Call for Papers - Consuming Chemicals: Implications for
Women's Health
The National Network on Environments and Women's Health
(NNEWH) is one of four Centres of Excellence for Women's
Health, funded by the Bureau of Women's Health and Gender
Analysis, Health Canada and is part of the York Institute
for Health Research located at York University. NNEWH's
mandate is to produce knowledge on the relationship
between environments and women's health in order to
improve understandings and ultimately improve health
status.
NNEWH will commission 6 papers exploring the relationship
between exposures to chemicals and women's health. We are
interested in both the processes that 'produce' chemicals
(and chemical pollution) and the paths of exposure to
chemicals through everyday 'consumption' of goods, for
example.
We are open to receiving proposals from a wide range of
disciplines and theoretical approaches, but we are
particularly interested in proposals that adopt a social
determinants of health model, which allows for analysis of
the complex ways in which environments produce and
reproduce the conditions that create disparities in
health. Proposals should also be geared towards successful
knowledge mobilization: we are interested in critical,
engaged theoretical work that is relevant to public policy
and contributes to social transformation.
The proposals will be reviewed and the successful
proposals will be chosen by a committee of the Advisory
Board. The successful authors will present their papers in
a pair of public lectures, to be hosted by York
University, specifically including students from the
Faculties of Environmental Studies, Health, Women's
Studies and the Law school. At each lecture, three
presenters will be joined on a panel by a commentator
drawn from our Advisory Board.
Once the authors have received feedback and been given an
opportunity to make changes, the papers will be submitted
for peer review. Paper should be in the range of 30 - 40
pages. We will arrange to have each paper read by 2
anonymous reviewers. At the end of this process, the
papers will be published in a collection edited by Dr.
Dayna Nadine Scott, who will write an introduction, and
chair the two lecture events.
NNEWH will also organize a policy forum based on the
papers that aims to contribute to the Health Canada
strategic priority to reduce health and environmental
risks from products and substances, and maintain healthy,
sustainable living and working environments. The authors
of the papers will be expected to produce a short policy
brief (5 pages or less) that explains the policy
implications of the research and clearly indicates what
changes they would advocate in favour of instituting at
the federal level. These policy briefs will be the focus
of a workshop between the 6 authors, the Director, and
several representatives from the Health Canada and
Environment Canada policy community, including
representatives from the Bureau of Women's Health and
Gender Analysis, to be assembled on the advice of the
Advisory Board.
Successful authors will receive a $3000 payment for the
production of the paper and the lecture, and will receive
a further $1000 payment for the completion of the policy
brief and participation in the policy forum. Travel and
accommodation costs to Toronto for the lecture and to
Ottawa for the policy forum will be covered.
Paper proposals of 4-5 pages should be submitted by August
1st, 2008. Submissions should also include a C.V., a cover
letter, and the names and contact information for 2
referees. We will respond to you within 2 business days to
confirm receipt of your submission.
You may submit your application by email or hard copy to:
Dr. Dayna Nadine Scott, Director,
National Network on Environments and Women's Health
5021 TEL Building, York University
4700 Keele Street
North York, ON M3J 1P3
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Questions may be directed to Jyoti Phartiyal, Projects
Coordinator, at 416-736-2100 x20715.
TIMELINE
July 2008 - Call for papers issued
August 1, 2008 - Proposals deadline
August 2008 - Committee of Advisory Board will review
proposals
Successful proposals selected and authors notified
October 31, 2008 - Draft papers deadline
November 2008 - Public lecture events
January 9, 2009 - Final papers deadline
February 2009 - Policy Forum with Health Canada and policy
briefs deadline
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