Call for posters for NACHC August Meeting in Chicago

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PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH!

National Association of Community Health Centers

2006 Community Health Institute (CHI)

Deadline: Friday, May 12, 2006

Go to www.nachc-chi.com to submit

 

With over 2000 attendees, the NACHC annual Community Health Institute (CHI) provides an invaluable opportunity for networking between those in the health center community, those who study health centers, those who fund health center related research, and those who publish health center relevant research. As such, CHI serves as the ideal place to bring research related to health centers to the field, and serves as a forum where new research ideas can be deliberated. Those in the research, health center, and other fields are encouraged to submit an abstract

NEW THIS YEAR! In order to augment and disseminate health center-related research, NACHC is inviting abstracts for poster presentation. Posters will be presented during a dedicated time slot in the exhibit hall, and will be available for viewing during all exhibit hall opening hours.  Both quantitative and qualitative research will be considered. Abstracts for posters are invited along the following themes:

· Quality and quality improvement

1 Cost effectiveness

2 Access to care

3 Health center operations

4 Other themes may be considered

Abstracts will undergo review by the selection committee and will be selected based on the following criteria:

·        Relevance to health centers

·     Quality of research and originality

·     Timeliness

·     Clarity of writing and presentation

·     Completed or nearly completed research.

Proser

Director of Policy Research

National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.

NOTE NEW ADDRESS:

1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 330

Washington, DC 20005

202.296.1960 direct

202.296.3526 fax

mproser@...

www.nachc.com

Nominate an outstanding health center colleague or board member for a 2006 NACHC Community Healthcare Award of Excellence. For more info, visit us at www.NACHC.com.