Call for Abstracts
THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS PASSED.
AUTHOR NOTIFICATIONS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008
AUTHOR ACCEPTANCE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
The Office of Minority Health (OMH), Department of Health and Human Services, issues this Call for Abstracts for oral and poster presentations as part of the Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. The Summit will include sessions which highlight progress, challenges, and opportunities for improving the health of minority populations since the release of the 1985 “Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health." As part of OMH's broader initiative to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities, this 2009 Summit will: (1) build a renewed sense of leadership and partnerships across communities, (2) share success stories and methods, (3) demonstrate how model programs can be replicated or tailored for greater impact, and (4) create methods, tactics, and ideas that support more effective and efficient action. Results of the Summit will become part of the National Blueprint for Action, which will guide OMH and its public and private partners. The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) was developed by OMH as a means of strategically executing that blueprint effectively. For more information about the NPA, please visit http://www.omhrc.gov/npa.
Abstracts must clearly identify the health disparity problem targeted and must fall under one or more of the following five tracks. Examples of topics are provided.
Mobilization and motivation of youth and young adults are encouraged in abstract submissions. Friday, February 27, 2009 plenary and workshops will focus on this issue.
*Note: Abstracts will not be accepted if they have been submitted for publishing.
Track 1: Increase Awareness of Health Disparities
Examples:
- Implement programs to address Healthy People 2010 objectives.
- Leverage local, regional, and national media outlets to reach a multi-tier audience (including racial and ethnic minority communities, rural populations, youth, and seniors).
- Sponsor HIV/AIDS Awareness Days.
- Support partnerships among public and private entities to drive action and ensure accountability in efforts to end health disparities.
Track 2: Strengthen Leadership at All Levels
Examples:
- Ensure that ending health disparities is on the health care agenda.
- Empower communities to develop solutions for ending health disparities.
- Collaborate with the business sector on targeted projects.
- Empower and engage youth in planning and implementing health initiatives.
- Improve coordination, collaboration, and opportunities for soliciting. community input on funding priorities.
Track 3: Enhance Patient-Provider Communication
Examples:
- Increase racial/ethnic minorities in healthcare workforce development programs.
- Educate providers on how to provide culturally competent care.
- Establish effective health information technology systems.
- Develop and implement patient navigator programs.
Track 4: Improve Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Delivering Health Services
Examples:
- Implement CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards.
- Enable the development of a culturally and linguistically responsive workforce.
- Expand Limited English Proficiency (LEP) programs.
- Enable development of a culturally and linguistically responsive workforce and organizations that are sensitive to the cultural and language variations of racially and ethnically diverse communities.
Track 5: Coordinate and Utilize Research and Outcome Evaluations More Effectively
Examples:
- Ensure the availability of health data for all racial and ethnic minority populations
- Collaborate across the federal government on health disparities projects, e.g., Federal Collaboration on Health Disparities Research (FCHDR).
- Share models/tools to increase the participation on racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials, e.g., End Disparities in Clinical Trials (EDICT).
- Disseminate results from Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
- Enhance tribal research activities, e.g., American Indian/Alaska Native Health Research Advisory Council (HRAC).
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
*The abstract and poster submissions comprise two completed online forms.
Both of these online forms MUST be filled out completely and submitted online in order to qualify for submission.
Each abstract submission requires a login ID and password in order to gain access to the website’s online form. This login allows for multiple authors and/or presenters to be assigned to one abstract. You will receive an e-mail acknowledgement that your abstract has been received for consideration.
Abstract Selection Criteria:
Abstracts may be submitted for oral or poster presentations and will be selected by a peer review process. Selection criteria will be based on relevance, significance, quality, originality, clarity, and overall presentation. Submissions on common or similar topics will be grouped together for presentation by format (oral, poster).
Acceptance Notification:
If your abstract is selected for oral format, you will receive a notice including presentation guidelines and speaker ready-room information. If your abstract has been selected for the poster session, you will receive information concerning shipping instructions, address, and setup and breakdown hours.
- Abstract notifications will be sent by Wednesday, December 31, 2008.
- Author acceptance deadline is Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
