HERS! invites individuals with an interest in women’s health to submit session ideas for presentation. Final determination for the Women’s Symposium sessions will be made by MACHC Planning Committee by March 30, 2007.

Target Audience:
Our target audience are females 18 years and older, from all races and ethnicities, with incomes, education and occupations across the spectrum. We will advertise the event though our outreach efforts with our network of community health centers, state and local health departments, and the creation of a mass media campaign which will be directed to draw a large proportion of our attendees who are low-income (200% or less of the federal poverty level), underinsured or uninsured, and minority women.

Goals for this conference include offering educational sessions that:

• Contain relevant, practical and useful information,
• Offer creative, tested solutions that address consumer needs, and
• Are directed at consumers with modest to intermediate knowledge.
  Abstract Submission Deadline: March 16, 2007
  Authors will be notified of decisions: March 30, 2007

Abstract Guidelines:

• Submission Method: Abstracts should be submitted by visiting www.machc.com and clicking on the HERS! Call for Abstracts link.
• Submission Deadline: Abstracts must be received by 5:00pm EST on Friday, March 16, 2007.
• Notification: Authors of selected abstracts will be notified by Friday, March 30, 2007.
• Submission Parameters: Each abstract should be no more than 100 words. Describe the main objective(s) of the proposed session and three (3) learning outcomes. Please note that each session will be 1 hour in length; 45 minutes for presentations, followed by 15 minutes for questions and answers.
• Preferred Topics/Content: Abstracts on all relevant topics will be considered. However, HERS! will give preference to abstracts that address the following topics and descriptions:

  • Breast and Cervical Cancer
  • Healthy Weight Maintenance and Exercise
  • Spirituality and Health
  • Mental Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Reproductive Health
  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Diabetes Prevention and/or Maintenance
  • Healthy Lifestyles