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Advancing Health Services and Systems for Vulnerable Populations including People with Chronic Conditions

edited by

Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu

Xiang-Yu Hou

and

Lijun Fan

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21999 | Submission Open

Keywords: health system; health policy; health services; health programs; health evaluation; patients; patient-centred care; primary healthcare; hospital care; tertiary healthcare; transitional healthcare; chronic diseases; chronic conditions; treatment; medication; surgery self-management; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; mental health; diabetes; dementia; overweight and obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Health Promotion and Quality of Life Improvement among Patients with Prostate Cancer

edited by Dalnim Cho

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3102 | Submission Open

Keywords: prostate cancer; quality of life; health and well-being; cancer disparities; social determinants of health; advanced prostate cancer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Improving the Quality of Maternity Care

edited by

Ruth E. Zielinski

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy; childbirth; postpartum; maternal health; perinatal outcomes; respectful maternity care; evidence based maternity care; obstetric care; midwifery care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Migrant Health Challenges in Infectious and Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology

edited by

Christian Wejse

and Tara Ballav Adhikari

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: migrant health; infectious disease epidemiology; refugees; screening; prevention and treatment; vulnerable populations; cross-cultural health; health disparities; healthcare access

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Health Promotion and Mental Health Among People with Breast Cancer

edited by Cannas Kwok

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer; health promotion; mental health; cancer survivorship; women’ s health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Prevention and Treatment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness

edited by Clint A. Bowers and Deborah C. Beidel

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: PTSD; peer support; virtual environments; post-traumatic growth; exposure therapy; cognitive processing therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Falls and Risk Factors for Falls among Older Adult Populations: Implications for Treatment and Monitoring Strategies

edited by

Deborah A. Jehu

and

Ryan S. Falck

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19323 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; falls; falls risk factors; frailty; therapeutic intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Psychological Health and Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Interventions

edited by

Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15539 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness-based intervention; mental health; well-being; underrepresented; psychological health; mHealth; health behaviors; mindfulness; randomized controlled trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Children and Young People at Risk

edited by

Marianne Singstad

and

Ottar Ness

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14420 | Submission Open

Keywords: children at risk; mental health; wellbeing; health-promoting; early intervention; community; services; interdisciplinary collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

The Effect of the Physical Activity on the Health of People

edited by

Osvaldo Costa Moreira

and

Luis Leitão

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10708 | Submission Open

Keywords: human health; exercise; resistance training; aerobic training; physical fitness; disease; elderly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Promoting Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health

edited by

Mandy J. Hill

and Angela M. Heads

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9790 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive justice; women’ s health; reproductive health; bodily autonomy; sexual health; HIV and STI prevention; sex-positivity; pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis; stigma; access to care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices

edited by

Maria do Perpétuo S. S. Nóbrega

and

Odete Araújo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5298 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary health care; mental health; health evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Health Interventions to Improve Health Services Quality

edited by Sam Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3019 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; mHealth; digital health interventions; healthcare service; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Trends in Modern Environmental Health

edited by

William A. Toscano

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental health; public health; environmental exposure assessment; exposome; epigenetics; human health risk assessment; emerging environmental health hazards; mechanisms of environmental diseases; disease surveillance; systems toxicology perspective

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Health and Health Equity in Latin America

edited by Thankam S. Sunil

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic diseases; social determinants of health; behavioral determinants; health disparities; policy differentials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Understanding Mental Health Problems from a Trauma-Informed Perspective

edited by

Hong Wang Fung

and

Anson Kai Chun Chau

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1498 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; trauma-informed perspective; complex PTSD; dissociation; public mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Addressing Healthcare Inequities for Older Adults: Challenges and Pathways to Equitable Healthcare Services

edited by

Elena S. Rotarou

and

Rafael Pizarro-Mena

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing; older people; disability; health inequity; access to healthcare services; social determinants of health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Novel Transdisciplinary Methods to Address Environmental Justice in Maternal and Child Health

edited by Jonathan Yinhao Huang and Alana M. W. LeBrón

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental justice; maternal and child health; health inequities; community-oriented; trans-disciplinary; novel data collection methods; mixed methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

How and Why Do Neighbourhood Environments Affect Population Mental Health?

edited by

Peter Congdon

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; urbanicity; psychosis; neighbourhood; biopsychosocial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Risk Reduction for Health Prevention

edited by

Michel Kazatchkine

and Stéphanie Dagron

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2978 | Submission Open

Keywords: prevention; health promotion; harm/risk reduction; addictions; human rights; public health policies; health systems and financing prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Promotion in Young People

edited by

Dartagnan Pinto Guedes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22880 | Submission Open

Keywords: health behaviors; health outcome; health-promoting behaviors; physical activity; nutrition; lifestyle interventions; disease prevention; children; adolescents; young adults

Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in the Engineering and Construction Industry

edited by

Fidelis A. Emuze

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18552 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident; construction; health; safety; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Mental Health and Health Promotion in Young People

edited by

Margarida Gaspar De Matos

and

Diego Gomez-Baya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15838 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; adolescence; youth; thriving; positive development; risk prevention; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

The Mental Well-Being of Caregivers: Impacts, Benefits and Advancements

edited by

Lawrence T. Lam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14043 | Submission Open

Keywords: caregivers; carers; mental well-being; psychological well-being; burden of caring; caregiver’ s mental health; positive aspects of caregiving; intervention; positive mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Work–Life Policies, Employee Health and Well-Being

edited by Allison Williams and Bharati Sethi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11849 | Submission Open

Keywords: carer-employees; care economy; unpaid care work; carer-friendly workplace policies/ programs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Mental Health Personal Recovery

edited by

Yasuhiro Kotera

, Jessica Jackson, Gülcan Garip,

Ann Kirkman

and Pilar Martin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11776 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health personal recovery; recovery-oriented approach; cross-cultural views; global mental health; quality of life; meaning in life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Climate Change and Medical Responses

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11257 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; one health; planetary health; primary health care and prevention; research and prevention integration

Road Traffic Risk Assessment: Control and Prevention of Collisions

edited by

Martin Lavallière

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8054 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; traffic; driving; control; prevention; accident; crash; injury; risk

Environmental and Occupational Health: Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Gases

edited by

Claudiu T. Lungu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5096 | Submission Open

Keywords: volatile organic compounds (VOC); neurological effects; exposure; solvents; respiratory protection; activated carbon; off-gassing; vapor emission.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Breast Health and Cancer Awareness: Addressing Breast Cancer Disparities from Etiology to Survivorship

edited by Tisha Felder

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3946 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast health; breast cancer; prevention; risk factors; diagnosis and treatment; survivorship; screening tests; genetic testing; health disparities; social drivers of health; life course

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Health-Related Risk Caused by Occupational Environmental Exposure

edited by

Luiz Bueno Da Silva

and

Elamara Marama De Araújo Vieira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational environmental exposure; ergonomics; physical risks; chemical risks; biological risks; predictive models; risk assessment; risk management; occupational health; occupational safety; public policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

The Current Research Trends on Public Mental Health in Sports and Exercise Settings

edited by

Heriberto Antonio Pineda-Espejel

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1883 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport psychology; team cohesion; sport performance; personal standards; social standards; healthy diet; social context; personality in sport; motivation; mental health; physical activity; exercise; sports body aesthetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Addicting Medications: Limited Therapeutics

edited by

Norman S. Miller

and Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction; opioids; marijuana; psychedelics; medications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Unveiling Chronic Pain: Understanding Prevalence, Management, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Inflammatory Mechanisms

edited by

Nóra Kerekes

, Marc Landry and

Ana María Sánchez-Pérez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1696 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic pain; psychiatric disorders; inflammation; quality of life; evidence-based investigations; innovative pain management; interdisciplinary evidence; healthcare challenges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Improving Health and Mental Wellness in Indigenous Communities

edited by

Vanessa Simonds

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous health equity; mental wellness in indigenous communities; culturally based interventions; community driven; participatory research; intergenerational trauma; decolonizing health and medicine; indigenous methodology; holistic wellness approaches; indigenous-led health initiatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Oral Health Surveillance and Care

edited by

Andrés Alonso Agudelo-Suárez

and

Guglielmo Campus

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; public health; public health surveillance; oral health surveillance; public dental health; dental health surveys; dental care; dental public health programs; community oral health; evidence-based dentistry; integrated health policies; oral epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Social Support for Social Services: Addressing the Well-Being of Social Workers

edited by Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: social support; social resilience; indigenous knowledge as a resource; innovation and innovation in the workplace; professional networks; professional well-being; burnout prevention; job satisfaction; work-life balance; professional development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Implications of Climate Change and One Health Approach

edited by

Alessandra Sannella

and

Francesco Misiti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health approach; climate change; social impact; environment; biomarkers; air-land-water pollution; extreme temperature; non-communicable diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Oxidative Potential as a New Metric for Evaluating the Health Effects of Air Pollution

edited by Ian Mudway

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative potential; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; air pollution; metals; redox

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Building and Sustaining the Health Care Workforce for Marginalized Communities

edited by Michelle J. Ko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: health workforce; healthcare professionals; healthcare workers; underserved communities; health professions shortage areas; diversity; equity and inclusion; community health workers; lay professionals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

Understanding Health Risks and Protective Factors in Youth Delinquency

edited by

Adam Schmidt

and April G. Thomas

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open

Keywords: justice-involved youth; juvenile delinquency; juvenile justice; resilience; health disparities; chronic health conditions; protective factors; developmental psychopathology; developmental neuroscience; child psychology; forensic psychology; developmental mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

The Impact of Emotional Expression in Social Media on Quality of Life

edited by

Tal Laor

and

Yair Galily

submission deadline 13 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional expression; social media; quality of life; digital communication; well-being; mental health; community; isolation; cultural implications; online interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Behavioral and Mental Health)

Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention

edited by

Whitney C. Irie

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV prevention; women and PrEP; intersectionality; gender power dynamics; adolescent girls and young women; healthcare access; stigma and discrimination; structural inequalities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention)

Health Equity and Universal Health Coverage

edited by

Inmaculada Mateo-Rodríguez

and

Antonio Daponte-Codina

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3646 | Submission Open

Keywords: universal health coverage; mental and physical services; health equity; health inequality; social determinants of health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Nature-Based Integrative Health: Physical Activity, Nutrition and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Helena Moreira

Ronaldo E. C. D. Gabriel

Mário Gabriel Santiago dos Santos

and

Carla Gonçalves

submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– nature connection; nature-based physical activity; integrative nutrition; health and wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Migrant Health and Newly Emerging Public Health Issues

edited by

Farah Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22135 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; health equity; access to care; COVID-19; natural disasters; mental stress; violence and trauma; food insecurity; aging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

The Role of Physical Activity in Falls and Injury Prevention Among Older Adults

edited by

José Alberto Frade Martins Parraca

and Nelson André Alcacer Valente

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2115 | Submission Open

Keywords: fall prevention; older adults; physical activity; injury prevention; balance training; strength training; mobility; functional fitness; elderly; exercise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health

edited by

Ana Cristina Lindsay

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13015 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal; pregnancy; minority; reproductive rights; gender; immigrant; structural factors; social and cultural factors; environment; interventions; health promotion; health disparities; health equity; health policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Exploring the Link—Better Sleep Equals Better Health

edited by

Elaine Marqueze

and

Cátia Reis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9139 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep; health; chronobiology; social organization; shift work; public health; risk factors; mechanisms; interventions; guidelines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

The State of Mental Health Services: Challenges, Trends and Achievements

edited by

Andel V. Nicasio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8220 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health care; mental health services; mental health services research; community mental health services; implementation; dissemination; best practices; digital metal health; evidence-based interventions; brief interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Care Sciences)

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