The Public Health Nursing Section welcomes abstracts that encompass the role of public health nurses in normalizing population-based prevention and health promotion, with a focus on the areas listed below (authors will indicate their related topic selection at submission).  

While underfunding and invisibility are chronic problems in public health, the current historical moment poses a different level of threat to the ideas, programs, and workforce of public health.  Beyond the attacks on public health directly, we are also seeing the disparagement and dismantling of federal support for social services, education, diversity, and even basic research.  What should public health nurses do in times like these? What are we doing?

We invite research abstracts that examine these questions in thoughtful and innovative ways. We are particularly interested in research that evaluates public health nursing practice in any of the following domains:

PHNs as Witnesses and Partners: Nurses are embedded in communities and are likely to be among the first to see the effects of these policy changes. Whether in the form of data or stories, can we bring the news of suffering and resistance to the wider world? Can we develop new ways to collaborate with communities impacted by these changes to promote health and social justice?

 PHNs as Policy Advocates and Organizers: How are PHNs involved in community organizing and policy-level advocacy?  This is historically complicated for many in public health, since as public employees there may be restrictions on what we can do. However, we cannot remain silent in times like these. How then do we speak and act?

PHNs as researchers: Research funding at the federal level is being dramatically reduced, and the new priorities and mechanisms are unknown. What are researchers at various levels doing to cope with this uncertainty? Are there ways of doing research that don’t require such heavy investments from NIH? Are there alternative models of science that are a better fit for this new and frankly politicized environment?

We encourage abstracts that will promote lively and engaged conversations on these important questions.

• Building a Diverse Public Health Nursing Workforce
  
• Disease Prevention and Public Health Nursing
  
• Impact of Public Health Nurse Practice
  
• Impact of Public Health Nursing Practice
  
• Improving the Health of Vulnerable Populations
  
• Innovative Interventions in Public Health Nursing
  
• Innovative Interventions in Public Health Nursing Poster
  
• Late Breaking Research Session Placeholder
  
• PHNs as Policy Advocates and Organizers
  
• PHNs as Researchers
  
• PHNs as Witnesses and Partners:
  
• Preparing Nurses for Public Health Nursing Practice Poster Session
  
• Preparing Nursing Students for Public Health Nursing Practice
  
• Reducing Disparities in Healthcare
  
• Reimagining Perinatal Care to Advance Health Equity
  
• Social Determinants of Health in Public Health Nursing
  
• Strengthening the Public Health Nursing Workforce
  
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Individual abstracts will be considered for oral presentation only.  For more information about this call for abstracts, please contact:

Stephen M. Padgett, RN, PhD (research chair)

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

California State University, Fullerton

stpadgett@fullerton.edu

Abstract Format

Limit abstracts to 250 words, using one of three formats (unstructured abstracts are not accepted):

Research:

• Background
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

Lessons-learned:

• Background/ Issue
• Description
• Lessons Learned
• Implications/recommendations

Narrative:

• Statement of the problem
• Approach
• Product/outcome
• Implications

Review Criteria

All abstracts will be blind-reviewed by 2-3 reviewers using the following criteria:

1. Relevance of the issue
2. Innovative strategies
3. Soundness of the science
4. Substantive nature of the work
5. Compelling conclusions

Continuing Education Credit

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 must provide:

• An abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names
• At least one MEASURABLE outcomes (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.
• A signed Conflict of Interest (Disclosure) form with a relevant Qualification Statement. See an example of an acceptable Qualification Statement on the online Disclosure form.

Contact Mighty Fine at mighty.fine@apha.org if you have any questions concerning continuing education credit. Please contact the program planner for all other questions.

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Pamela Jones, PhD, MPH, RN
prjones1@gmail.com


and

Rebecca Shasanmi Ellis, PhD MPH RN
rs2327@georgetown.edu