Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for the Public Health Research Poster Forum for 2022.
The deadline to submit an abstract is Thursday, March 3, 2022 by 5:00 pm!
Presenters may submit more than one abstract for review. Presenting author may submit abstracts to one of two categories:
Research
This category applies to work that has a clearly defined objective, measurable outcome and a public health application. Abstracts in this category may represent, but are not limited to:
- Original research, such as a unique or novel approach to a public health problem. Results or benefits may be conceptual.
- Description of practical applications or findings
- Community-based participatory research
Community Engagement
This category applies to presenters whose work describes the collaboration with the community (i.e., local, regional, national, global) towards the beneficial exchange and production of knowledge and resources. Examples of appropriate activities include but are not limited to:
- Community engaged teaching or service
- Evaluation or assessment
- Program development
- Policy recommendations
Abstract
Criteria
Please consider the following abstract criteria carefully.
- Before submission confirm that you have permission to present the findings of your research or project from the community partners or organizations involved, persons or organizations that have ownership of the data used, and/or other project collaborators.
- You may submit in the abstract in research poster or community engagement category.
- Title must be 80 characters or less, including spaces
- Abstract should be a maximum of 1,700 characters including spaces and use the required section headings
- Abstract should be organized, clear, concise, well-written
Abstract must contain the following sections and section headings.
Abstracts with missing sections or section headings will not be accepted.
Abstract Guidelines
Research Poster Category
● Title
o 80 characters or less
● Abstract
o Must have the following sections and headings:
▪ Background
● Brief background description
o 1-2 sentences
● May include:
o Rationale for research question
o Current literature
o The setting or population for your research
o How this research addresses a public health question
▪ Objectives
● Objectives or hypotheses of the study
o 1-2 sentences
▪ Methods/Activities
● Describe your work
● May also include…
o Sampling procedure and rationale
o Measurements and instruments used
o External validity addressed (generalizability), internal validity and reliability of the measurement instrument
o Efforts to eliminate bias
● Statistical Analysis
▪ Results/Outcomes/Products
● What are your research findings?
▪ Conclusion/Discussion/Significance of this research
● What did you learn?
● How do your findings fit in the previous literature? Do they agree or disagree with existing literature?
● What new information does this study add to the existing scientific literature?
Note: all abstracts should be organized, clear, concise, well-written, and 1700 character count max, not including headings
Community Engagement Category
● Title
o 80 characters or less
● Abstract (please describe the following)
o Partner/Setting
▪ The setting and community partner(s) you engaged with in your activity
▪ Which section of the population will this activity benefit?
▪ What public health issue were you addressing?
▪ What was the goal of the activity?
o Methods/Activities
▪ What was the activity?
▪ How did you accomplish your goal?
o Engagement
▪ What were the community Engagement activities (collaboration/consultation/communication) involved in the project?
o Outcomes/Products
▪ What did you accomplish through engagement with community partners?
o Conclusion/discussion
- What did you learn?
▪ What are the next steps, how will the project continue or what is the sustainability plan?
Note: all abstracts should be organized, clear, concise, well-written, and 1700 character count max, not including headings