CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo
APHA Emerging Scholars Plus
Meeting theme: "Rebuilding Trust in Public Health Professionals"
Submission Deadline: Sunday, September 29, 2024
APHA Emerging Scholars Plus
APHA’s Emerging Scholars Plus is a new opportunity for Early Career Professionals (ECPs) and student members to present their research in a pre-recorded presentation format as part of the digital component of the 2024 APHA Annual Meeting. Recorded presentations will be available on-demand on Oct. 25-30.
We are seeking abstract submissions from ECPs and students in public health or other related fields presenting results of scientific research, program evaluations, policy analysis, and lessons learned from research or practice. We also invite abstracts pertaining to public health issues in general (such as education, curricula, training, employment trends, student leadership, advocacy, etc.). This year’s meeting theme highlights rebuilding trust in public health and science..
Submitters whose abstract was previously declined are encouraged to re-submit.
Topic areas include:
Emergency Preparedness of all Types; Including Workforce Transition During Pandemic and the Recovery Phase
Emerging Public Health Issues that Affect People with Disabilities
Environmental and/or Occupational Health
Epidemiology or Biostatistics
Food & Nutrition
Health Education and Health Promotion
Health Services Administration or Management
International or Global Health
Public Health Law & Policy
Reproductive or Child Health
Research and Programming by ECP
Social and Behavioral Health
Student Training & Public Health Workforce Development
Other Public Health Topics
Word limit: 250 words
Structured abstract format:
Background: Study objectives, hypothesis, or a description of the problem.
Methods: Study design-including a description of participants, procedures, measures, and appropriate analyses.
Results: Specific results in summary form.
Conclusions: Description of the main outcome of the study.
Review Criteria:
All Abstracts are subject to masked peer review by at least three reviewers.
Please remove any references to a specific institution in the body of the abstract to permit masked review and ensure fairness.
Standardized criteria will be used to evaluate all abstract submissions. These criteria include:
adherence to specified format as indicated under structured abstract format,
importance/originality,
description of subject matter,
methodology/sound conceptual framework, and
clarity of content. The project must be completed at the time of submission.
Note:
You do not have to be a member to submit an abstract, however, if the abstract is accepted, membership and registration is required to have your recorded poster included in the digital meeting.
If you are already registered for the in-person or digital meeting, an additional registration fee is not required.
Incomplete abstracts will not be judged.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Email status notification will be sent by September 23.
