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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Rhetoric of Health and Medicine</i> journal
is excited to announce a new CFP for a special issue on rural health. “‘Down
Home, Down the Street’: Examining Rural Health in the Rhetoric of Health and
Medicine” will be co-edited by Justiss Wilder Burry (Tarleton State
University), Melissa Stone (Appalachian State University), and Gabriela Ríos
(University of Colorado Boulder). Potential themes for the issue include: defining
rural health, public health, health awareness, health education,
infrastructural challenges, and researching in rural communities.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For this issue, the editorial team welcomes research articles, as
well as proposals for persuasion briefs, dialogues, commentaries, and review
essays. The full CFP is attached to this announcement and can also be found at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GdLVXMINvz65QPREresDmDhQF6VivTxajGFi92knalU/edit" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this
link</a>. Proposals of 500-1,000 words are due by <b>Wednesday, November 15th,
2023</b> and should be sent to <a href="mailto:rhm.journal.editors@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">rhm.journal.editors@gmail.com</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please email Justiss, Melissa, and Gabi
at <a href="mailto:rhmruralhealth@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">rhmruralhealth@gmail.com</a>. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please share widely!</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Best,</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brittany</p>

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<p class="gmail-xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Brittany Smart</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">,
Ph.D. (she/her)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">Assistant Editor, <i><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.upress.ufl.edu%2Frhm&data=05%7C01%7Cbrittany.smart%40louisville.edu%7C6187ef0540ac4251696008dbb56cec20%7Cdd246e4a54344e158ae391ad9797b209%7C0%7C0%7C638303251672039254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9hFUKV8VocJdUI4nbHAPTKz%2B8vF4kiWZgzrZAChvvh8%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Rhetoric of Health and Medicine</a></i></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

<p class="gmail-xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">University of Louisville</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif"></span></p>

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