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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 276 | 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)

The Role of the Food Environment in the Health of Children and Adolescents

edited by Juliana Souza Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: children and adolescents; food consumption; food environment; food system; healthy eating; malnutrition; obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

How and Why Do Neighbourhood Environments Affect Population Mental Health?

edited by

Peter Congdon

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Reducing Inequalities in Women’s Reproductive Health

edited by Kafuli Agbemenu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual and reproductive health; contraception access; reproductive rights; reproductive equity; autonomy; and justice; maternal health; family planning; sexual health education; gender-based violence; health disparities; pre- and postnatal care; STI prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Psychosocial Impact in the Post-pandemic Era

edited by

Wanderlei Abadio De Oliveira

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2272 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; psychosocial impact; post-pandemic era; mental health; well-being; emergency and disaster psychology; public health; post-pandemic education; violence; coping mechanisms

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

Risk Reduction for Health Prevention

edited by

Michel Kazatchkine

and Stéphanie Dagron

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19116 | 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 15147 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident; construction; health; safety; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental 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 11921 | 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)

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 9821 | 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

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9767 | Submission Open

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

Work–Life Policies, Employee Health and Well-Being

edited by Allison Williams and Bharati Sethi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9736 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Mental Health and Health Promotion in Young People

edited by

Margarida Gaspar De Matos

and

Diego Gomez-Baya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8150 | 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)

Road Traffic Risk Assessment: Control and Prevention of Collisions

edited by

Martin Lavallière

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7109 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3902 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | 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)

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 1462 | 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)

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 1434 | 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 1400 | 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 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction; opioids; marijuana; psychedelics; medications

(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 350 | 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)

Improving Health and Mental Wellness in Indigenous Communities

edited by

Vanessa Simonds

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 339 | 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)

Implications of Climate Change and One Health Approach

edited by

Alessandra Sannella

and

Francesco Misiti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 247 | 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)

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

edited by Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 213 | 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)

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 202 | 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 185 | 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 | Viewed by 773 | 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 197 | 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 531 | 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 2464 | 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 | Viewed by 388 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18515 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9946 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6777 | 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 6492 | 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)

Physical Fitness and Injury Prevention in Athletes

edited by

Fabrizio Perroni

and Stefano Amatori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2820 | Submission Open

Keywords: injury prevention; sport performance; kinematic analysis; strength and conditioning; rehabilitation; recovery

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

Patient Safety, Worker Health and Behavior

edited by

Rafaela Andolhe

and

Graziele De Lima Dalmolin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; worker; patient safety; stress behavior; health of worker; health; mental workload; occupational health

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

2nd Edition: Advances in Pediatric Dental Care in Relation to Public Health

edited by

Ziad D. Baghdadi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1934 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescent; child; dental care for children; dental caries; health knowledge; attitudes; and practice; oral health; patient advocacy; pediatric dentistry; primary health care; public policy

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

Perspectives in Health Care Sciences

edited by

Nicola Magnavita

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; telecommunication; artificial intelligence; inequalities; migration; minorities; literacy; health promotion; resources; accessibility

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

Oral Health and Quality of Life in Older Adults

edited by

Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos

and Camila Lopes Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; quality of life; healthcare providers; health impact; epidemiology; older adults; physical functional performance; aged

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Breaking Down Barriers: Ensuring Healthcare Access for Migrant and Refugee Communities

edited by

Sana Malik

and Miguel Muñoz-Laboy

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: immigrant; refugee; and migrant populations; healthcare access; health disparities; health equity; healthcare policy; social determinants of health; cultural barriers to healthcare; health and mental health services for displaced populations; migrant health challenges; global public health; healthcare access inequities

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

Sleep Disorders and Cognitive Impairment

edited by

Rónán O’Caoimh

and

Abbas Smiley

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep; cognitive impairment; dementia; pharmacological intervention; non-pharmacological intervention; economic

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

The Impact of Family Capabilities on the Wellbeing and Mental Health of Family Members

edited by

Nicolette Vanessa Roman

and James Reid

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: family; family capabilities; mental health; family wellbeing; family centredness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Nursing Practice in Primary Health Care

edited by

Carey Mather

and Kathleen Tori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: access; equity and sustainability; models of practice; multidisciplinary health teams; primary healthcare models of practice; primary healthcare workforce; recruitment and retention; rural and remote healthcare; rural health workforce

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

Trends in Chronic Pain Assessment and Treatment: Essential Aspects for Rehabilitation and Clinical Management

edited by Karen Barros Parron Fernandes and

Rosario Caruso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain assessment; pain medication; neuromodulation; patient-controlled analgesia; preventive analgesia; disability; chronic pain

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

Biopsychosocial Predictors of Vulnerability, Resilience, and Intervention Responsiveness Among Trauma-Exposed Populations

edited by

Eamonn Arble

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; resilience; assessment; intervention

Prevention and Management of Substance Use and Mental Health Issues in the Perinatal Period

edited by Beth Bailey

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy substance use; perinatal mental health; mental health screening; substance use screening; pregnancy intervention; mental health risk; substance use risk; in utero exposures; mother– child health; developmental outcomes

Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women: Trends, Risks, and Intervention Approaches

edited by

Yukiko Washio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: prenatal alcohol use; postpartum alcohol use; breastfeeding; other substance use and tobacco use; intimate partner violence; trauma exposure; maternal depression; sexual health; HIV/AIDS; prevention and treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Perspectives in Behavioral and Mental Health

edited by

Shirley Wyver

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; behavioral health; detection; prevention; intervention; global crises; minority populations; culture; urbanization

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

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