Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Advancing Child Health and Well-Being
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Women’s and Children’s Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2026 | Viewed by 366
Editors
Interests: child health; well-being; special educational needs; diversity; teacher training; health education
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Interests: child health; well-being; special educational needs; diversity; teacher training; health education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Challenges regarding child health in the 21st century are increasingly complex and multidimensional. Medical conditions, social and environmental determinants, access to healthcare services, mental and behavioral health, public health policies, and technological innovations interact to shape the physical and psychosocial well-being of children and adolescents. This Special Issue aims to gather interdisciplinary research from medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, social work, health policy, environmental health, and digital technologies to address, from a healthcare-oriented perspective, the diverse factors influencing child health and well-being.
We invite contributions examining healthcare interventions, models of care, prevention strategies, health policies, protection mechanisms, risk assessment tools, and quality of healthcare services. Studies exploring social, environmental, family, or educational determinants when explicitly linked to measurable child health outcomes are also welcome. Research on emerging technologies, health monitoring systems, telemedicine, pediatric mental and behavioral health, nutrition, health equity, and resilience among vulnerable child populations (e.g., migrants, refugees, minorities, and rural communities) is encouraged.
This Special Issue seeks to build a robust collection of original research articles, reviews, implementation studies, and critical analyses that can inform evidence-based policy development, clinical practice, community health strategies, and future research. Ultimately, we aim to foster interdisciplinary collaboration that advances comprehensive, effective, and equitable approaches to improving child health and overall well-being in diverse local and global contexts.
Prof. Dr. David Pérez-Jorge
Guest Editor
Dr. Miriam Catalina González Afonso
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- child health
- child well-being
- pediatric public health
- social determinants of health
- healthcare delivery and integrated care
- pediatric mental and behavioral health
- digital health and telemedicine
- health equity
- vulnerable child populations
- preventive healthcare and early detection
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