Call for Papers – Global Human Health

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www.Earthzine.org is soliciting articles for its theme issue on observing and monitoring Global Human Health, including contributions addressing current issues, techniques and applications of remote sensing, GIS, and geovisualization. The theme issue is scheduled for the third quarter of 2010.

www.Earthzine.org is an informative scientific online journal dedicated to promoting the societal benefits of Earth Observations and the utilization of Earth information in planning and policy. Sponsored by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), Earthzine supports the Group on Earth Observation in establishing the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. Earthzine seeks to explore the application of scientific and technological research as well as policy and its implementation for the benefit of society.

We invite you to participate in Earthzine’s Earth observing community and submit an article. We offer as incentives participation in building the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), and the values of being part of a professionally diverse and globally growing network.

• Improving in-situ environmental and health data collection for the utilization and
validation of remotely-sensed data.
• Exploring how GEOSS will support the collection & distribution of information and
meet the diverse needs of the health community
• Interfacing World Health Organization’s Global Health Observatory with other
health and environmental information systems and the GEO GEOSS Common
Infrastructure (GCI).
• Remote sensing applications in disease risk mapping and prevention of vector-
borne diseases
• Epidemiology of new and rebounding infectious diseases in developing and
developed countries
• Climate Change and Health

The Global Human Health theme issue is scheduled for the third quarter of 2010. We seek to publish articles from all regions of the globe. Articles of interest include: program, project, organization descriptions; latest discoveries, unusual findings, examples of interdisciplinary and/or cross-regional research. Earthzine also publishes opinions, letters, book and art reviews.

Please consult the Writer’s Guidelines for further information.

Important dates: Queries to the editors may be sent at any time (editor@earthzine.org). Submission of original articles, letters, opinions, book and art for review begins June 1, 2010.

Publication: All accepted contributions will be published on-line at www.Earthzine.org (category ‘Health’) in the third quarter of 2010 and will be freely accessible to the public.

Information:
Earthzine website: http://www.earthzine.org
Writer’s Guidelines: http://www.earthzine.org/writers-guidelines
GEO/GEOSS website: http://www.earthobservations.org

Submission and inquiries: Please submit articles and inquiries to Maeve Hickok, mhickok@earthzine.org.

Editor-in-Chief:
Paul E. Racette, DSc

Managing Editor:
Maeve Hickok, MA

Guest Editor for Global Human Health:
Dr. Assaf Anyamba PhD.
University of Maryland Baltimore County
asaph.anyamba-1@nasa.gov

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