Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  The University of Michigan's first dream.DETROIT installment, Art and Urban Development in Detroit. dream.DETROIT is a year-long community development project. Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made." — Franklin Roosevelt    Roosevelt Rx Publication > Roosevelt Home > Policy > Health > Roosevelt Rx > Rx Publication Join this group if you're interested in getting involved in the new Roosevelt Rx Publication!  Roosevelt Rx Call for Submissions   Get published, be famous, and make a difference! The Roosevelt Institution, the nation’s first student think tank, is looking for smart students and strong writers to contribute to a new national student health policy journal that will be distributed to lawmakers across the country.   Policy Proposals   We are looking for 650-word policy briefs on your innovative ideas to reform the US health care system at the federal, state, or local level. In particular Roosevelt Rx is looking for submissions addressing three central health policy challenges: Cost Disparities Access For a complete description of the submission guidelines as well as an overview of potential topics, please visit www.rooseveltinstitution.org/policy/health/rooseveltrx/publication/policy   Students may contact the editors in advance to refine their ideas, but all completed policy proposals should be sent to rxpolicy@rooseveltinstitution.org by June 15, 2008.   Feature Articles   In order to provide a context for student policies and in order to discuss the larger issues of implementation, Roosevelt Rx is also looking for feature articles of 700-1000 words about the following topics: History of health reform (3 articles) Current politics of health care (3 articles) Framing and communication (3 articles) For a more detailed description of the specific articles we are looking for and the submission process, please visit www.rooseveltinstitution.org/policy/health/rooseveltrx/publication/features.    Articles for this section will be assigned to writers, and writers will work closely with the section editors to develop their ideas. If you are interested in writing for a particular section, please e-mail a statement of interest and a short writing sample to rxfeatures@rooseveltinstitution.org by May 15, 2008.   Youth Stories   To put a face on the health care challenges faced by young adults, we are seeking to compile stories of young people struggling with health reform. If you are interested in helping out with this initiative, please email rxstories@rooseveltinstitution.org as soon as possible. *************** For a more detailed prospectus of the Roosevelt Rx publication visit www.rooseveltinstitution.org/policy/health/rooseveltrx/publication/prospectus ************** NEW! *********************** If you are considering submitting a policy proposal, we strongly encourage you to attend the Roosevelt Rx Policy Writing Workshop on May 24th in Chicago. Visit http://rooseveltinstitution.org/northwestern/chicago_workshop for more details. Group members: Robert A Nelb Julia Battocchi Jay D Bhatt Thuy D Doan Anjelica Dortch Jeet S Guram Mariza R Hardin Alexander W Hertel-Fernandez Alexander Hertel-Fernandez Saqi S Maleque Edie A Moussa Shipra Roy Michelle L Tafur Brad Wright   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657