Health Care Sciences
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
This section focuses on publishing and disseminating research and scientific discoveries on the technology, management, operation, and quality of healthcare. The section covers all important aspects of research and development, training, and administration of healthcare systems.
Topics of specific interest in this section include:
1) Medical ethics and health policy. The rapidly evolving fields of medical applications and the development of generative AI require careful evaluation of standards, policies, and ethical issues in the healthcare sector, particularly with reference to the issue of control and policy interpretations.
2) Health economics and healthcare evaluation. Health economics methods are used to assess and compare medical resource planning, allocation, and other topics in health spending, insurance, and coverage. The evaluation of quality, safety, performance, efficiency, and optimization in the health system, including hospitals, medical personnel, and health services, is also included.
3) Applying medical devices and technology. The development of new tools, devices, techniques, and procedures requires careful evaluation, as well as the discussion of regulations, laws, and other management elements of medical technology and clinical applications.
4) Medication management. The usage of medications, including prescription, ordering, dispensing, administering, and monitoring, as well as related subjects such as circumstances involving drug resistance, will also be covered.
5) Management of public health. The prevention and management of major diseases, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, and developing outbreaks, are important for healthcare. Health status and quality of life, healthcare quality and patient happiness, medical education, health communication, palliative care and end-of-life research, Internet use and decision-making in the healthcare industry, and quality-of-life evaluation are among the trending issues.
6) Health informatics and data science. Using quantitative data science and health informatics methodologies to identify, address, and enhance healthcare management issues. Of special interest are data and information security, 5G applications, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and big data in the real world.
7) Occupational Health. Applications of medicine in the workplace, methods and techniques for the prevention of occupational risks and health promotion.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Personalized Nursing Care for Patients with Cancer in the Precision-Medicine Era (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Promoting Mentation: Assessment and Support for Dementia, Depression and Delirium (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Child Health and Effective Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation in Healthcare (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Topical Advisory Panel Members' Collection Series: Primary Health Care (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Bias in Health Care Service Experienced by People with Long COVID or Chronic Illness: Lessons for the Public Health and Medical Community (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Innovations in Women’s Health Promotion and Healthcare (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nursing Care: Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Thermology Health Care Applications and Medical Thermography (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Nursing and Medical Education (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research on the Primary Care Services, Patients Safety and Primary Healthcare Workers Training in the Face of Adversity (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- The Revolution of Health Data Warehouses in Hospitals: From Theory to Practice (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Reproductive Health Care for Women (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Evidence-Based Health Policy-Making and Health Outcomes Research (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Statistical Methods in the Context of Primary Health Care (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Oral Health among the Older Population (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Health Intervention for Young Children with or at Risk for Disabilities (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Public Health and Medicine: From Targeted, Improved Technical Tools to a Wide, Deep Social Revolution (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Factors Associated with Oral Pain and Oral Health-Related Consequences (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Current Issues in the Neurological Rehabilitation of Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Improving Healthcare Quality (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Innovations in Amputation Care (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Applications of Thermal Imaging in Public Health (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- State-of-the-Art Research into Women’s Health Promotion and Healthcare (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Application of Big Data Analysis to Health Risk Assessment (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Social Medicine and Healthcare Management (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health Personal Recovery (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- The Effects of Public Policies on Health (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Care and Services in Healthy Aging (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Mobile Health and Mobile Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Biostatistics in Public Health (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Universal Health Coverage—for a Globally Accessible and Affordable Health Care Service (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Diabetes Care: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Child Welfare and Health Care (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Health Promotion Among People with Psychiatric Disorders (Deadline: 1 April 2025)
- Healthcare Policy and Population Health: Unpacking the Connections (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Innovations in Rural Health Services: Bridging Gaps and Enhancing Access (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Social Inequalities in Later Life: Care Services in the Future (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Perspectives in Health Care Sciences (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Intensive Care Interventions for Critical Illnesses (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Cost-of-Illness and Cost-Effectiveness in Disease Management (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Impact of HIV on Children and Adolescents Living with HIV and Their Families (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Reducing Disparities in Health Care Access of Refugees and Migrants (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- The Role of Neighborhood Social Networks in Health Behaviors and Healthy Aging (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Access to Public Health Services and Challenges to Healthcare Management (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
- Advances in Perioperative Treatment and Critical Care (Deadline: 6 June 2025)
- Advances in Primary Health Care and Community Health (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Clinical Communication in Rehabilitation (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Innovative Strategies and Global Perspectives in Nursing Education (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Substance Use Disorders: Etiology, Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advancing Health Equity—Addressing Cancer Disparities (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advances in Intensive Care Nursing Research (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Family Caregiving of Older Adults (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Health Nursing Using Technology-Mediated Interventional Approaches (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Public Healthcare: AI and Robotics to Empower Medical Tools and Patient Wellbeing (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Hospitals’ Contribution to the Geographies of Social and Economic Innovation (Deadline: 7 July 2025)
- uHealth Interventions and Digital Therapeutics for Better Diseases Prevention and Patient Care (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- End-of-Life Care and Nursing (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Palliative Care Delivery: Promoting Accessibility, Equity, and Quality of Life (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Digital Health Education in the Health Professions (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Challenges and Advances in Nursing Practice in Latin America (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Dental Treatment and Dental Health in Special Care Patients (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Health Promotion and Quality of Life Improvement among Patients with Prostate Cancer (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Prevention and Treatment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Improving the Quality of Maternity Care (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Health Promotion and Mental Health Among People with Breast Cancer (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Promoting Child Development in Primary Health Care (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Health Interventions to Improve Health Services Quality (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Falls and Risk Factors for Falls among Older Adult Populations: Implications for Treatment and Monitoring Strategies (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Addressing Healthcare Inequities for Older Adults: Challenges and Pathways to Equitable Healthcare Services (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Oral Health Surveillance and Care (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Building and Sustaining the Health Care Workforce for Marginalized Communities (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Patient Safety, Worker Health and Behavior (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- 2nd Edition: Advances in Pediatric Dental Care in Relation to Public Health (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Breaking Down Barriers: Ensuring Healthcare Access for Migrant and Refugee Communities (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- The State of Mental Health Services: Challenges, Trends and Achievements (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Occupational Health and Wellbeing for Healthcare Providers (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Health Emergencies and Disasters Preparedness (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- A Focus on Healthcare from the Perspective of Gender, Culture, Management, and the Economy
- Modern Patient-Centered Dental Care (Closed)
- Obstetrics–Gynecology and Women’s Healthcare in COVID-19 Times (Closed)
- Potential Risks and Factors of Women's Health Promotion
- Relationships between Oral Health Management and Systemic Health (Closed)