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2018-11-30
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Letter from the Founding Executive Editors
Fadzai Manungo
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Amelia Harju
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Abstract
To our distinguished readers,
Welcome to the first issue of the Public Health Review, a graduate student-led, peer-reviewed public health journal published by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. This publication is intended for all audiences: from researchers who are at the forefront of cutting edge discoveries across the field, to community members whose lived experiences motivate all that we do. We have a broad vision of making health equity possible for all, and this journal is intended for readers who are similarly passionate about health equity and are committed to making health and healthy living possible for everyone.
We were inspired to create the Public Health Review because we recognize that students, alumni, professionals, and community members produce a wealth of relevant, high-quality work that highlights important public health topics and issues. We aspire to provide a platform for this work to become publicly-available information that will advance research and action by responsibly informing public health policy and practice.
This fall, our spotlight writer is Jennifer Ballinger, whose article, "Potential health impacts due to cultural changes from manoomin (Zizania palustris) loss for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa," offers a novel assessment of how wild rice access affects community and individual health in the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe. We would also like to recognize and express our sincere gratitude to the rest of our authors, the 2018 Editorial Board, our Advisory Board, our colleagues at the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, and our reviewers, whose hard work and dedication has made this publication possible.
Public health is a broad field that is relevant to everyone, regardless of occupation or field of study. This journal is meant to reflect the inherent interdisciplinary nature of the field by publishing articles not only from individuals in the field of public health, but also those in a vast array of other fields. Our first issue is intended to emulate what we strive for this journal to be: innovative yet responsible; informative yet captivating; and most importantly, relevant and applicable. We hope that future issues of the Public Health Review will continue along this vein—growing and expanding in a dynamic manner to reach broader audiences, exploring new as well as persisting public health problems, and promoting health equity.
Warm regards,
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Fadzai Manungo, MPH (c)
Co-founding Executive Editor
Amelia Harju, MPH (c)
Co-founding Executive Editor
