Do not include your name or contact information in the text portion as this prohibits blind peer review.
3) Continuing Education Credits:
APHA values the ability to provide continuing education credit to physicians, nurses, health educators, veterinarians, 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:
An abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names.
At least one MEASURABLE SINGLE outcome (DO NOT USE “To understand” or “To learn” as objectives, they are not measurable). Examples of Acceptable Measurable Action Words: Explain, Demonstrate, Analyze, Formulate, Discuss, Compare, Differentiate, Describe, Name, Assess, Evaluate, Identify, Design, Define or List.
Contact Mighty Fine at Mighty.Fine@apha.org if you have any questions concerning continuing education. For program questions, contact the program planners listed below.
Blind peer review of abstracts by the Program Committee is based on the following selection criteria:
Importance. Abstracts should highlight importance and significance of the public health problem or issue.
Relevance. Abstracts should be relevant to Asian and/or Pacific Islander health.
Innovation. Abstract should highlight innovative and novel topics.
Abstracts should completely describe research/project/concept and provide supporting data where appropriate.
Clarity. Abstracts should be concise, clearly written, and convey the primary goals and/or ideas of the project/program.
APIC Student Abstract Award:
The Student Primary Author of the highest scoring student abstract will be recognized with an award during APIC’s annual award ceremony at the 2023 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. To be considered eligible for the 2023 APIC Student Abstract Award, the primary author must be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at the time of abstract submission. She/he must also note that she/he is a “Student Primary Author” on the abstract. The invitation to present and/or receive the APIC Best Student Abstract Award will be withdrawn should the primary student author be unable to present at the Annual Meeting. To apply, please refer to the abstract submission guidelines at https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/cfp.cgi.
Those interested in Asian and/or Pacific Islander health are invited to join APIC. Further details on the Caucus can be found at http://www.apicaucus.org. For more information about the 151st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, please visit https://www.apha.org/annualmeeting.
Submitting an abstract to APIC implies that you understand the terms of this call for abstracts. Failure to adhere to the above-mentioned instructions may result in your abstract not being considered and could impact future submissions. Furthermore, submitting the abstract implies that you (and/or your co-authors/colleagues) are willing to present at the Annual Meeting and Exposition.
