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Addressing the Health Needs of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

edited by

Louis Hugo Francescutti

and

David Sleet

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10750 | Submission Open

Keywords: homelessness and prevention; homelessness and emergency department use; homelessness and clinical care; homelessness and long-term health effects; homelessness and cost of comprehensive care; homelessness and public health systems; homelessness and behavioral risk factors; homelessness and hunger; homelessness and injuries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Opioid Use, Pain Management, and Public Health

edited by

Alok K. Paul

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9794 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; inflammatory pain; opioids; pain management; cytokines; COVID-19; public health; SARS-CoV-2

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Insights into Hygiene, Disinfection Measures and Preventive Actions

edited by

Helena Barroso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8399 | Submission Open

Keywords: disinfection; antiseptics; hygiene; infection prevention; environmental cleaning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

State-of-the-Art Research into Women’s Health Promotion and Healthcare

edited by

Mariola Janiszewska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7614 | Submission Open

Keywords: women's health problems; women's health behaviors and health promotion; women's mental and emotional health; women's public health issues; innovative research and reporting on women's health; clinical progress in diagnostic procedures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Blockchain in Health Systems

edited by

Ana Corte-Real

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5759 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; occupational health; public health; electronic health records; medical informatics; information technology; health communication; ethics

Sexual Health and Sexual Behavior in the 21st Century

edited by Stefano Eleuteri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5628 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual health; well-being; sexual rights; sex education; sexual development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Holistic Approach to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period

edited by

Zaneta Kimber-Trojnar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5247 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy; childbirth; puerperium; breastfeeding; maternal health; maternity care; postpartum depression; maternal programming; lactation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Applications of Thermal Imaging in Public Health

edited by

Eduardo Neves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4255 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging; infrared imaging; thermography; medicine; surgery; dentistry; health; sports; veterinary; biomedical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Exercise in Living Environments: A Healthy Lifestyle

edited by

Yongsuk Seo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2057 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise (physically demanding activities); environment; health and well-being; wearable monitoring devices; cognitive function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Bridging the Gap in Studies on the Food Environment: The State-of-the-Art in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

edited by

Mariana Carvalho de Menezes

, Larissa Loures Mendes and Ariene Silva do Carmo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: food environment; nutrition environment; low- and middle-income countries; food system; food stores; food retail; environmental health; community food environment; organizational food environment; consumer food environment; information food environment; home food environment; digital food environment; built environment; social environment; food swamp; food desert; food labelling; food promotion; food price

Potentialities of Artificial Intelligence in Physical Exercise as a Health Promotion Tool

edited by

Pedro Morouço

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise and health; artificial intelligence; digital transformation; machine learning; technology; fitness; gamification; training customization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

How Reproductive Life Events Influence Women's Mental Health

edited by Misty C. Richards

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: infertility; pregnancy; childbirth; matrescence; miscarriage; abortion; attachment; menopause

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and COVID-19

edited by

Samendra P. Sherchan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19 and WASH; microorganisms; infectious diseases; waterborne diseases; handwashing; WASH behavior; WASH inequalities; climate change; risk assessment; risk management; risk communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Vulnerability and Resilience: A One Health Approach to Environmental and Climate Risks in the Mediterranean

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerability; resilience; one health approach; mediterranean; climate risks

Social Determinants of Health and Risks for Developing Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Complications

edited by

Duke Appiah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; race; ethnicity; socioeconomic status; neighborhood; physical environment; food insecurity; access to health care; social cohesion; social capital; social support; health inequalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Nature-Based Integrative Health: Physical Activity, Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Helena Moreira

Ronaldo E. C. D. Gabriel

Mário Gabriel Santiago dos Santos

and

Carla Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– nature connection; nature-based physical activity; integrative nutrition; health and wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Long-Distance Running for Sport and Public Health: Advances in Methods, Technologies, and Applications

edited by

Veronique Billat

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-distance running; trail; ultra trail; marathon pacing; hitting the wall; glycogen depletion; energy conservation; sustainable pace; fuel utilization; aerobic metabolism; hydration strategies; blood glucose levels; lactate accumulation; target pace; ageing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices

edited by

Maria do Perpétuo S. S. Nóbrega

and

Odete Araújo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary health care; mental health; health evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Carbon Footprint and the Environment

edited by

María Belén Almendro-Candel

and

Antonis A. Zorpas

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24734 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint; carbon pools account; land management and soil carbon; mitigation of climate change reducing carbon footprint; organic and inorganic pollutants and their relation with carbon cycle; sea and carbon footprint and GHGs emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

The Intersection of Nursing Education, Public Health and Climate Change

edited by

Roberta Proffitt Lavin

and

Mary Pat Couig

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10523 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing education; public health; climate change; health equality; marginalized communities; disaster; public health emergency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Global Environmental Changes, Pathogens Spread and Influences on Infectious Diseases

edited by

Aline Viancelli

and

William Michelon

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9153 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; foodborne disease; waterborne disease; one health; zoonotic disease; water quality; risk assessment; climatic changes; wet events; flood events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Application of Big Data Analysis to Health Risk Assessment

edited by

Cristian Ricci

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; risk assessment; health care; epidemiology; public health; health system; information technology; data mining; machine learning; AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Understanding Risks and Protective Factors to Promote Health in Justice-Involved Youth

edited by

Adam Schmidt

and April G. Thomas

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: justice-involved youth; juvenile delinquency; juvenile justice; resilience; health disparities; chronic health conditions; protective factors; developmental psychopathology; developmental neuroscience; child psychology; forensic psychology; developmental mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Burden of Disease Attributable to Type 2 Diabetes

edited by

Claudio Alberto Dávila-Cervantes

and

Marcela Agudelo-Botero

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; burden of disease; premature mortality; disability; morbidity; mortality; incidence; prevalence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

New Advances in Diabetes

edited by

David Carabantes-Alarcón

submission deadline 14 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3312 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; therapeutics; blood glucose self-monitoring; wearable electronic devices; etiology; mortality; prevention and control; statistics and numerical data; pregnancy in diabetics; health education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Burden of Cancer Worldwide

edited by

Karina Cardoso Meira

Raphael Mendonça Guimarães

and

Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open

Keywords: mortality; morbidity; burden of cancer; social determinants of health; population-attributable fractions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Aging Strong: Promoting Exercise and Nutrition to Combat Frailty in Older Adults

edited by

Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5941 | Submission Open

Keywords: body composition; frailty; physical health; cognitive health; noncommunicable diseases; physical function; muscle power; rehabilitation; sarcopenia; strength

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Epidemiology of Lifestyle-Related Diseases

edited by

Yang Peng

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4278 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; lifestyle factors; cardiovascular disease; cancer; diabetes; chronic respiratory disease; longitudinal studies; cross-sectional studies; prognosis; incidence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

The Healthcare of Metabolic Diseases and Chronic Diseases

edited by

Adriana Machado-Lima

Raphael S. De Souza Pinto

and Rodrigo Tallada Iborra

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; metabolic disease; chronic diseases

Care and Services in Healthy Aging

edited by

Yoshihisa Hirakawa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 48301 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy ageing; age-friendly city; long-term integrated care; elderly insurance policy; ageism; discrimination; quality of life; mental disorder; dementia; activities of daily living; dignity; ethics; financial issues; prevention; loneliness; death and dying; social security; laws and regulations; COVID-19; education; family care; employee retention; job satisfaction; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Non-pharmacological Interventions for the Management of Chronic Health Conditions and Non-communicable Diseases

edited by

Carmina Castellano-Tejedor

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20494 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-pharmacological interventions; non-pharmacological approach; chronic health conditions; non-communicable disease; risk factors; multidisciplinary approach; biopsychosocial; integrative medicine; health prevention; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Mobile Health and Mobile Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael L. Jones

Frank Deruyter

and

John T. Morris

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18800 | Submission Open

Keywords: mHealth; mRehab; information and communication technologies; disability; chronic disease; self-management of health and wellness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

The 20th Anniversary of IJERPH

edited by

Paul B. Tchounwou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15665 | Submission Open

Keywords: global health; health care sciences; behavioral and mental health; infectious diseases; chronic diseases and disease prevention; exercise and health-related quality of life; environmental health; environmental sciences

Child Welfare and Health Care

edited by

Marco Fabio Mastroeni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13006 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Youths

edited by

Michelle F. Wright

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9131 | Submission Open

Keywords: bullying; cyberbullying; bullying prevention; bullying intervention; wellbeing; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

The Mental Well-Being of Caregivers: Impacts, Benefits and Advancements

edited by

Lawrence T. Lam

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7640 | Submission Open

Keywords: caregivers; carers; mental well-being; psychological well-being; burden of caring; caregiver’ s mental health; positive aspects of caregiving; intervention; positive mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Prevention and Management of Multimorbidity in Older People

edited by

Tu N. Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7192 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimorbidity; chronic health conditions; disability; frailty; quality of life; mortality; hospitalizations; social vulnerability; behavioral determinants; healthy ageing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Refugee Health and Well-Being: Psychological, Behavioral and Biochemical Insights

edited by

Samina Salim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6972 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugees; migration; mental stress; displacement trauma; behavior; psychological health; cancer; population health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Healthy Diet and Nutrition during Childhood and Adolescence

edited by

Kozeta Miliku

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5553 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; diet; childhood; adolescence; food environments; developmental origins of health and disease; chronic disease; non-communicable disease; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Human Behavioral Ecology and Health Outcomes

edited by

Ivana Hromatko

and Abraham P. Buunk

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5154 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; physical health; human behavioral ecology; life history strategy; evolutionary psychology; evolutionary medicine; biopsychosocial model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health Personal Recovery

edited by

Yasuhiro Kotera

, Jessica Jackson, Gülcan Garip,

Ann Kirkman

and Pilar Matía-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health personal recovery; recovery-oriented approach; cross-cultural views; global mental health; quality of life; meaning in life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Community Response to Environmental Noise

edited by

Takashi Yano

, Shigenori Yokoshima and

Mark Brink

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4306 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental noise; annoyance; activity disturbance; exposure– response relationships; effects of acoustic and non-acoustic factors; effects of intervention (i.e.; change of infrastructure and social conditions; etc.); combined noise annoyance; combined effects with other agents; noise policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Social Medicine and Healthcare Management

edited by

Ilaria Tocco Tussardi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4290 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease burden; disability burden; disease impact; economic conditions; environmental influence; genetic factors; health response; healthcare organization and management; prevention of diseases; social conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Mental Health and Health Promotion in Young People

edited by

Margarida Gaspar De Matos

and

Diego Gomez-Baya

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3539 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; adolescence; youth; thriving; positive development; risk prevention; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Universal Health Coverage—for a Globally Accessible and Affordable Health Care Service

edited by Aida Isabel Tavares

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3220 | Submission Open

Keywords: access and service delivery; health insurance; health systems; disease burden; financing; cost effectiveness; provider payment mechanisms; technology; workforce; SDG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

The Role of Food Consumption in the Global Syndemic

edited by Diana Barbosa Cunha, Valéria Troncoso Baltar and Marina Campos Araujo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3143 | Submission Open

Keywords: food consumption; syndemic; obesity; malnutrition; environmental health; food insecurity; socioeconomic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

The Effects of Public Policies on Health

edited by

Gabriel Gulis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2561 | Submission Open

Keywords: social determinants of health; health in all policies; whole-of-government approach; whole-of-society approach; population health; health impact assessment; health effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Hazards in Aquatic Ecosystems: Ecological, Environmental, and Human Health Impacts

edited by

Raquel A. F. Neves

Luciano Neves dos Santos

and

Sara Leston

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical contaminants; emerging contaminants; eutrophication; fecal contamination; harmful algal blooms (HABs); invasive species; metals; plastic pollution; solid wastes; wastewater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Epidemiological Research on Air Pollution Exposure

edited by

Stuart Batterman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1637 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; exposure assessment; environmental and occupational epidemiology; indoor and ambient air quality; inhalation; chemical transport models; emerging pollutants; biological monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Mental Health Challenges Affecting LGBTQ+ Individuals and Communities

edited by Jonathan Glazzard and

Mark Vicars

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ+; mental health; trauma; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

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