Hot Off The Press: Advancing Accessibility to Improve Civic Health Equity
Hot off the press!
"We encourage public health professionals to look beyond compliance to apply a human rights lens to accessibility and civic health equity work."
I'm excited to share a new publication in the journal Health Promotion Practice (HPP), co-authored with Nailah Henry, MPH, CCRC, titled "Advancing Accessibility to Improve Civic Health Equity."
Are We Writing Accessible Peer Reviewed Publications? Considerations for Public Health, Healthcare, and Public Safety Professionals
I am currently collaborating with a client on a pair of manuscripts to disseminate methods and findings from our consulting project. As I researched potential target journals for these papers, I was happy to see Frontiers guidelines for authors, as they specifically include accessibility guidance.
These guidelines stood out however, because I found them uncommon among the journals I was reviewing. So, that got me thinking:
What are some key considerations for accessible writing and publishing in our field?