Purpose of the Student Paper Competition:

The purpose of the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section (ICEHS) Student Paper Competition Award is to foster and reward quality research efforts among students involved in the field.

Background:

The Student Paper Competition was implemented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. In 2008, one or more monetary awards and plaques will be presented for the seventeenth time at the annual meeting.

Requirements for Submitting Applications and Criteria for the Award:

Applicants must submit an abstract according to the APHA abstract guidelines published for the ICEHS (to the person/address identified on the website). Those who have completed their programs within the last year, and have not previously presented the same data at a professional meeting or published the data, are welcome to participate. Following notice of acceptance of the abstract for either oral or poster presentation, by the Scientific Program Chair, applicants must send a completed manuscript, organized and presented according to standard journal format (e.g., American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Epidemiology, Annals of Emergency Medicine, Injury Prevention, or other pertinent peer-reviewed journal). An original and four blinded copies of the manuscript are to be submitted to Dr. Gerberich, for receipt no later than September 01, to the address identified below. With submission of the final paper, applicants must include an application form identifying the school and program in which they are (have been) enrolled, the degree pursued, the expected date of completion, and the name of their advisor; a statement signed by the advisor must identify any co-authors involved and the proportion of effort contributed by the student who must be identified as the primary author. The reviews for this competition will be conducted by at least three external peer-reviewers. It is anticipated that one or more awards will be presented at the annual American Public Health Association meeting.

Students must be primary or secondary members of the ICEHS Section of APHA to participate in this competition. Membership must be confirmed prior to the annual American Public Health Association meeting.

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