Community Care
A section of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Section Information
Community care is focused on societal support for people with mental illness and disabilities in living in and participating in society. Community care consists of actions, both on a small and large scale, that people can take to show their support for another person or a group of individuals, particularly older people and those with mental illnesses, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities. The most important aim of community care is enabling those cared for to remain living in their own homes. In addition, it strives to allow these people to be as independent as possible to prevent social isolation. The section Community Care will involve a wide diversity of studies - with a medical focus - related to people with mental illness and disabilities, including research on housing and residential environments, education, work, traffic and transport, friends and relatives, recreation and leisure, and health and healthcare.
Keywords
- community care
- home care services
- district nursing
- informal care
- collaboration between formal and informal care
- quality of life for people with disabilities
- mental illness
- learning disabilities
- physical disabilities
- frailty
- prevention
- recreational, occupational, educational, and cultural activities for people with disabilities
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport in People with Disabilities: Strategies for Health Promotion (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Enhancing Family and Community Health Through Salutogenic Approach (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Healthcare Practice in Community (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Disability Studies and Disability Evaluation (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Mental Health Syndemics Among Underserved Communities (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
- Advancing Mental Well-Being and Health Equity in Marginalized Communities (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Aging and Quality of Life: Second Edition (Deadline: 16 November 2025)
- Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Increasing Access to and Quality of Healthcare Services to Promote Community Health Equity (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Holistic Approaches to Aging in Place: Health, Safety, and Community (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Community Healthcare in the New Era (Deadline: 27 February 2026)
- Suicide and Self-Injury: Prevention, Identification, and Patient Care (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Promoting Health for Transgender and Gender Diverse People (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Promoting the Health of Caregivers: Addressing Physical, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Well-Being Across Acute and Chronic Care Settings (Deadline: 5 April 2026)
- Impact of Social Connections on Well-Being of Older Adults (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Comprehensive Health for the LGBTQ+ Community (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Research on Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being Among Older People (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Physical Activity and Body Composition in Healthy Aging (Deadline: 27 May 2026)
- Advances in Community NeuroRehabilitation (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Innovations in Primary and Community Care for Rehabilitation (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies for Older Populations to Ensure Healthy Lifespans (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
