Emerging Risk Factors Associated with Public Health
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2024) | Viewed by 766
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public health; technology; health promotion; disease prevention; adherence; reproductive health; chronic diseases; epidemiology; biostatistics
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2. School of Medicine, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005, Australia
3. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
Interests: chronic kidney disease; medication appropriateness index; medication regimen complexity index; the elderly
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging risk factors for public health are constantly changing and offer a significant challenge for public health around the world. These include climate change, antimicrobial resistance, mental health, urbanization, and digital health. Climate change poses a significant threat to public health through its effects on the environment, while antimicrobial resistance has led to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria. Mental health is also an emerging risk factor, while urbanization can lead to overcrowding, poor air quality, inadequate sanitation, and increased exposure to violence and crime. Digital health technologies have the potential to transform healthcare, but also pose new risks such as data privacy and security, an over-reliance on technology, and unequal access to digital health services. Public health professionals must take a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to addressing these risk factors to prevent and mitigate their impact on individuals and communities, ultimately improving the health and well-being of populations around the world. In this Special Issue, advances in understanding the growing public health risk factors and applications for identifying and mitigating these risk factors will be addressed.
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Dr. Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula
Dr. Wubshet Tesfaye
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- risk factors
- epidemiology
- public health
- climate change
- antimicrobial resistance
- mental health
- digital health
- prevention
- urbanization
- health disparities
