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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Andrea Baumann, Patricia Norman, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Paul Rizk, and Kaiyan Fu—Winner of the International Award for Excellence for The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society, Volume 5

Champaign, Ill., USA–January 26, 2016–the Health, Wellness, and Society Knowledge Community is pleased to announce the selection of “Employees Participating in Change (EPIC): An

Empowerment Approach to Improving Staff Health, Safety and Wellness,” Andrea Baumann, Patricia Norman, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Paul Rizk, and Kaiyan Fu, as the winners of the International Award for Excellence for Volume 5 of The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society.

This article was selected for the award from among the ten highest-ranked papers emerging from the peer review process and according to the selection criteria outlined in the referee guidelines.

About The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society:

The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society offers an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of issues at the intersection of human physiology, epidemiology, and its relation to medical public policy, health education, and the cultural associations of well-being. The concept of “health and wellness” impacts all members of society, whether at a personal level in the positive senses of healthy behavior and increased preventative care, or problematically, through the cost and availability of remedial healthcare. Contributions to the journal range from broad scientific, sociological, philosophical, and public policy explorations to detailed studies of particular physiological health issues and social dynamics. We welcome case studies and research that utilize primary and secondary data to advance important theoretical issues affecting the sociology of international health. The 2015 acceptance rate was 28%. Founded in 2011, the journal has published over 200 articles in 5 volumes. The journal is indexed by Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Index, Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Research & Development.

About Common Ground Publishing:

The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society is among the 77 scholarly journals published by Common Ground Publishing. Common Ground, which was founded in 1984, and seeks to take the pivotal ideas and challenges at play within established disciplines and create spaces for interaction that cut horizontally across legacy knowledge structures. In addition to providing a space for publication within its catalog of journals and their associated book imprints, Common Ground encourages researchers and practitioners to meet at the annual academic conferences that it organizes around the world and then connect and share their work virtually using Scholar, Common Ground’s innovative social knowledge software. For more information, please visit www.CommonGroundPublishing.com.

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Dr. Bill Cope

Director, Common Ground Publishing

Research Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign