The Roosevelt Institution
Roosevelt Rx Publication
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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:
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)
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.
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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 Tafur
Brad Wright