General Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts should focus on the role of environmental public health.
• Abstracts must be in English.
• Abstracts should describe original work.
• An individual may submit more than one abstract.
• Poster, panel, individual oral presentations, and training/workshops are allowed.
• The submitter is strongly encouraged to compose the abstract text in a word-processing program before submitting it online. Be sure to check spelling, word count, and conformity to the guidelines given below.
• Final acceptance is conditional on registration of all presenters.

Abstract Requirements

• The abstract text must conform to a standard structure, including each of the headings listed below, depending on the form of the abstract (scientific or programmatic). Each heading should be followed by a colon.

  Scientific Abstracts Background/purpose Method of analysis Findings Conclusions Implications for environmental public health Programmatic Abstracts Program purpose Assessment of need Strategies Evaluation approach Program outcomes Implications for practitioners

• The abstract text cannot contain more than 275 words. No images, charts, or tables are allowed.
• For each presenter, please provide: name, degrees, job title and mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, education, professional experience, and conflict of interest disclosure.
• For all other authors, you need only provide name and e-mail address.

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For more information, please contact:
ATSDR-OpeaMail@cdc.gov
or see ATSDR Partners in Public Health Meeting