Public Hygiene in the Limelight: Establishing Evidence-Based Hygiene Measures and Policy for Institutions and Medical Training
A special issue of Hygiene (ISSN 2673-947X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 935
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public health; hygiene; water chemistry; tumors; brain cancer; epidemiology; mental health; glutamate
Interests: health protection authority; public health; infectious diseases; airport management for highly pathogenic agents
2. Department of Infection Control and Environmental Hygiene, Cologne Health Authority, Neumarkt 15-21, 50667 Cologne, Germany
Interests: public health; hygiene
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Upon the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health services and medical institutions were found to be largely ill equipped, and policymakers struggled to comprehend the extent and complexity of the crisis. Traditional measures, such as contact tracing, border closures, quarantines, and large-scale lockdowns, were implemented; however, the response revealed significant health inequities within a heterogeneous population concerning SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Consequently, effectively addressing the evidence-based hygiene and health literacy issues faced by modern societies requires interdisciplinary, integrated, and holistic approaches to public hygiene and guidance when establishing public health measures and policies.
To fortify contemporary medical institutions such as nursing homes and hospitals against future pandemics, it is imperative to foster innovative methods and integrate digital health strategies throughout all stages of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
The Special Issue will invite a wide range of submissions, including the following:
- Infectious disease, epidemiology, and prevention;
- The pandemic spatial mapping and modelling of health data.
Topics including qualitative, mixed, quantitative, and applied, empirical, or conceptual research approaches are welcomed. They may address issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other health outcomes.
Dr. Nicolai Savaskan
Prof. Dr. Réne Gottschalk
Prof. Dr. Gerd Wiesmüller
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- preparedness
- infection disease
- non-communicable disease
- digitalization
- contact tracing
- lockdown
- urbanization
- recreational spaces
- walkability
- socio-economic impact
- SARS-CoV-2 response
- health inequities
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