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17th Health Dispariites Conference

April 7–9, 2024 | New Orleans, LA | #XUHDCon

Lodging Discount Deadline: March 18, 2024

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Abstract Submission Deadline Extended: Feburary 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST

We are soliciting abstracts for poster and podium presentation. More specifically, we seek scientific and/or informative abstracts that reflect the focus of the conference. The upcoming conference will examine the disparities in public health outcomes that may be due to race, class, and location – as we become more aware of the importance of these social determinants of health (SDoH). Selected abstracts will be presented during poster sessions or as podium presentations during Plenary and/or Concurrent Breakout Sessions. Please review the Abstract Submittal & Presentation Guidelines before submitting your abstract.

Attn: Previous Abstract Submitters
All previous Abstract Submitters are welcome to participate in the 2024 Conference. We encourage you to submit an updated abstract and register to participate in this year's Conference.

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Submit Updates

We encourage abstract presentations from previous Xavier Health Disparities Conferences to provide an update on the status of that research. These research updates should:

  • demonstrate measurable progress of the research presented previously;
  • demonstrate the value of the research by increasing engagement of partnerships including communities and organizations;
  • have received advanced study funding beyond previous funding status; and
  • identify publication of research presented at a previous Xavier Health Disparities Conference.

Attn: Previous Abstract Submitters
All previous Abstract Submitters are welcome to participate in the 2024 Conference. We encourage you to submit an updated abstract and register to participate in this year's Conference.

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Submission Categories

1.0 Social Determinants of Health

  • 1.01 Economic Stability
  • 1.02 Education
  • 1.03 Health and Health Care
  • 1.04 Neighborhood and Built Environment
  • 1.05 Social and Community Context
  • 1.06 Other Social Determinants of Health

2.0 Disease Process, Disparities, and Equity

  • 2.01 Cancer
  • 2.02 Cardiometabolic Disease
  • 2.03 HIV / AIDS
  • 2.04 Mental Health
  • 2.05 Neurology and Neuroscience
  • 2.06 Other Disease Process / Disparities / Equity

3.0 Health Maintenance and Prevention

  • 3.01 Naturopathy
  • 3.02 Nutrition / Physical Activity
  • 3.03 Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 3.04 Other Health Maintenance and Prevention

4.0 Health Services and Policy

  • 4.01 Disparities in Health Care
  • 4.02 Healthcare Systems and Practices
  • 4.03 Public Health Infrastructure
  • 4.04 Other Health Services and Policy

5.0 Community Partnership

  • 5.01 Community-Based Participatory Research
  • 5.02 Other Community Partnership

6.0 Research in Special Populations

  • 6.01 Child and Adolescent Health
  • 6.02 Global Health / Public Health
  • 6.03 Immigrant / Migrant Populations
  • 6.04 Indigenous Populations
  • 6.05 Men's Health
  • 6.06 Rural Health
  • 6.07 Sexual and Gender Minorities
  • 6.08 Women's Health
  • 6.09 Other Research in Special Populations

7.0 Data Science / Big Data

  • 7.01 Biomedical Informatics
  • 7.02 Computational Biology
  • 7.03 Genomics
  • 7.04 Precision Medicine
  • 7.05 Proteomics
  • 7.06 Technology
  • 7.07 Other Data Science

Abstracts are categorized in broad thematic areas. Please note that reviewers have the authority to reassign categories as necessary and score abstracts according to criteria for a Research Abstract, Policy Abstract, or Clinical Practice Abstract.