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Youth-Focused HIV Prevention Innovations in High-Need Populations

edited by Allysha C. Maragh-Bass and

Adam Sukhija-Cohen

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV prevention; health disparities; adolescent health; racial equity; LGBTQ+ health; sexual/gender minorities; implementation science; qualitative research; quantitative research; ending the HIV epidemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Cultural Resilience and Health Equity: Centering on American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

edited by Vanessa Hiratsuka

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; culturally based interventions; community driven; participatory research; physical; mental; emotional; and spiritual health; decolonizing health and medicine; Indigenous methodology; Indigenous-led health initiatives

Addressing Oral Health Needs in Vulnerable and Underserved Populations

edited by

Ana Neumann

submission deadline 7 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health disparities; vulnerable populations; community oral health; access to dental care; health policy; cultural competency in oral health care; oral disease prevention; social determinants of oral health; underserved populations; clinical outcomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Occupational Health and Prevention of Work-Related Diseases

edited by

Heather Scott-Marshall

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational health; workplace safety; psychosocial risks; ergonomics; workplace wellness; occupational stress; injury prevention; health promotion programs; workplace fatigue; health and safety regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Health Promotion and Mental Health Among People with Breast Cancer

edited by Cannas Kwok

submission deadline 13 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2541 | Submission Open

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

(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 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13641 | 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)

Prevention and Treatment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness

edited by Clint A. Bowers and Deborah C. Beidel

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3561 | 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)

Advancing Breast Health and Breast Cancer Prevention Through Policy, Community, System and Technological Change

edited by Mi Hwa Lee and Deeonna Farr

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast health; breast density; breast cancer; mammogram; health policy; intervention; breast cancer

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

Health Promotion Among the People with Periodontal Disease

edited by

José Miguel Amenábar

and

Joao Paulo Steffens

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontal disease; health promotion; oral health; prevention; patient education; lifestyle modification; self-care; quality of life; public health; systemic health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Health and Health Equity in Latin America

edited by Thankam S. Sunil

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8641 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Health Inequalities in Primary Care

edited by Charles Hongoro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6416 | Submission Open

Keywords: access and use; effective coverage; health inequalities; quality of healthcare; primary care funding; health technology; public– private mix models; community involvement; supportive health policies

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

Psychosocial Impact in the Post-pandemic Era

edited by

Wanderlei Abadio De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5484 | 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)

Role of Social Determinants in Health of Vulnerable Groups

edited by

Monideepa Bhattacharya Becerra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2943 | Submission Open

Keywords: health disparities; health equity; structural racism; health policy; chronic disease; infectious disease; discrimination and health; community-based interventions; socioeconomic inequality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

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

edited by

Eamonn Arble

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2717 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma; resilience; assessment; intervention

Advances in Women’s Health and Pelvic Health: Lifelong Care

edited by

Paula Clara Ribeiro Santos

and Diana Salvador Bernardo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: pelvic; pregnancy; postpartum; menopause; health promotion; physical activity; urinary incontinence

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

Public Health Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

edited by Anna Helova

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health strategies; HIV/AIDS; prevention; treatment; implementation strategies; community-based interventions; policy; sustainability; health equity; social determinants of health

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

Psychological Distress in Adolescents: Its Prevalence and Relation to Addictive Behaviors

edited by

Anika Toorie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1563 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychosocial stress; anxiety; adolescent; addiction; depression; endocrine physiology; neurodevelopment; behavioral neuroscience; substance misuse/abuse; motivated behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Bridging the Gap in Studies on the Food Environment: The State-of-the-Art in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariana Carvalho de Menezes

, Larissa Loures Mendes and Ariene Silva do Carmo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: food environment; nutrition environment; low- and middle-income countries; food system; food stores; food retail; environmental health; community food environment; organizational food environment; consumer food environment; information food environment; home food environment; digital food environment; built environment; social environment; food swamp; food desert; food labeling; food promotion; food price

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 2026 | Viewed by 510 | 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 2026 | Viewed by 449 | 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 Much Exercise Is Enough? The Role of Physical Activity or Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Noncommunicable Diseases

edited by Clodoaldo Antônio De Sá

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; exercise therapy; aging; non-communicable diseases; exercise physiology; health promotion; metabolic health; rehabilitation; prevention; blood flow restriction

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

Resilience and Rights: Advancing Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in an Era of Crisis

edited by Julie H. Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); crisis responses; climate change and health; humanitarian interventions; resilience; women and girls’ empowerment; policy integration; transformative health interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Reducing Stigma and Discrimination in Global Mental Health

edited by

Oladapo Akinlotan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health stigma; mental health discrimination; mental health stereotyping; stigma reduction; anti-stigma; global mental health; mental illness; stigma; stigmatisation; discrimination; bias; prejudice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

The Patient Experience: Antecedents, Structural Models and Links to Hospital Quality

edited by

Espen Olsen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: patient experiences; psychometrics; patient-reported experience measure (PREM); validity; quality of care

Occupational Health Nursing in Diverse Settings

edited by Gugu Mchunu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational health; employee safety; healthcare settings; health promoting workplaces

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

Optimizing Resource Allocation for Population Health and Disease Prevention

edited by

Randolph Hall

and Mingdong Lyu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource allocation in public health; dynamic transmission and vaccination models; spatiotemporal forecasting for public health; preventive intervention cost-effectiveness; health system resilience

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

Environmental Public Health Interventions in Chronic Disease Prevention

edited by Elizabeth W. Holt

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic disease; noncommunicable disease; environmental intervention; built environment; prevention

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

Public Health Approaches to Oral and Periodontal Health

edited by

Natália M. Pola

and

Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: public oral health; periodontal disease; health promotion; health policies; oral epidemiology; oral disease prevention; health inequalities; community-based strategies; healthcare integration; social determinants of health

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

Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Primary Care for People with Dementia

edited by

David William Molloy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare access; older adults; barriers; dementia; caregiver concerns

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

Exercise and Fatigue: A Public Health Approach to the Exacerbation of Post-Exertional Malaise

edited by Lynette Hodges

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic fatigue; myalgic encephalomyelitis; cancer-related fatigue; long COVID pacing; exercise; cardiopulmonary exercise; fatigue

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

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

edited by Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail

submission deadline 3 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 480 | 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)

Gender-Based Violence as a Global Public Health Challenge: Intersections, Determinants, and Pathways to Prevention

edited by

Ariadna Munté-Pascual

, Ane López De Aguileta and Carmen Elboj-Saso

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender-based violence; gender violence; public health; intersectionality; health inequalities; prevention and intervention; human rights; policy responses; social impact; co-creation; successful actions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Promoting Health and Safety in the Workplace

edited by

Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz

and

Clarice Alves Bonow

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30559 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; workforce; individual and environmental occupational health; workplace well-being strategies; work– family balance; workplace safety; interventions; mental health; inter-relational conditions in the workplace; conditions of work-related illness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

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

edited by

Heriberto Antonio Pineda-Espejel

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6888 | 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)

Sustainable Nutrition: Bridging Food Systems, Climate Change, and Human Health

edited by

Amanda Rodrigues Amorim Adegboye

Maria Beatriz Trindade De Castro

and

Marija Knez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6662 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; sustainable nutrition; climate change mitigation; dietary patterns; sustainable diets; plant-based diets; agroecology; sustainable food procurement; food security; non-conventional edible plants; underutilised crops; shorter supply chains; biodiversity; dietary diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Public Health Advances in the Recognition and Response to Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence

edited by

Gia Elise Barboza-Salerno

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2873 | Submission Open

Keywords: social and legal determinants of violence; prevention frameworks; public health policy; proactive policy; structural violence

(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 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2854 | 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)

Exploring Quality of Life in Nursing and Patient Care

edited by

Nikolina Farčić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; nurses; nursing; patients; education; health; pain

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

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 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2353 | 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)

Advances in Biostatistics for Cardiovascular and Cancer Research

edited by

Nan Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostatistics; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; research methodology; medical diagnosis; clinical research; behavioral research; healthcare; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Improving Maternal and Child Oral Healthcare

edited by Lívia Zina and Izabella Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; maternal– child health services; maternal health; child health; mother– child relations; public health dentistry; delivery of health care; health promotion; epidemiology; preventive dentistry

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

Agricultural Health and Sustainability: Addressing Occupational, Mental, and Environmental Challenges

edited by

Lorann Stallones

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; mental health; sustainable agriculture; agricultural safety and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Family Caregiving of Older Adults: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hanne Konradsen

and Zarina Nahar Kabir

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: family caregiving; family health; older adults; care partner; informal caregiving

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

Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Bridging the Gap

edited by Andrew Yockey

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; health literacy; health disparities; equity; health education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Virtual Maternity Care in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

edited by

Deborah Fox

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: pregnancy; postpartum; virtual maternity care; antenatal; prenatal; remote pregnancy care; maternity hospital at home

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

2nd Edition of Oral Diseases: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Razia Abdool Gafaar G. Khammissa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral medicine; oral mucosal disease; orofacial pain; salivary gland disorders; oral cancer; oral potentially malignant disorders; oral manifestations of systemic disease

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

Healthcare Communication in Public Health

edited by Anne Moorhead

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication; healthcare; public health; digital health

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

Achieving HIV Management Through Nursing and Public Health Interventions

edited by

Deliwe René Phetlhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV management; nursing interventions; public health; health equity; care continuum; adherence; stigma; prevention; key populations; implementation science

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

Promoting Physical, Mental, and Social Wellbeing in Adults with Hearing Loss: Working Toward Person-Centered, Holistic Care

edited by

David Maidment

and Rebecca J. Bennett

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: hearing loss; health promotion; physical health; mental wellbeing; person-centered care; holistic care; behavior change; digital health interventions; psychosocial support

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

Role of Breastfeeding in Promoting Maternal and Child Health: Global Perspectives

edited by

Shela Hirani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: breastfeeding; health; mothers; children; infants; neonatal; global perspective

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

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