Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced the appointment of Dr. Ana Núñez as Editor-in-Chief of Health Equity. Dr. Núñez is a Professor of Medicine; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Director of the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Women's Health Education Program at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Health Equity is a new, peer reviewed, open access journal that will serve as a primary resource for organisations and individuals who serve vulnerable populations at the community, state, regional, tribal, and national levels. The Journal will be a critical and timely source of information for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers; policymakers; psychologists and social workers; educators; and researchers; among others.
Health Equity will be supported by a team of Associate Editors including Francisco Garcia, MD, University of Arizona; Thanakorn Jirasevijinda, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Mary Kimmel, MD, University of North Carolina; Charles P. Mouton, MD, Meharry Medical College; and Michelle L. Rogers, PhD, Drexel University; and an expansive editorial board of leaders in health disparities research and practice.
Members of the editorial board in formation include Michelle Berlin, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University; Ronit Elk, PhD, University of South Carolina; Samuel C. "Chris" Haffer, PhD, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Jeffrey H. Herbst, PhD, Centers for Disease Control; Debra Furr-Holden, PhD, Michigan State University; Greta Massetti, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Edith P. Mitchell, MD, Thomas Jefferson University; Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, Morehouse School of Medicine; Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University; Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, University of Maryland; Stella L. Volpe, PhD, Drexel University; and Xinzhi Zhang, MD, PhD, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Health Equity is the new peer-reviewed open access journal that seeks to meet the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among vulnerable populations with the goal of providing optimal outcomes and ultimately health equity for all. With coverage ranging from translational research to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease and illness, the Journal serves as a primary resource for organizations and individuals who serve these populations at the community, state, regional, tribal, and national levels. The journal is supported by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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