Dear Colleagues,
The Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities (CEEHD) is inviting you to submit a poster and
roundtable abstract for our Community Conference: Sustaining and Strengthening Communities to Improve
Health Outcomes.
The conference will be held on Thursday, September 17, from 8:00 am until 3:00 p.m. at The Millennium
Center, 101 West 5th Street, Winston -Salem, NC 27101. The cost is 125.00 and students 75.00.
We are inviting posters and round table discussions related to:
Raising Community Awareness about Health Disparities/Health Equity
Social Justice and Health Inequities
Eliminating Health Disparities through Public Policy
The Role of Business in Eliminating Health Disparities
Effects of Employment Policies on Health and Health Disparities
Effects of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and SNAP in Achieving Health Equity
The Role of Affordable Care in Eliminating Health Disparities
Church-Based Health Promotion Programs
Faith-based community projects
The Role of Culture in Eliminating Health Disparities
Perspectives on Health Disparities from African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American Communities
Perspectives on health disparities in rural and urban communities
Social Structural and Economic Influences on Healthcare Disparities
Understanding Disparities in Mental Health and Clinical Services
Impact of Provider Patient Centeredness on Eliminating Health Disparities
Engaging the Community as Partners in Improving Health Outcomes
The Use of Media to Educate the Public about Health Disparities/Health Equity
Educating the Community about Healthy Strategies through Creative Innovations
Advancing Health Equity through Digital Applications
If you are interested in presenting, please submit your abstract or title of your presentation name of your
organization/university and credentials, no later than Friday, August 28, 5:00 pm to Leslie Gaynor at
gaynorl@wssu.edu. The abstract should include first author’s name, position and title, followed by the other
authors, presentation title and abstract. The abstracts will be published in the program booklet. Include the
background, purpose, method, and conclusion. The abstract text must be NO more than 250 words highlighting
the main points. Clearly indicate the topic that you are addressing. The Planning Committee reserves the right to
only accept abstracts that conform to the requirements.
Poster Requirements:
1.
Scientific posters professionally prepared. Posters should be no smaller than 3.5’ by 3.5’ and no
larger than 4' high x 8' wide. The poster can be a single large poster or smaller pages that together are
no smaller than 3.5’ by 3.5’ or larger than 4' x 8'. Posters and pages should be affixed to the poster
board using push pins and/or Velcro.
2.
The poster should contain a title, an introduction to your research question, an overview of your
approach, your results, a discussion of results including lessons learned, suggested policy changes
and acknowledgements, citations and other pertinent information. (Do not add the abstract to your
poster)
3.
You may prepare your poster for display on the evening of September 16, after 1:00 or the morning
of the 17th before 8:00 am. They should be taken down immediately after the conference on the 17th.
Round table Discussions Requirements:
If you are interested in presenting in the round table format, please submit your abstract or title of your
presentation, name of your organization/university and credentials, no later than Friday, August 28, 5:00 pm to
Leslie Gaynor at gaynorl@wssu.edu. The Round table abstract should include first author’s name, position and
title, followed by the other authors’ names, presentation title and abstract. The abstracts will be published in the
program booklet. The abstract text must be NO more than 250 words highlighting the main points. Clearly indicate
the topic that you are addressing. The Planning Committee reserves the right to only accept abstracts that conform
to the requirements.
Round table discussions of your project or research will take place in 15 minutes intervals from 2:00 pm to 3:00
pm. A table chairs and a sign for the title of your project will be provided. You may provide handouts or other
materials. We are expecting over 300 participants. In the two hour period you should be able to speak to at least 8
groups.
Thank you.
Sylvia A. Flack