Public Health Policies and Intervention: Ensuring and Promoting Mental Well-Being, Nutrition and Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Statistics and Risk Assessment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (7 September 2023) | Viewed by 1607
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated mental health issues and disrupted normal physical activity and nutrition patterns of children and adolescents as countries ordered the closure of schools for long stretches of time. The impact of school closures on child and adolescent mental health, physical activity and nutritional well-being may be long-lasting, but has not been explored. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight a wide range of interventions and policies that have worked well to ensure and promote the health and well-being of children and adolescents. This Special Issue welcomes intervention studies focused on the mental health, physical activity and/or nutrition issues of children and adolescents globally. Papers which cover multiple or single national policies, state or provincial policies, or school policies are welcome. While COVID-19 research is of interest, only high-quality work directly relevant to mental health, physical activity, and nutrition in children and adolescents will be considered. Given the majority of studies on mental health, physical activity, and nutrition originate in high-income countries, there is a great need for research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). For this reason, we will give preference to papers from LMICs but welcome papers from countries of all income groups and regions in the world.
Dr. Loan Pham Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- children
- adolescent
- mental health
- nutrition
- physical activity
- intervention
- policies
- anxiety
- school absenteeism
