Special Issue: January/February 2021
Call for Papers
The WMJ is seeking papers that examine the impact of race and racism on the health of people in Wisconsin. These papers will be published in a special theme issue. Priority will be given to papers that:
- Examine the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions.
- Include multidisciplinary approach and multi-sector approaches, including the role of coalitions and community-based interventions.
- Include Wisconsin-specific data and interventions.
- Describe the role of physicians and the health care system.
- Consider policy, systems, and environmental approaches.
Authors should refer to the Instructions for Authors for manuscript guidelines. In the cover letter accompanying your submission, please indicate that it is for the special issue. We will consider peer-reviewed submissions (ie, original research, review articles, case reports, and brief reports), as well as editorial-reviewed submissions (ie, commentaries, “As I See It,” letters, and editorials).
Download the Call for Papers here.
Deadline for Submissions: November 1, 2020
QUESTIONS?
Email wmj@med.wisc.edu.
Special Issue Advisory Group
Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Interim Editor-in-Chief, WMJ
Ivor Benjamin, MD, FAHA, FACC, Medical College of Wisconsin
Director of Cardiovascular Center; Professor of Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Surgery; Program Director of CVC T32 Training Program
Jennifer Edgoose, MD, MPH, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Associate Professor (CHS), Director of the DFMCH Office of Community Health, Director of the SMPH Diversity and Inclusion Advocates Program, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin
Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Senior Associate Dean
Sheri P. Johnson, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW Population Health Institute Director, Associate Professor
Pronouns: she/her/hers
C. Greer Jordan, PhD, MBA, BSEE, Medical College of Wisconsin
Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer; Assistant Professor, Institute on Health and Equity
Pronouns: all/any or they/them/theirs
John Meurer, MD, MBA, Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health, Director of the Institute for Health & Equity
Pronouns: he/his/him
Sharon-Rose N. Nartey, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Co-President of Student National Medical Association, UW-Madison
David J. Pate Jr., PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work; Affiliate, Institute for Child and Family Well-Being; Affiliate, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies; Affiliate, University Honors College; Affiliated Associate Professor of the Institute for Research on Poverty, UW-Madison
Malika Siker, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Earlise Ward, PhD, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Professor and Faculty Director, Morgridge Center for Public Service
Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Population Health Sciences
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‘Knowing What’s Best’: Community Partnerships Against COVID-19
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Talking to African-American Teens About Sex
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Breast Cancer: Addressing Disparities, Improving Care
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Social Determinants of Health: Fundamental Drivers of Health Inequity
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Working With Communities Toward Health Equity
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