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Call for Papers: ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition is a bimonthly journal for health care professionals involved in the nutritional care of children from birth through adolescence. ICAN provides practical information derived from research and practice.

ICAN is a must-read for:

• Dietitians and nutritionists in children’s and general hospitals, outpatient facilities, schools, and consulting practices
• Nurses, including pediatric nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, children’s hospital staff, home practice nurses, pediatric acute and critical care nurses, and school nurses
• Physicians, including pediatricians; pediatric specialists in gastroenterology, endocrinology, pulmonology, nephrology, and cardiology; and general and primary care practitioners
• Allied Health Professionals, including physician assistants; exercise physiologists; occupational therapists; physical therapists; speech and language specialists; health psychologists;
and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists
• Pharmacists

The editor is now accepting manuscripts on the following topics:

• Early Lifespan Nutrition • Chronic Disease Management
• Nutrition Support/Special Diets • Acute Disease Management
• Gastrointestinal Disorders • Overweight & Comorbidities
• Growth & Development

Manuscript submissions can be sent to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ican

For manuscript inquiries, please contact the editor at lheller@chla.usc.edu or call (323) 361-2179

Editor: Linda Heller, MS, RD, CSP, CLE,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Call for Papers: International Journal of MCH & AIDS (IJMA)

In our increasingly global world, the health of mothers, infant, and children and youth populations has become an important international health issue. This is particularly important in developing countries where maternal and child health (MCH) is deteriorating and inequalities are growing due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravaging populations in developing world. There is an urgent need to collect, document, and disseminate the existing evidence and emerging issues on the intersection between maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS. Above all, non-communicable diseases threaten the fragile gains made in addressing precarious state of maternal and child health in developing countries.

The International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA) provides a platform through which researchers, as well as program and policy makers, can learn about the various factors that contribute to the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, and adults and how the HIV/AIDS is decimating the gains in those sectors. The journal focuses on empirical findings from low and middle-income countries exploring trends and patterns at international, national, and local levels. Research articles and rigorous meta-analyses are welcome. Ideas for review articles on MCH and HIV/AIDS in developing countries will be considered. The topics to be covered in the journal include, but are not limited to:

Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development

Maternal, infant, child, and youth mortality and morbidity in developing countries

Determinants and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors

Quality of life and mental health disparities affecting MCH and HIV/AIDS populations

Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS and well-being

Disparities in health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.

Region and/or country specific studies

Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS issues across the world

Issues of resilience among populations impacted by HIV/AIDS

Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies

Book reviews on (national or cross-national) MCH and HIV/AIDS issues and social determinants of health.

Before submitting their manuscripts, prospective authors should carefully read the journal’s Author Instructions, which are located here http://www.mchandaids.org/?page_id=96

Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that do not meet the immediate deadline of a particular issue are automatically considered for the next issue. Authors will receive an email confirmation acknowledging receipt of their manuscripts within three days of successful manuscript submission.

If you have any questions please visit or email us:

Website: www.mchandaids.org
Email: editorinchief@mchandaids.org

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Special Issue of Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Community Health: Prioritizing Indigenous Maternal and Infant Health

Deadline for Submission is June 30th, 2012

Indigenous communities continually experience poorer health outcomes than the general populations of the countries they live in. Maternal and infant outcomes are a fundamental indicator of the health of populations, and the differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes are marked. Indigenous communities also experience higher birth rates, younger populations, barriers to accessing health care, and higher rates of suicide, addiction, incarceration, family violence, and apprehension of children. The health and well-being of Indigenous mothers and their babies is central to understanding how these disparities are embodied, reproduced, challenged, and overcome.

Research in the area of maternal and infant health has the potential to play an important role in addressing disparities. Issues of health outcomes, access to health care and education, place of birth, provision and sustainability of midwifery services, breastfeeding, current maternal health policies and practices, and social determinants of health all contribute to our understanding of this issue. As attention to both maternal and infant health policy and the health and well-being of Indigenous communities is becoming more prevalent in wider national and global discourses, research and evidence regarding indigenous maternal and infant health becomes increasingly relevant.

This special issue (Winter 2012) seeks to bring together the various approaches to Indigenous maternal and infant health research and practice.

Special Editors:

The issue will be co-edited by Rachel Olson (Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation and the University of Sussex) and the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM). NACM is a Canadian national organization and exists to promote excellence in reproductive health care for Inuit, First Nations, and Métis women. We advocate for the restoration of midwifery education, the provision of midwifery services, and choice of birthplace for all Aboriginal communities consistent with the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Articles must be submitted electronically by email in Microsoft Word Format to either the managing editor (patti-laboucane@ncsa.ca) or Rachel Olson (r.olson@sussex.ac.uk).