Title: HAS Annual Meeting Program Takes Shape

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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The Health Administration Section’s scientific program for the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association is shaping up nicely. After receiving 168 abstracts for consideration, three Section reviewers were assigned to each abstract, and reviewers used a list of criteria in rating abstracts. Criteria included: Originality and importance of subject matter; Quality and description of subject matter; Clarity and Interest of subject matter; Quality and completeness of supporting data or philosophy; Ability to replicate in other areas/programs; and overall usefulness/rating. The Section received an excellent group of abstracts this year.

In addition to the Section’s early morning business meetings, the program will include 28 oral sessions including special invited sessions, and five poster sessions. The Annual Meeting theme focuses on evidence-based public health, and there will be several sessions which reflect the theme. Special invited sessions include: "Eliminating Health Disparities Through Collaborative Leadership;" "New Directions for Quality Improvement;" a panel and roundtable, "Meet NIH Researchers, Staff, and Volunteers - Reducing Cancer Disparities;" and "Public Health Systems Research." You are invited to view the entire HAS scientific program at: <http://apha.confex.com/apha/133am/techprogram/>.