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Thu Jan 20 15:00:57 GMT 2011



CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Title: Health Communication in Contexts: Research and Applications

Editors:
Rukhsana Ahmed, Ph.D.
Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
<mailto:(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)>(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)

Benjamin R. Bates, Ph. D.
School of Communication Studies, Ohio University, Athens, OH, U.S.A.
<mailto:(batesb /at/ ohio.edu)>(batesb /at/ ohio.edu)

Submission Deadline: April 25, 2011

Overview of the Book:
Health communication has developed as an area of study concerned with the interaction of people involved in the health care process and the dissemination and interpretation of health-related messages by individuals, groups, organizations, and/or the general public. Health communication research plays an important role in demonstrating how the processes and application of lessons learned from research can help in efforts to prevent diseases, promote health, and shape public health policies and practices. Over the past two decades, there has been a considerable growth in health communication research to better understand the influences of human communication on health outcomes as well as substantial efforts to apply best practices from this research. This edited volume will offer exemplars of both completed and ongoing health communication research and applications in interpersonal, cultural, group, organizational, mass mediated, and technological contexts.

Objectives of the Book:
Through a collection of original contributions, this text seeks to provide readers with exemplars of current research in health communication and of practical applications of best health communication practices. The volume?s content will reflect health communication?s nature as a multidisciplinary, yet specialized, field of communication studies. The volume seeks to bring together research projects and application efforts by social science researchers, scientists, health care providers, service organizations, and community groups. In doing so, this volume will also provide readers with: · An understanding of how communication can be effectively used to improve the health of individuals, communities, and populations; · Pertinent health communication information, analysis, and instruction; · An outline of past successful research projects and practical applications; · A review of best theories and practices in practical health communication programming; and, · A demonstration of how health communication practice and health communication research inform one another.



Scope of the Book:
The study of health communication is simultaneously social scientific, humanistic, and professional in orientation. Accordingly, this book welcomes submissions from scholars and practitioners in any disciplinary field. We seek contributions from researchers and practitioners in communication studies and allied fields (e.g., media studies, telecommunications, journalism, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies) as well as those in the health professions and allied health fields (medical science, nursing, psychology/psychiatry, medical informatics), among others. Contributions may follow any methodological approach, including, but not limited to, quantitative, qualitative, mixed method, rhetorical, interpretive, case study, discourse analytic, and critical analytic approaches, among others. Submissions from both established and emerging scholars are welcome.

Recommended Topics:
Two types of submissions are solicited: (1) Submissions that discuss the findings of and remaining questions in recently completed or on-going research projects to build original theory or explore communicative phenomena in health contexts, and (2) submissions that discuss the outcomes of and remaining challenges in recently completed or on-going applied projects that seek to reform or maintain communicative practices in health contexts. Contributions exploring any context of health communication are welcome; these may include, but are not limited to: · Health Communication in Interpersonal Contexts (e.g., provider-receiver communication, communication between physicians and nurses, communication for social support) · Health Communication in Cultural Contexts (e.g., cultural competence efforts, programs to address issues of linguistic, racial, ethnic, and other forms of diversity in health settings) · Health Communication in Group Contexts (e.g., support groups, family communication about health) · Health Communication in Community Contexts (e.g. community health programming, community-based participatory research projects) · Health Communication in Organizational Contexts (e.g., communication within health care organizations, communication between health care organizations, communication between health care organizations and other organizations) · Health Communication in Mass Mediated Contexts (e.g., health campaigns, television representations of health, entertainment-education efforts) · Health Communication in Policy Contexts (e.g., risk communication, health regulatory reform lobby communication, examinations of specific government health intervention efforts) · Health Communication in Technological Contexts (e.g. telemedicine, e-Health/m-Health)

Target Audience:
The target audience for this book will consist of upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members and practitioners in both communication studies and health sciences, as well as their respective allied fields. In addition to speaking to an academic audience, authors are encouraged to write so as to provide valuable information and resources to practitioners, administrators, and policy makers working in the health sector.



Submission Guidelines:
Chapter proposals should include the following components:
1.      A title page with contact information for all authors;
2. A 750-1200 word (including references), single-spaced extended abstract clearly explaining:
a.       The purpose and the contents of the proposed chapter; and
b. How the proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book; 3. A working bibliography ? a list of potential resources for your chapter done in APA style (6th edition); and, 4. A brief biographical statement (maximum 200 words) written in the third person containing the following information:
a.       Current position and affiliation;
b.      Highest degree held, field, and institution granting that degree; and,
c.       Current area of research and/or current research project.

Submission Format and Procedures:
Please e-mail your title page, 750-1200 word extended abstract, working bibliography, and brief biographical statement (maximum 200 words) as a Word attachment (combine all files) to <mailto:(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)>(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca) or <mailto:(batesb /at/ ohio.edu)>(batesb /at/ ohio.edu) no later than April 25, 2011. Full chapters should be between 6,000-8,000 words, including references.

Important Dates:
Chapter Proposal Due: April 25, 2011
Notification of Acceptance, and Chapter Submission Guidelines: June 10, 2011
First Draft of Full Chapters Due: September 25, 2011
Review Result Returned: December 10, 2011
Revised Draft of Final Chapters (as needed) Due: January 9, 2012

Inquiries:
For inquiries, please contact editors Rukhsana Ahmed at <mailto:(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca)>(rahmed /at/ uottawa.ca), or Benjamin R. Bates at <mailto:(batesb /at/ ohio.edu)>(batesb /at/ ohio.edu)



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