Call for abstracts

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The organising committee for the 10th Nordic Public Health Conference in 2011 invites abstracts from colleagues wishing to present a paper at the Conference. Research, policy, and project papers to be presented either orally or as posters are welcome. Conference languages are Swedish and English.

THE NEW DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS 15 MARCH 2011.

Conference Theme

Nordic Public Health Conferences attempt to stimulate exchange among public health experts, researchers and practitioners in Nordic countries. The 10th conference in Turku addresses health promotion activities and relevant research on all levels. The main theme of the conference is “Health Promotion at a System Level”, involving e.g., structures and cultures of health promotion, knowledge and good practices, and inclusion and equity.

This Nordic Public Health Conference in August 2011 looks ahead to better implementation and intersectoral action on health promotion. The conference also analyses earlier experiences of Nordic welfare states in public health. The conference offers a forum for debating policy, practical activities and their effects and effectiveness.

We call all those active in health promotion work and public health research to submit an abstract. We wish to receive contributions from different disciplines and viewpoints related to the theme of the conference “Health Promotion at a System Level”. Following topics are examples to choose from. It is also possible to suggest your own theme.

Conference Tracks

• Health in all policies
• Social determinants of health/Health inequalities
• Environment and health
• Economic aspects of health care
• Does the Nordic Welfare State support health in practice?
• Health reforms and regional monitoring of health
• Investment in health
• Chronic diseases
• Addictions (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, gambling)
• Quality of health care, seamless health care
• Lifestyle interventions
• Public health in the globalised world
• Economics, health, and welfare
• Structural reforms and health
• Health in different phases of life
• What has happened in Nordic public health policy after the Östersund   conference?
• Other or cross-track

Submission of an abstract

An abstract must include:

1. An indication to which track (see above) the paper fits.
2. Is the abstract intended as a poster or oral presentation?
3. Abstract title (max 200 characters)
4. Full contact details of author(s): Name(s), affiliation, postal address (including post code), phone number (including country and area dialling code) and e-mail address.
5. Abstract text (max 2000 characters)
Research abstract should follow the structure: background, aims, material and methods, results and conclusions. Project and policy abstracts should preferably include project or policy process description and information on target population, implementation, effectiveness and conclusions.
6. If the project has its own website please include the link in the place provided on the form.

Please send your abstract before 15 March 2011 through the electronic abstract submission system
Abstract submission form

Acceptance of paper proposals

The programme committee will review the abstract and the local organising committee will send out information about the acceptance of paper proposals by 1 May 2011 by e-mail.