[Commlist] CFP: Communication Research on Health Disparities

*Call for Papers *

*Special Issue of /Health Communication: /*

*“Communication Research on Health Disparities and Coping Strategies in 
COVID-19 Related Crises”*

*Submission Deadline: *June 30, 2021

*Special Issue Editors*: Rukhsana Ahmed, University at Albany, State 
University of New York, & Yuping Mao, California State University Long Beach

*CFP 
link:*https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/communication-research-on-health-disparities/**

The past year has witnessed heightened health disparities among distinct 
social groups which have been exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19. This 
global pandemic, in conjunction with other major crises, has brought 
challenges far beyond medicine and public health and is causing long 
term and devastating impacts. Socially vulnerable populations in 
particular are experiencing some of the greatest disparities caused by 
COVID-19. With the announcement of this Call for Papers, we ask in what 
ways health communication scholarship is producing knowledge and 
evidence-based practices to address health disparities and prepare for 
challenges to come. We believe addressing those emerging disparities in 
our ever-changing social environment requires multilateral 
collaboration. We encourage research involving interdisciplinary 
collaboration that could initiate meaningful dialogue and insightful 
knowledge sharing among scholars with different expertise on 
communication strategies to close social gaps enlarged by COVID-19.

This special issue seeks contributions on health communication research 
at individual, family, group, community, and societal levels in the 
context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has given rise to different types 
of local and global crises. Contributors are encouraged to embrace 
diversity in theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. We 
welcome submissions addressing health disparities caused by factors 
including but not limited to gender, sexual orientation, age, 
socio-economic status, ethnic and cultural background (e.g., BIPOC), 
educational level, ability level, and immigration status. Research from 
international and global contexts, including the Global South, are 
especially welcome.

This special issue focuses on the role communication plays in addressing 
and coping with health disparities through and beyond the COVID-19 
related crises, considering (but not limited to) the following suggested 
topic areas:

             Media campaigns for health promotion among underserved 
populations

             Media coverage on health disparity

             Media representation of diverse groups

             Communicating and coping with mental and psychological issues

             Social support at individual, group, and community levels

Promoting health literacy on COVID-19 in diverse populations

Health education of protective behavior on COVID-19

Communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy among BIPOC groups

Social media engagement during COVID-19

Communication about food insecurity

Social discourse on equal and ethical access to vaccine and essential 
medical resources

Telehealth and telemedicine to underserved populations during COVID-19

*Important Deadlines: *

Submission Due:  June 30, 2021

Notification of Acceptance and Revision Request: September 15, 2021

Revised Manuscript Due: October 30, 2021

*Submission Guidelines:*

All submissions will go through a blind peer review process. There are 
no article processing charges (APC) or payments for this journal and 
special issue.

Submissions must be submitted to the Health Communication online portal 
(http://www.editorialmanager.com/hc/default.aspx), indicating it is for 
the special issue on “Communication Research on Health Disparities and 
Coping Strategies in COVID-19 Related Crises.”

All submitted manuscripts should conform to the guidelines of Health 
Communication 
(_https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=hhth20_). 
Manuscripts should be 4000-5000 words including references, tables, and 
figures. APA 7 style is required.

**

*Inquiries:*

Inquiries about the special issue should be directed to the special 
issue editors Rukhsana Ahmed, University at Albany, State University of 
New York, at _rahmed4@albany.edu_ or Yuping Mao, California State 
University Long Beach, at _yuping.mao@csulb.edu_.

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