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Description:
The American Public Health Association is now accepting abstracts for the APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo.
The theme of the meeting is Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health issues.
General Information
Submission Deadline — Abstracts are due between Feb. 22-26. See the list of components below for specific deadlines. Deadlines will not be extended.Abstract Notification — Presenters will be notified via email of abstract status on Wed. June 1, 2016. Please make sure your email address is correct and up-to-date.
Registration and Membership — You do not have to be an APHA member to submit an abstract. However, if your abstract is accepted for presentation, the presenting author MUST become an APHA Individual member and MUST register for the Annual Meeting by the pre-registration deadline (membership does not apply to Faculty of APHA Learning Institutes or Speakers of invited sessions).
Author Disclaimer — Opinions expressed by a speaker represent only the opinions of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the American Public Health Association.
Penalties — Presenters who fail to show up for their scheduled presentations without notifying the program planner of cancellation will not be permitted to present papers or posters at any APHA-sponsored meeting for two years following the "no-show."
Publication Embargo — Abstracts submitted and accepted for the APHA Annual Meeting may not be presented at any other meeting or published prior to Mon. Oct. 31, 2016. For information on publishing in the American Journal of Public Health following the Annual Meeting please log on to http://ajph.aphapublications.org/.
Session Types — Three types of sessions are presented at the Annual Meeting; Oral, Poster and Roundtable. Please note there are a limited number of roundtable sessions available. Individuals may submit as either an Oral or Poster or indicate "no preference." Oral presentations will be placed in either the formal theater style session or a roundtable session. For more information about each session type visit About the Annual Meeting.
Standard AV — All oral scientific session rooms are equipped with an LCD projector, computer and screen. Internet and video capabilities are NOT included. See information about the Technology Theater and the Film Festival below for sessions dependent on Internet access or additional equipment/technology.
