APHA's Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) section invites late breaker abstract submissions for socio-behavioral, epidemiological, health systems, health policy, and social justice research related to sexual and reproductive health. The section encourages abstracts that feature domestic and international perspectives. Case studies and demonstration projects that represent best practices and have been rigorously evaluated are also highly encouraged.

Abstracts dedicated to any and all aspects of sexual and reproductive health will be considered. When submitting an abstract, please identify it as falling into one of the following categories

• Abortion
  
• Abortion Attitudes, Access, Beliefs
  
• Abortion Poster Session
  
• Abortion Poster Session 2
  
• Access to Abortion in a Post Roe World
  Access to abortion has become difficult for many. This presentation will address those issues while trying to offer help and services.
• Access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
  
• Adolescent SRH Poster Session 1
  
• Adolescent SRH Poster Session 2
  
• Adolescent and Reproductive Health
  
• Contraception Poster Session 1
  
• Contraception Provision and Use
  
• Contraceptive Access and Care
  
• Contraceptive Access and Use
  
• Emerging Reproductive Health Technologies
  
• Exploring People's Attitudes and Knowledge before and after the Dobbs Decision
  Presentation will focus on people's attitudes towards abortion since the overturning of Roe. What do people think of the abortion restrictions going into place in many states. Does gestastional age play a part in what people are thinking.
• HIV/STI Prevention: Mpox and PrEP
  
• Late Breaker Poster Session 1
  
• Late Breaker Poster Session 2
  
• Late Breaker Roundtable
  This session will examine topics related to sexual and reproductive health
• Lessons Learned from the Federal Government’s Fifteen-Year Experiment Building an Innovation-to-Scale Continuum
  
• Menstruation, Reproductive Coercion, and Reproductive Autonomy
  
• Navigating the Texas Sex Education Landscape: Spotlighting Revised Standards, Opt-in Policies, Community Awareness Raising, and Future Implications
  
• Person-Centered Contraception
  
• Pharmacists' Role in Contraceptive Care
  This session will examine the role of pharmacists in the provision of contraceptive care
• Political and Structural Determinants of Reproductive Health
  
• Sexual and Reproductive Preventive Care
  Preventive SRH Care
• Sexuality
  
• Sexuality and Other SRH Topics Poster Session
  
• Sexuality/SRH Topics Poster Session
  
• Sexuality/SRH Topics Roundtable 1
  
• Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Health Education
  
• Special Adolescent Populations
  
• The Imperative for Public Health Teaching on Abortion for Expanded Audiences
  Presentation addresses how abortion education is being done, lack of education, and new ways to educate the public.
• Vulnerable and System-Involved Adolescents
  
• Other Sexual and Reproductive Health Topics
  

Preference will be given to abstracts that feature originality. Use of innovative approaches, potential impact on the field, clarity of presentation, reliance on high-quality scientific data, and potential level of interest to APHA 2023 meeting attendees will also be considered in the selection process.

Continuing education credit guidelines: 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, EVERY presenter, panelist, discussant, and/or faculty member must follow these guidelines:

1) Do not use trade names or commercial product names.

2) Include at least one measurable objective: Use ONLY the following measurable action verbs: Explain, Demonstrate, Analyze, Formulate, Discuss, Compare, Differentiate, Describe, Name, Assess, Evaluate, Identify, Design, Define or List.  Do not use (a) unmeasurable objectives such as “to understand” or “to learn” or (b) compound objectives.

3) Submit a signed conflict of interest disclose form with a relevant qualification statement (short biography).

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."

4) Base your abstract on the best available science: 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 six areas that your presentation will address.

Thank you for your assistance in making your session credit worthy.

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Kimberly McBride,
kimberly.mcbride@utoledo.edu


and

April Bell, PhD, MPH
april.bell@ucsf.edu


and

Stacey Griner, PhD, MPH, CPH
stacey.griner@unthsc.edu


and

Bonnie Epstein,
bonnie.k.epstein@questdiagnostics.com


and

Jennifer Miller, DrPH, CHES, CPH
jennifer.miller@okstatealumni.org