Posted 3/16/2008

Abstracts describing disparities research due by April 16

Researchers studying South Carolina’s wide array of health disparities are invited to submit examples of their work for a poster session following the inaugural James A. Clyburn Lecture on April 25, 2008.

Site of the session will be the first floor of the Arnold School's Public Health Research Center on Assembly St. The area is outside the auditorium where Dr. Lovell A. Jones will lecture beginning at 9 a.m.

Dr. Heather Brandt

"At the University of South Carolina, there are hundreds of researchers across campus studying health disparities and delivering effective programs to improve the health status of South Carolinians and end health disparities," said Dr. Heather Brandt, an organizer of the poster project.

"In addition to well documented disparities among African Americans, we are facing new challenges, including renewed attention to the rural residents of our state as well as the growing Hispanic population."

"There are many common, underlying associations when examining health disparities across groups; however, for each group, there remains unique challenges," said Brandt.

USC faculty members, research staff, and students are eligible to participate in the poster presentations. Posters submitted by community partners describing community-based research and practice conducted in partnership with the University of South Carolina also are welcomed.

Abstracts describing health disparities research and/or practice are limited to 300 words or less. Contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address) for the corresponding author should be provided.

Abstracts that describe efforts to address health disparities previously presented at conferences and/or published in peer-reviewed journals are allowed (provided there are no restrictions by the conference and/or journal).

All abstracts submitted will be accepted for the poster session on the basis of receipt date and time as long as space allows. Abstracts received after reaching the maximum will be included in the booklet. There will be no formal review of abstracts. Submission of an abstract implies that at least one of the authors will put up the poster by 8:30 a.m. and be present for the poster session during the reception from 11:00 am to noon on April 25.

The maximum poster size is four feet (height) by eight feet (width) in landscape orientation. Additional information will be released as part of the confirmation process.

Please complete the abstract submission form and return by noon on April 16 to Jessica Bellinger (bellingj@mailbox.sc.edu) or Shalanda Bynum (sabynum01@aol.com). Emailed submissions are preferred; however, submissions may be faxed to (803) 777-6290.

Contact the poster session organizers for more information: Heather Brandt, 777-456 or 1hbrandt@sc.edu; Shalanda Bynum, 777-3439 or sabynum01@aol.com; Jessica Bellinger, 777-0716 or bellingj@mailbox.sc.edu.