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Special issue call for papers: Challenges of changing health behaviours
Social Science & Medicine 71 (2010) 2219
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Special issue call for papers: Challenges of changing health behaviours Frances Aboud, Guest Editor Social Science & Medicine is calling for papers for a special issue on Challenges of Changing Health Behaviours to be guest edited by Frances Aboud. Health behaviour change has become an important issue for health and social scientists as we move from identifying healthendangering behaviours to promoting change in these behaviours. Of particular importance is the connection between theories, research, and practice on how to change behaviours. Papers are welcome from all of the social science disciplines of the Journal (medical anthropology, health economics, health psychology medical geography, health policy, social epidemiology, medical sociology, as well as interdisciplinary work). Because of the importance of the Millennium Development Goals, priority will be given to evaluations of interventions or programs that concern the promotion of these goals in developing countries. However, interventions and programs with other goals will also be considered if they are generalizable. The key questions to address in articles are: what works, what does not work, and why? Empirical evaluations are particularly welcome, but theoretical papers and review papers are also of interest.
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Empirical papers should: Identify the specific health behaviour and its relation to illness, malnutrition, mortality within the study's cultural context. Provide information about what the intervention and control groups received and how it was guided by social science theory. Consider how effectiveness was determined. Consider how qualitative and/or quantitative methods were used to inform the change process. Given the cultural context, consider how specific and how general the findings are. Please see the Journal’s guidelines for reporting evaluation of health behaviour interventions here (http://cut.gd/7KAq). All submissions should meet Social Science & Medicine author guidelines (http://cut.gd/ F4Mv). The deadline for submissions is 28th February 2011. If you would be interested in reviewing for this Special Issue please contact Editorial Assistant Alice Petersen ([email protected]). Prospective contributors might also be interested in a previous Social Science & Medicine’s Virtual Special Issue on Health Behaviour Change available here (http://cut.gd/xrGQ).
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Social Science & Medicine journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/socscimed
Special issue call for papers: Challenges of changing health behaviours Frances Aboud, Guest Editor Social Science & Medicine is calling for papers for a special issue on Challenges of Changing Health Behaviours to be guest edited by Frances Aboud. Health behaviour change has become an important issue for health and social scientists as we move from identifying healthendangering behaviours to promoting change in these behaviours. Of particular importance is the connection between theories, research, and practice on how to change behaviours. Papers are welcome from all of the social science disciplines of the Journal (medical anthropology, health economics, health psychology medical geography, health policy, social epidemiology, medical sociology, as well as interdisciplinary work). Because of the importance of the Millennium Development Goals, priority will be given to evaluations of interventions or programs that concern the promotion of these goals in developing countries. However, interventions and programs with other goals will also be considered if they are generalizable. The key questions to address in articles are: what works, what does not work, and why? Empirical evaluations are particularly welcome, but theoretical papers and review papers are also of interest.
0277-9536/$ e see front matter doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.10.002
Empirical papers should: Identify the specific health behaviour and its relation to illness, malnutrition, mortality within the study's cultural context. Provide information about what the intervention and control groups received and how it was guided by social science theory. Consider how effectiveness was determined. Consider how qualitative and/or quantitative methods were used to inform the change process. Given the cultural context, consider how specific and how general the findings are. Please see the Journal’s guidelines for reporting evaluation of health behaviour interventions here (http://cut.gd/7KAq). All submissions should meet Social Science & Medicine author guidelines (http://cut.gd/ F4Mv). The deadline for submissions is 28th February 2011. If you would be interested in reviewing for this Special Issue please contact Editorial Assistant Alice Petersen ([email protected]). Prospective contributors might also be interested in a previous Social Science & Medicine’s Virtual Special Issue on Health Behaviour Change available here (http://cut.gd/xrGQ).