Health Disparities calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Social Science & Medicine: Medical Humanitarianism: Culture, Health, and States of Emergency

Guest Editors:

Sharon Abramowitz, University of South Florida
Mary-Jo Good, Harvard University
Byron Good, Harvard University
Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University
Catherine Panter-Brick, Yale University

Social Science & Medicine is soliciting papers for an Interdisciplinary Special Issue on Medical humanitarianism, broadly defined as the health care delivery by relief organizations.  Social scientists find themselves increasingly working alongside humanitarians in states of emergency, armed conflict, food crises, and natural disasters.  The goal of this Special Issue is to provide state-of-the-art analyses of medical humanitarianism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.  For this issue, we seek to develop a base for comparative analysis and insight, and promote dialogue between social scientists and humanitarian practitioners.

We seek: (i) systematic, comprehensive, or critical reviews of the literature, (ii) original research articles that make a substantive empirical contribution, and (iii) well-articulated critiques that go further than a simple overview or commentary. Papers must make strong empirical and/or theoretical research contributions, speak to an interdisciplinary audience, and have strong policy relevance.

Of interest are the following issues:

The content of medical humanitarian services, and their uniqueness in terms of healthcare delivery.

Insights generated from a comparative perspective on medical humanitarianism.

The characteristics of relations and transactions in medical humanitarian encounters.

How medical humanitarian actors bring culture, social relations, and issues of demography, equity, and justice into quotidian practice.

How personal relations structure the dynamics and shape of medical humanitarianism.

How medical humanitarians negotiate need vs. scarcity, limits vs. access, independence vs. negotiation, and other critical conflicts in humanitarian practice.

Medical humanitarianism’s integration into International Criminal Court proceedings, human rights testimonies, or political witnessing.

Social, political, and historical analyses of the growth of medical humanitarianism, and assessment of risk and resilience in populations facing health crises.

Other issues of funding, policy, translational research, legal protection, clinical care, and public health interventions.

Authors may submit their papers at any time after 30th August 2013 up until 15th October 2013. Please consult our ‘Guide for Authors’ (http://ees.elsevier.com/ssm). All submissions must meet author guidelines, and publication is contingent on a rigorous peer-review process.  Please contact sabramowitz@ufl.edu and Catherine.Panter-Brick@yale.edu for further questions.

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Sexual Health Among Heterosexual Communities of Color Across the Life Span

 Deadline for Submission of Manuscripts:  June 30, 2013 at midnight PT

The Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice will be publishing a special issue on sexual health among heterosexual communities of color across the life span in early Spring 2014.  Melva Thompson-Robinson, DrPH and Marya Shegog, PhD will serve as editors of this special issue. 

This issue will explore the spectrum of sexual health among heterosexual communities of color across the life span, potential areas include:

· impact of intimate partner violence on sexual health at various stages of the life span

· impact of chronic disease on sexual health

· role of mental health and sexual risk taking

· role of social determinants in HIV/AIDS and/or STIs

The Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice is an online journal that explores the problems and challenges of health disparities among the diverse populations within the United State and the world. The journal invites submission of original papers from researchers, public health practitioners, and students researching and working on health disparities solutions.

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, please contact the editors.

For information about the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, see: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/

For information for authors, see: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/policies.html

To submit a manuscript, please follow the instructions for the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.  Be sure to indicate in your file name “special issue”.  (For example, titlename.specialissue.doc.)  Also be sure to send the manuscript to both editors below.

For questions about the special issue and/or to be a reviewer, please contact either:

Melva Thompson-Robinson, DrPH Marya Shegog, PhD
Melva.thompson-robinson@unlv.edu marya.shegog@unlv.edu

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of Women and Health: Infectious and Other Disease Morbidity and Health Equity Among Incarcerated Adolescent and Adult Women

Submission Deadline: August 30, 2013

You are invited to submit a manuscript for publication consideration in a proposed special issue of Women and Health—a peer reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis.
Description: Women are the fastest growing prison population—surpassing men in prison population growth in the United States. Women at risk for incarceration frequently come from populations with higher rates of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. In addition, female prisoners are likely to have experienced physical or sexual violence, and two-thirds are mothers of minor children. This call invites papers presenting current research on disparities in infectious diseases or other diseases among incarcerated women, gender-related life concerns (e.g., marriage and partnering, pregnancies, parenting and child custody, homelessness, food insecurity, education, and job status/employment) inside and outside of correctional facilities, contextual and other issues related to becoming a prisoner, and programs and services for women in jails, prisons, and on parole. We hope to capture the most current and relevant work on adolescent and adult women that will serve as a resource for criminal justice agencies, institutions and organizations, law schools, legal services, health professionals serving women prisoners, schools of criminology and public health, other educators, social service agencies, researchers and many others dedicated to providing programs and other services in correctional facilities and beyond.

The following is a list of potential content areas (other topics will be considered also):

1. Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection and other infectious disease (TB and viral hepatitis) epidemiology, screening and treatment among women in jails and prisons. What other diseases are prevalent among women in correctional settings and what kinds of treatments are available? Which screenings are provided routinely upon intake?

2. Racial/ethnic disparities in infectious diseases among female detainees.

3. Pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, and custody issues for women under correctional supervision.

4. Female victims of physical and sexual violence in jails and prisons.

5. Mental illness and substance abuse among female prisoners.

6. Social Determinants of health for women in jails and prisons, including poverty and lack of educational and economic opportunities.

7. Is health equity for jailed women possible? What constitutes health equity in these settings? Best practices for health equity in jails and prisons.

8. Reentry into society for women and recommendations for reentry. Are plans for follow-up care for women and girls with health concerns implemented? Are best practices for follow-up care available?

9. Gender vulnerability in correctional facilities.

10. Special concerns for transgendered persons.

11. Variation in national and state regulations for women’s health issues (e.g., shackling during pregnancy, availability of HIV medicines, etc.).

12. Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health services in correctional settings. Is enrollment into health care a component of release activities?

For further information, contact Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, PhD, Corresponding Guest Editor via e-mail at: tqs3@cdc.gov or via phone at: (404) 639-2976.

Call for Papers for a Special Content Section of Health Policy and Technology: Adopting Health Technology

Health Policy and Technology is the official journal of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, and is a cross-disciplinary journal focusing on health policy and the role of technology in health environments. The journal publishes relevant, timely and accessible papers and commentaries supporting policy makers, health professionals, health technology providers, patient groups and academia interested in this area where health, policy and technology converge.

Deadline for submissions 15th August.

National and international perspectives welcome on the following and other topics relevant to adoption of health technology:

-- case studies on adoption of health technology

-- establishing priorities

-- perspectives of patient charities

-- perspectives of health professionals

-- science and business partnerships

-- role of the regulators

-- involving policy makers

-- ethical dimensions

-- avoiding discrimination in health provision

For more information regarding author guidelines and online submission, visit the journal’s homepage: www.healthpolicyandtechnology.com.

All manuscripts can be submitted electronically using our online submission system: http://ees.elsevier.com/hlpt.