Disparities in Chronic Disease among Vulnerable Groups and Solutions
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2022) | Viewed by 2361
Special Issue Editors
Interests: addressing disparities in chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, depression, and cancer among racial/ethnic minority families
Interests: spatial epidemiology; physical activity research and capacity building; chronic disease prevention; global health disparities; Latin American populations & US-based minorities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, depression, and HIV/AIDS, disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including communities of color, immigrant groups, people living with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, and other groups with limited resources. This has profound implications for social and economic well-being throughout life. We invite authors to submit original investigations, methods papers, or review papers that further our understanding of the impact of chronic conditions on vulnerable populations and innovative and multi-sectoral interventions that address this disproportionate burden.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to):
- Interventions that address multiple levels of the socioecological model to improve chronic disease outcomes in vulnerable populations;
- Technology-based approaches to improving chronic disease prevention or management interventions tailored for vulnerable populations;
- Implementation science frameworks applied to understanding how to scale and spread evidence-based approaches for chronic disease management in vulnerable populations;
- Mixed methods evaluations of chronic disease prevention or management interventions for vulnerable populations;
- Community-based participatory research approaches to developing or rigorously evaluating chronic disease prevention or management programs in partnerships with organizations that serve vulnerable populations.
For all of the above priority areas, we also welcome submissions whereby the behavioral determinants of chronic disease are the main outcome of study (e.g., physical activity, dietary behaviors, smoking, drinking, etc.), as well as those that directly deal with clinical outcomes (obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, etc.).
Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas
Dr. Deborah Salvo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chronic disease
- health equity
- multi-sectoral interventions
- multi-level interventions
