The Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (APIC), in official relations with the American Public Health Association (APHA), invites abstracts for the 2026 APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Meeting theme: Together We Thrive: Health Across the Lifespan”
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2026
Submit your Abstracts: Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health
Potential Topics: Although we will consider ALL submissions, the 2026 APIC Scientific Program will center innovative, actionable, and evidence-based or promising practices that illuminate how health is shaped, protected, and challenged across the life course (from early childhood to elderhood) within diverse API communities. Priority will be given to work that advances health equity, social connectedness, culturally grounded care, and structural change, with attention to racism, discrimination, care coordination for vulnerable populations, and the social and structural determinants of health. The following topics are intended to stimulate, rather than to limit, the scope of submissions:
- Chronic Disease: Prevention and Management Across the Lifespan
- From Migration to Belonging: Navigating Immigration, Acculturation, and Policy
- Generational Health: Bridging Traditional and Modern Knowledge to Advance Intergenerational Well-Being
- Making Our Communities Visible: Data Equity for API Health
- Mental Health: Roots, Resilience, and Healing
- Social Determinants of Health: Building Thriving Communities
- Other Topics (Maternal Health, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, LGBTQ+ Health, Policies, etc)
The session topics are preliminary and do not reflect the precise content of the final program. Presenters selected to give oral or poster presentations will be required to register for the APHA Annual Meeting and become an individual member of APHA and APIC. Therefore, individuals should submit an abstract only if they are committed to making the presentations themselves or have a substitute willing to register, attend the meeting, and deliver the presentation.
Note: You will need to have an existing APHA account or create a new APHA account to submit an abstract. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will NOT be considered for review.
For more information on abstract guidelines (format requirements), submissions, continuing education credits, and peer-review guidelines:
Note: You will need to have an existing APHA account or create a new APHA account to submit an abstract. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will NOT be considered for review.
For more information on abstract guidelines (format requirements), submissions, continuing education credits, and peer-review guidelines:
For general information on APHA Scientific Sessions: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2026/cfp.cgi and directions for submission https://apha.confex.com/apha/f/2026SubmitASessionProposal
Awards
- APIC Student Abstract Award: To be considered eligible for the 2026 APIC Student Abstract Award, the primary author must be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at the time of abstract submission. The student must also be the “Student Primary Author” on the abstract.
- APIC Best Published Paper: To be considered eligible for the 2026 APIC/APHA Best Published Paper Award papers need to have been published between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026 (manuscripts accepted for publication between these dates are also eligible).
- APIC Community Leader Award: To be considered eligible for the 2026 Community Leader Award individuals or organizations must have at least 5 years of experience in community health, advocacy, or leadership. Please note this award is also open to those outside of academic or public institutions, including non profit leaders, organizers, elders, or cultural leaders. Individuals may not currently be serving on the APIC Executive Board.
The above awards will be presented during APIC’s annual award ceremony at the 2026 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Antonio, TX. The invitation to present and/or receive any of the above awards will be withdrawn should the awardee be unable to present at the Annual Meeting. To apply, please refer to the abstract submission guidelines at https://apha.confex.com/apha/2026/cfp.cgi and directions for submission at https://apha.confex.com/apha/f/2026SubmitASessionProposal
How To Join APIC
Those interested in Asian & Pacific Islander health are invited to join APIC. Further details on the Caucus can be found at http://www.apicaucus.org. For more information about the 2026 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, please visithttps://www.apha.org/annualmeeting.
