CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo
Public Health Nursing
Meeting theme: "Making the Public’s Health a National Priority"
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025
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). Abstracts should address innovative aspects of public health nursing research, education, practice, and/or policy as they relate to one or more of the categories listed below. Abstracts relating to the conference theme of making the public’s health a national priority are prioritized.
Anti-Racism
Community-based Participatory Research
Global Health
Implementation Science and Quality Improvement
Social Justice and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Social and Structural Determinants of Health
Strengthening the Public Health Nursing Workforce
Individual abstracts may be submitted for oral, poster, or roundtable presentation, as well as live or virtual presentation.
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:
Relevance of the issue
Innovative strategies
Soundness of the science
Substantive nature of the work
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.
