Public Health and Preventive Medicine
A section of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Section Information
The Public Health and Preventive Medicine section focuses on disease prevention and health promotion at the individual, community, and population level. It aims to explore interventions, strategies, and policies relating to health screening, early detection, healthy lifestyle behaviors, vaccination, and health risk assessment. It also includes social determinants of health, occupational health and safety, and prevention-related approaches, as well as health literacy for strengthening preventive healthcare.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- From Prevention to Recovery in Sports Injury Management (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- The Role of Physical Fitness in Effective Health Management (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Research on Health Disparities in the Global Population (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Injury Prevention and Trauma Management: From Vulnerable Groups to General Populations (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Health and Healthcare: Prevention of Health Issues, Health Problems and Suicide (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Sports Trauma: From Prevention to Surgery and Return to Sport (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Holistic Approaches to Aging in Place: Health, Safety, and Community (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Exercise as Medicine for Longevity: Unlocking the Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Adults (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Association Between Health Literacy and Physical Activity Among Older People (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence: Preventing Health Risks Through Sport and Diagnosis (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Cardiometabolic Disorders (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sport in People with Disabilities: Strategies for Health Promotion (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Global Health: Focus on Oral Care for People of All Ages (Deadline: 30 March 2026)
- Current Advances in Oral Health Promotion (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Health Education and Prevention: New Healthcare Perspectives for Emerging Challenges (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Exploring the Burden on the Healthcare Service Sector Arising from Occupational Injury and Psychological Distress Caused by Poor Work Environments (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Exercise Science and Health Promotion (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Obesity and Overweight: Prevention, Causes and Treatment (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- The Role of Physical Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advancing Health Education: Integrating Education, Evaluation and Intervention for Population Well-Being in Healthcare and Sexuality (Deadline: 28 June 2026)
- Promoting Health and Well-Being Through Lifestyle and Physical Activity (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Active and Included: People with Disabilities in Sport, Physical Activity and Physical Education (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Promoting Preventive Care and Health Promotion in Primary Care (Deadline: 8 August 2026)
- Health Literacy: Evidence and Approaches (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Public Health Prevention Through Integrative Medicine: Community-Based and Society-Level Interventions (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Health, Behavioral, and Functional Outcomes of Exercise Interventions for Aging and Longevity (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advancing Population Health for Disease Prevention and Early Intervention (Deadline: 7 September 2026)
- Physical Activity, Sleep, and Nutrition for Health in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 12 October 2026)
- Rethinking Environmental Gerontology: Designing Inclusive and Resilient Places for Ageing in Place (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Integrative Strategies in Exercise, Nutrition, and Health: Preventing Diseases and Promoting Well-Being (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Challenges and Interventions for Frailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Public Health: From Predictive Models to Preventive Actions (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
