Health Promotion calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology: Evidence-Based Interventions in Pediatric Psychology

October 15, 2013: submission deadline

With the advent of Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (CPPP), an official journal of APA Division 54, the editors (Jennifer Shroff Pendley and Doug Tynan) are planning a special issue reviewing state-of-the-art evidence-based interventions in key areas of pediatric psychology practice, with Bryan Carter serving as the guest editor.

To make this even more valuable to our subscribers and division members, a tandem issue containing invited systematic reviews on this topic will be published at the same time in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP), with Tonya Palermo serving as special issue guest editor.

For the CPPP special issue, we are soliciting submissions pertaining to practice issues, training models, novel program development, or quality improvement pertaining to the following 12 topical areas of pediatric psychology intervention:

Needle pain

Injury prevention

Health promotion

Chronic pain

Encopresis

Neurocognitive interventions

Obesity

Adherence to treatment regimens

Parent and family-based interventions

Sleep interventions

Feeding problems

Grief/bereavement interventions

Whereas the JPP special issue will include systematic reviews and meta-analyses of intervention approaches, the CPPP special issue will complement the JPP articles with reviews of applied clinical activities and models of practice that incorporate evidence-based interventions in real world settings with diverse clinical populations.

Submitted manuscripts should illustrate the breadth, richness, and wide array of pediatric psychology activities that attempt to incorporate the expanding empirical literature into day-to-day treatment activities for these pediatric conditions.

These companion special issues of JPP and CPPP are intended to provide an update and expansion of the series on empirically supported treatments that were published in 1999 in JPP. If you have a strong interest in being a contributor to this special issue of CPPP, please contact Bryan Carter.

CPPP Guest Editor: Bryan Carter, PhD

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2013

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 Papers for a Special Issue of JAMA Pediatrics: Media, Technology, and Pediatric Health

The May 2014 theme issue for JAMA Pediatrics will be on media with special emphasis on newer media both in terms of how they affect children but also how they can be used to promote health. Manuscripts submitted before November 1, 2013, will be given preference

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of World Leisure Journal: Leisure, Health, and Well-Being

Guest Editor: Professor Karla A. Henderson (North Carolina State University)

Article Due Date: 1 November 2013*

Publication Date (Approximate):  Volume 56, Issue 2, 2014

This special issue of the World Leisure Journal will focus on exploring and encouraging further research and opportunities to promote health through leisure. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in a broad sense in 1946 as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being, and not just the absence of disease or illness. Leisure as it is embodied through contexts and settings such as the arts, sports, recreation, parks, tourism, and events offers numerous options for people to engage in healthy behaviors. This special issue will cover a range of topics and perspectives with contributions from international authors. Empirical research (both qualitative and quantitative), systematic reviews, and examples of evidence-based practice pertaining to leisure and health are invited. All submissions will be peer-reviewed.

Examples of topics for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

·  Conceptual and theoretical issues related to physical, mental, social, and spiritual health.

·  Health-based leisure programs that have been implemented successfully and evaluated using evidence-based research.

·  Local, regional, and global trends and developments and their impact on human health.

·  Contributions that leisure makes to environmental and economic health as well as personal health.

·  The importance of collaborations and partnerships to promote healthy leisure.

·  Validated instruments that have been developed and used to measure various dimensions of physical and mental health.

·  How leisure contributes to community and national health care systems/agendas.

*Potential authors are strongly encouraged to contact the guest editor (karla_henderson@ncsu.edu) to discuss potential submissions to assure topics fit the special issue.

Manuscript Submission Procedure

Submit to: Guest Editor Professor Karla Henderson [karla_henderson@ncsu.edu]

The complete style and reference guide can be found at: http://www.informaworld.com/rwleor in the back cover of recent issues of the Journal. In brief:

(1) All manuscripts must be in English and must not exceed 5000 words all inclusive. Manuscripts that exceed this limit will not be reviewed until they conform.

(2) Manuscripts must be double spaced in 12 pt New Times Roman.

(3) Manuscripts must adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 6th edition).

(4) Manuscripts should be sent as e-mail attachments in doc or rtf formats.

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.