Title: 2006 APHA/GHS Call for Abstracts and Awards
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Section/SPIG: Aging & Public Health
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The GHS welcomes abstracts for the 134th annual APHA meeting in Boston from Nov. 4-8, 2006. Submissions related to the 2006 Annual Meeting theme of “Public Health and Human Rights" are encouraged. Areas of interest include Issues in Older Women’s Health; Issues in Rural Health; International Aging Issues; Issues Relating to Health in Diverse Ethnic or Cultural Groups; Caregiving for Elders; Clinical Issues in Aging; End of Life Care; Environment and Aging; Immigrant/Migrant Health; Drug Coverage for Seniors; Home Care and Long-term Care Best Practices; Medicare and Medicaid Delivery, Effectiveness, and Reform Issues; Mental Vitality and Aging; Consumer Directed Care; Residential Living Options for Older Adults; Self-care for Chronic Diseases; Workforce Issues for an Aging Society; and Assistive Technologies and Devices for Aging Adults with Lifelong Disabilities.
Individuals may submit up to two abstracts as first author to the GHS. Submissions may be for poster, oral, or roundtable session formats; please note desired format on the abstract form. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS EARLY FEBRUARY, 2006. Check the APHA Web site at <www.apha.org> for the exact deadline. To have your abstract considered for a special Award please indicate so on the abstract submission form. Each abstract can be considered only for one award. You may, however, submit different abstracts to be considered for different awards. All award winners must be APHA members and register for the Annual Meeting. Cash prizes range from $500 to $1,000 for first place and from $100 to $250 for runner-up depending on the specific award. For more details visit our Web site at <http://www.ph.ucla.edu/ghsnet/>.
Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award for Excellence In Research on Older Women and Public Health
This Award is to recognize individuals who make a significant contribution to research on women’s unique health concerns and the role that public health strategies play in improving the health and well-being of American women.
Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award
This Award is to recognize individuals and their research efforts that have the potential to improve the health and functional status of older people who are members of diverse ethnic or cultural groups.
Nobuo Maeda International Aging & Public Health Research Award
This award is intended to recognize and further the career of leaders in research and policy development.
Masters Student Research Award and Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award
Funded by the Retirement Research Foundation, these two awards honor outstanding students for exceptional research during their training. Individuals receiving these awards have completed a research project as a student in an area related to older adults.
Excellence in Aging and Rural Health Research Award
This Award recognizes research that has the potential to improve the health and functional status of older people who live in rural America.
James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award
This Award recognizes “new investigators,” defined as someone who is within five years of completing a terminal degree. The Award is intended to recognize and further the careers of future leaders in research.
For inquires about the above awards, contact Awards Chair Janet Frank, PhD, at <jcfrank@ucla.edu>.
The Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation
This award recognizes best practice models that have been in operation for 10 years or less that have effectively linked academic theory with applied practice in the field of Public Health and Aging. Inquiries for this award should be sent to Allan Goldman, MPH, at <abgoldman@dhr.state.ga.us>, or go to <www.archstone.org.>