Non-Communicable Diseases: Epidemiology, Determinants, and Prevention Strategies for the Global Burden of Disease
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 188
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Non‑communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, placing a substantial and growing burden on individuals, health systems, and societies. Driven by complex interactions between behavioral, social, environmental, and commercial determinants, NCDs such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes threaten progress toward global health and development targets. Despite an expanding evidence base, important gaps remain regarding how these determinants shape NCD patterns across diverse populations, as well as which prevention and control strategies are most effective, equitable, and scalable in real‑world settings. This Special Issue, “Non‑Communicable Diseases: Epidemiology, Determinants, Global Burden and Prevention”, seeks high‑quality empirical and review papers that employ robust epidemiological, clinical, policy, and implementation research methods to inform action on NCDs locally, nationally, and globally. Papers addressing these topics are invited, especially those combining rigorous science with a clear focus on practical implications for public health practice and policy.
We particularly welcome studies that adopt transdisciplinary perspectives consistent with the journal’s focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and the interactions between people and their physical, social, and policy environments. The overall goal is to generate knowledge that can inform policies and practices to reduce premature NCD mortality and morbidity and to narrow inequities within and between countries.
We invite original research, systematic or scoping reviews, methodological papers, and high‑quality case studies that address population‑level patterns and trends in NCD burden, multimorbidity, and risk factors at the global, national, and subnational levels; social, behavioral, environmental, and commercial determinants of NCDs, including urbanization, climate and environmental exposures, food systems, marketing of unhealthy commodities, and health system factors; and evaluation of policies, interventions, and models of care for NCD prevention and management, with an emphasis on primary prevention, health promotion, equity‑oriented and multisectoral approaches, and implementation in low‑ and middle‑income, as well as high‑income, contexts.
Dr. Balasankar Ganesan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- non‑communicable diseases
- global burden
- social and environmental determinants
- behavioral risk factors
- prevention and health promotion
- health systems and policy
- equity and vulnerable populations
- sustainable development goals
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