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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:36:12 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Food Systems and Health - Volume 18 of Advances in Medical Sociology<http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/books/series.htm?id=1057-6290#news> Edited by Sara Shostak (Brandeis University, USA) Read the full call for papers<http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/books/news_story.htm?id=6409> Statements of Interest Due: January 15, 2016. This volume will focus on the broad consequences of food systems for both individual and population health. Food and nutrition have been the foci of efforts to improve public health since the Sanitation Movement. However, in recent years, the ways in which food is produced, distributed, and consumed have emerged as prominent health and social issues. With rising concern about rates of obesity, food systems have attracted the attention of state actors, leading to both innovative and controversial public health interventions, such as citywide soda bans, "veggie prescription" initiatives, and farm-to-school programs. At the same time, social movement activism has emerged focused on issues related to food and health, including movements for food justice, food safety, farmworker's rights, and community control of land for agricultural production. Meanwhile, many individuals and families struggle to obtain food that is affordable, accessible, and meaningfully connected to their cultures. Drawing on a broad social determinants of health perspective, this volume will highlight how food systems matter for health policy, politics, and the lived experiences and life chances of individuals and communities. Please submit a one-page proposal detailing the purpose, methodology/approach, findings, implications, and originality/value of the paper. Proposals are due no later than January 15, 2016. Please send your proposal to Sara Shostak, volume editor, via [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you would like additional information please do not hesitate to contact me or Sara. Kind regards Emma Emma Stevenson Publishing Editor | Emerald Group Publishing Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1274 785198 | Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com<http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/> Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Registered Office: Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1WA United Kingdom. Registered in England No. 3080506, VAT No. GB 665 3593 06 ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************