Children and Young People’s Participation in Health and Well-Being

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce a Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health titled “Children and Young People’s Participation in Health and Well-being”. For detailed information on this journal, I refer you to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.

According to The United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), all children, regardless of gender, age, background, and disability have the right to be heard in all matters concerning them. Therefore, children and young people have the right to participate in society, to express their opinions, and to be listened to at home, at school, during leisure activities, and in health care settings (United Nation, 1989).

Health and well-being are broad concepts including physical, mental, social, sexual, and existential aspects (WHO, 1986). Knowledge and understanding of children and young people’s health, well-being, and conditions for growth are of importance to facilitate participation of this target group in this area. Children and young people’s lifestyle habits such as physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol are important parts of achieving or maintaining health and well-being. Improvement of the health outcomes of children and young persons impacts their health trajectories and thus their health outcomes as adults and the welfare of the next generation of young people when those adults become parents.

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts focusing on sustainable youth health practices, including health-promoting innovations for inclusion in this Special Issue. The keywords listed below provide an outline of some of the possible areas of interest.

Dr. Ingrid Larsson
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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