<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>><br>crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="maroon" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">12th World Congress on Public Health <br>Making a Difference in Global Public Health: Education, Research and Practice<br>
</span></font></b><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><br>April 27 – May 1^st , 2009  Istanbul, Turkey </span></font></b></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Turkish Public Health Association<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></b></span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Website: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.worldpublichealth2009.org/" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">www.worldpublichealth2009.org</span></font></a></span></font></span></p>

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<h4 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Abstract Submission Deadline is </span></font></b><font color="maroon" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon">Friday, October 17, 2008</span></font><font color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">, Midnight Pacific</span></font></h4>

<h4 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy">Deadline in other time zones: 1:00 am Mountain time, 2:00 am Central time, 3:00 am Eastern time. <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2008&month=10&day=14&hour=18&min=24&sec=13&p1=43&sort=1" target="_blank"><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy">See World Clock.</span></font></a> </span></font></b></h4>

<h4 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Making a Difference in Global Public Health: Education, Research, and Practice</span></font></b></h4>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The 12^th Triennial Congress will address the enormous challenges and opportunities for public health organizations worldwide to make a difference. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstracts should demonstrate the link between public health education, research, and practice and improved health outcomes. The abstracts should also showcase innovations, practices, tools and transferable lessons from across the globe that will help us make a decided difference in global public health. <br>
Topics: </span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I. Public Health Education for the 21st Century (6 sub-themes)</span></font></b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reforming public health education </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Characteristics of high-performing schools of public health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The role of continuing education in health care development </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Communication skills and devices in public health training </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Training multidisciplinary health workers </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Core public health competencies </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">II. Public Health Research & Policy Development (19 sub-themes)</span></font></b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Human rights, health rights and public health ethics </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Global Governance </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public Health Diplomacy </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Global Health Alliances for Health Development </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health & Geopolitics </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The growing importance of public health genetics </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Characteristics of high-performing public health associations </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The impact of changing demography on public health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lessons learned from community-based public health research </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Financing Global Public Health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Strengthening Global Public Health Systems </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public Health and Research: Evidence Based Policy on Health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Building capacity for applied research </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Social determinants of health and disease </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health effects of global environmental changes </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">International Health Regulations and Global Cooperation </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public health impact of armed conflicts and political unrest </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Disaster Preparedness </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Facing the brain drain: Responses for the health worker migration </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">III. Public Health Practices Around the Globe (21 sub-themes)</span></font></b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Poverty, Health and Development: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Progress on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Innovative approaches on emerging diseases </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Revisiting primary health care in the 21st century </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Successful partnerships between academia and practice </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Improving performance and productivity of the health team </span></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Environmental and Occupational Health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Veterinary public health & food safety </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public health approach to pharmaceuticals and medical supplies </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The role of the private sector: Corporate Social Responsibility </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tourist's health & health tourism </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The global threat of chronic diseases </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Community mental health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Gender discrimination and violence against women </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health threats of rapid urbanization </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health problems of migrants, refugees and minorities </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Child labour: Economic and health effects </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mass media in public health </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Controlling the tobacco epidemic </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Health Promotion as a strategy for intersectoral action </span></font></p>

<h3 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Abstract Requirements</span></font></b></h3>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There are three types of sessions: <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">oral presentations</span></b>, <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">posters</span></b> and <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">session abstracts</span></b>. Abstracts not accepted for oral presentation may be selected for a poster session. The timing of poster sessions will be confirmed when the program is finalized. Authors are required to be available for discussion of their work during the designated poster session. Further instructions for poster presentations will be given on notification of acceptance. </span></font></p>

<h3 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy">Selection Criteria</span></font></b></h3>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Topic </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The topic is consistent with the 2009 Congress theme/subthemes and is compelling. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The topic has current relevance and presents new information, a new application, or a fresh perspective on existing knowledge. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Textual Features of the Abstract: </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstract is well organized, concise, and clearly written? </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstract has clear, worthy and measurable objectives. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Research Design: </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstract illustrates the author's (authors') working knowledge of education, research and/or practice. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstract is well-grounded in science and practice. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The author provides sufficient information about any supporting data/philosophy/framework. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Results: </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The abstract provides evidence that the information presented supports and improves the science of public health education, research, and/or practice. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Impact </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The presentation illustrates the potential to improve knowledge and provides innovative, state-of-the-art, and/or state-of-the-science information. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Courier New" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><span>o<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>        </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The author(s) indicate(s) the potential value/contributions of the presentation to science/society </span></font></p>

<h3 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy">Abstract Review</span></font></b></h3>
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Each abstract is reviewed by at least 2 reviewers. If there is a large discrepancy between the two reviews, a third reviewer will be enlisted. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Abstracts are scored on a scale of 1 to 5 with a maximum possible score of 50. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><font face="Symbol" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span>         </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Decision on whether an abstract will be selected rests with the Scientific Committee and is based on the average score and the recommendations of reviewers. </span></font></p>

<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Selection Notifications will be e-mailed by December 15, 2008.</span></font><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></span></font></p>

<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font></p></div></div>