Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
The Health Behavior, Chronic Disease, and Health Promotion section of the journal addresses the preventive efforts needed to reduce chronic disease, injury, morbidity, and mortality. It focuses on the behavioral and environmental determinants of health and on multilevel, environmental, geospatial, and contextual approaches to understand and promote health behavior change. The section takes a broad view of the environment, including the physical, built, chemical, biological, social, and digital realms that influence health and can be modified to promote health. This view encompasses both proximal (e.g., institutional) and distal (e.g., economic or policy) influences. Overall, this section seeks to foster research advancing a multilevel perspective on health behaviors and to address diverse demographic groups and diverse nations to advance public health for all.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Methodological studies concerning quantitative or qualitative approaches to exploring environmental influences on health behaviors, chronic disease, and injury;
- Studies of the relationships between the environment (broadly defined), health behaviors, and health outcomes; and
- Health promotion and intervention (especially prevention, cessation, and policy) studies incorporating broadly defined environmental variables and/or addressing novel primary-care-based initiatives at multiple levels.
The section encourages papers: (1) reporting the evaluation of natural experiments as well as randomized trials; (2) investigating the physiological, genetic, epigenetic, and gene/environment mechanisms linking environment and health. These papers should address both the environmental and biological level and should be written with the understanding that the section audience includes researchers from diverse disciplines. Proposals for topical collections and editorials or commentaries on the public health significance and future directions for these subjects are strongly encouraged.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Respiratory Muscle Training for Health and Performance (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Research into Obesity and Diabetes Prevention and Effectiveness (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Trauma, Coping, and Resilience in Adolescents (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Cardiovascular Neural Regulation in Adults from Daily Life to Occupational Environment (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Patterns of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep and Geriatric Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2021)
- Dentistry and Public Health (Deadline: 3 March 2021)
- Feature Papers: New Trends in Suicide Prevention (Deadline: 15 March 2021)
- Effects of Prenatal Smoking/Nicotine Exposure on Child Health (Deadline: 15 March 2021)
- Adolescent Substance Use and Related Harms (Deadline: 15 March 2021)
- Vitamin D and Inflammatory Diseases (Deadline: 30 March 2021)
- Physical Activity for Health (Deadline: 30 March 2021)
- Exercise and Life Style Modification in Health and Disease: Focus on the Immunology, Frailty, and Cardiovascular Function (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Exercise and Performance Physiology (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Diabetes and Obesity: Recent Reviews and Findings (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Initiatives toward Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention: Addressing the Global Imperative (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Functional Evaluation and Exercise Prescription in Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Physical Activity, Physical Function and Suicide (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- The Impact of ENT Diseases in Social Life (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Impairment, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Suicide and Depression in the Elderly (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Dietary Polyphenols and Health (Deadline: 31 March 2021)
- Maternal Medicine (Deadline: 1 April 2021)
- Social-Ecological Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence (Deadline: 15 April 2021)
- Sports and Health: Attitudes and Issues in Creating Sustainability within the Mountain Biking and Surfing Communities (Deadline: 15 April 2021)
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: From Lifestyle to Environmental Factors (Deadline: 20 April 2021)
- Functional Ingredients/Foods and Diet-Induced Obesity Associated Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Physical Activity, Wellness and Health: Challenges, Benefits and Strategies (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Adolescent Depressive Disorder (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Health Promotion and Workplace Culture (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Risk and Protector Factors, Socioeconomic Status and Neurodevelopment (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Risk Management of COVID-19 and Public Health: Medical, Economic, Finance, Business, Political and Educational Implications (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- The Lifestyle Medicine Movement: An Extention of Public Health into Medicine (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Circadian Health (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- Development, Adaptation and Evaluation of Public Health Interventions: A Complex Systems Perspective (Deadline: 30 April 2021)
- COVID-19 Public Policies Around the World: Lessons Learnt from a Series of Case Studies of the First Pandemic Wave (Deadline: 15 May 2021)
- Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Inflammatory Diseases and Its Impact on Quality of Life (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- The Role of Anthropometry in Sport Performance, Health and Nutrition (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Neuromuscular Responses and Adaptations in Exercise, Sport and Health (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- How Visual and Spatial Orientation Contribute to the Control of Postural Balance in Public Health (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Health Care for Older Adults (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Current Status of Tobacco Control Policies (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- The Challenge of Exercise and Lifestyle Modification in the Management of Chronic Conditions (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Environmental Risk Factors, Allergic Diseases and Lung Health (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Using Non-exercise Physical Activity to Reduce Sedentariness in Occupational Work (Deadline: 1 June 2021)
- The Role of the Social Determinants of Health Factors on the Access, Adherence and Effectiveness of Prescribed Medications (Deadline: 1 June 2021)
- Chronic Disease, Disability, and Community Care (Deadline: 1 June 2021)
- Age-Related Functional Decline: Biological Mechanisms and Impacts of Lifestyle Behaviors (Deadline: 10 June 2021)
- Sport-Related Concussions in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (Deadline: 15 June 2021)
- Pathogenesis and Prevention of Substance-Use Disorders and Metabolic Syndrome (Deadline: 20 June 2021)
- Obesity, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Emerging and Chronic Diseases: Application of Geospatial Approach (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Nuts and Human Health (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Obesity and Health Risk Knowledge (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Polytobacco and Alternative Tobacco Product Use in Young Adults (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Wellbeing for All at All Ages (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- School Violence, Diversity and Psychosocial Environment: Bullying, Cyberbullying, Discrimination and Social Exclusion (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Promotion of Active Commuting to School (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Challenges in Physical Activity Domain and Psychological Health (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Dark Traits Influence on Health and Risk Behaviors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Prevention and Management of Frailty (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Psychological Flexibility and Adjustment to Chronic Pain (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Factors Associated with the Psychological Well-Being of University Students: A Preventive View (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Physical Activity Promotion for Reducing Health Disparities in Rural Communities (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Parenting in the Digital Society and Healthy Development (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Alternative Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorder (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Vulnerable Populations: Substance and Behavioral Addictions (Deadline: 1 July 2021)
- Public Health Approach to Trauma and Psychological Distress (Deadline: 1 July 2021)
- Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Trends, Strategies, and Innovations (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- Treatment of Insomnia and Sleep Disorders (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Chronic Diseases: Biopsychosocial Impact, Interventions and Preventive Measures (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Research on Alcohol Culture and Health Behavior (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- The Prescription of Exercise to Improve Cardiovascular Health (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Healthy Aging: Past and Future Challenge (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Drink Driving Rehabilitation Programs (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Impacts of the Neighborhood Environment on Cancer Prevention, Outcomes and Disparities (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Eating Habits and Health (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Basics of Hygiene in Public Health and Health Promotion (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Recent Advances in Neuropsychiatric Disorders in the Elderly (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Towards a Public Health Wellness: Psychosocial & Physical Health in Community (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Advances in New Preventative and Therapeutic Strategies of Chronic Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Lifestyle, Gender and Cancers (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Cigarettes and Tobacco Advertising (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Cardiometabolic Diseases: Infection and Chronic Inflammatory Perspectives (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Physical Activity Promotion for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Cognitive Empowerment for the Enhancement of Active and Healthy Aging (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Epidemiology of Tobacco and Cannabis Use (Deadline: 1 August 2021)
- Social Equity as a Pathway to Health Equity (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Mental Disorders in Older Adults (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Body Composition in Sports and Health (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Seaweeds and Non-communicable Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Mobility Impairments from a Multimodal Neuroscience of Aging Perspective (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Clinimetric Assessment of Instruments for the Measurement of Functional Health Status in Special Populations (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Psychological Risk Factors for Road Safety (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Training Load and Performance Monitoring, Recovery, Wellbeing, Illness and Injury Prevention (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Incentivizing Healthy Behavior: Policies for Curbing Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use and for Promoting Healthy Diets and Increased Physical Activity (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Neighborhoods and Cardiovascular Risk (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Medical, Nursing and Public Health Management (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Healthy Life: Sport, Medicine and Care (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Healthcare Services and Epidemiology for Chronic Disease Management and Prevention (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Risk Behaviors and Substance Abuse among Adolescents (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- The Impact of Sleep Health on Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
- Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 1 September 2021)
- Trauma and Loss (Deadline: 15 September 2021)
- Advances in Sleep Behaviors Associated with Health Outcomes (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Thyroid Disorders (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Treatment and Healthcare of Esophageal Cancer (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- The Nutritional Management of the Pre- and Post-surgery Obesity Patients (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Understanding and Prevention of Suicide (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advances in Addiction and Alcohol Abuse (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advances in Pancreatic Cancer (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Tackling Cancer Stem Cells and Their Involvement in Therapy Resistance (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Applying Traffic Psychology and Human Factors to Understand and Prevent Road Trauma: Now and Tomorrow (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Evidence-Based Practice and Advanced Nursing Care (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Interventions to Enhance an Active Lifestyle in High-Risk Populations (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- The Contributing Role of Clinical Neurophysiology in Public Health (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sleep, Sleep Disorders and Public Health (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Physical, Psychological, and Social Health in Youth through Exercise and Healthy Behaviours (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Nutritional Interventions for the Improvement of Muscle Strength, Muscle Hypertrophy and Muscle Endurance (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Movement Studies for Individuals with Sensory Impairments (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Policy Levers and Actions to Address Food Insecurity in Developing and Developed Countries (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Dietary Behaviors and Health Outcomes in Low-Income Populations (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Clinical and Health Psychology in Chronic Pain Management (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Kidney Disease: Advantages in Clinical, Social, and Enviromental Aspects (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Doing Public Health Research Sociologically: Socio-Environmental Determinants of Health (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Diabetes (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Implementation of Self-Management Interventions in Chronic Disease Care: Challenges and Lessons Learned (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Exercise and Nutritional Approaches to Combat Cancer-Related Bone and Muscle Loss (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Dental Caries Risk Assessment and Management (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Human-Animal Interactions: New Perspectives on the Impact on Human Health and Animal Welfare (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- The Importance of Person-Centered Primary Care (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Healthcare and Cardiovascular Diseases (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Exercise for Brain Health in Autism: A Promising Direction (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Social Determinants of Alcohol Use and Its Consequences (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Human Health Dynamics in the Mobile and Big Data Era (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Psychosocial Correlates of Sexual Violence: From a Target and Perpetrator Perspective (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Social and Psychological Interventions to Reduce Alcohol and Drug Use and Related Harm (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Tobacco and Alcohol and Its Related Diseases and or Injuries (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Health-Related Behaviours during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 20 November 2021)
- Health Promotion: The Impact of Pyschological Factors on Lifestyle (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Well-Being and Quality of Life in the Elderly (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- New Perspectives in the Analysis of Healthy Lifestyles with Special Focus on Physical Activity (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Health Promotion in Relation to Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Era of Sars-Cov2 Pandemic (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- The Role of Lifestyle in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Prevention, Treatment and Survival (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Lifestyle-Induced and Aging-Induced Changes in Body Composition and Physical Fitness: Focus on Healthy Longevity (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Food Consumption and Health Issue (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Recent Research on the Transdiagnostic Risk Factors and Mechanisms in Substance and Behavioral Addictions (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Health and Fitness Outcomes from High Intensity Group Training (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Technical and Scientific Research in Prevention, Safety and Health of High-performance Activities (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Assessment and Management of Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors for the Prevention and Management of Non-communicable Disease in Primary and Community Care (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Public Health Impacts of Exposure to Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Substances Content on Social Media (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Cancer Health Disparities and Public Health (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Functional Foods and Cardiometabolic Health (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Liver Cancer Prevention in Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Where Are We Now? (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Emerging Trends in Combustible Tobacco and Vaping Product Use (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Pelvic Health and Human Movement (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Determinants of Care Trajectory in Chronic Disease (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Health and Quality of Life for Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone (Deadline: 17 December 2021)
- Adherence to Physical Exercise in Patients with Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 23 December 2021)
- Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Physical and Sport Activity for Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Health Promotion and Chronic Diseases Prevention (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Dissemination and Implementation Science Methods and Measures for Physical Activity Interventions in Community Settings (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Psychological (Self-)Regulation and Healthy Behavior Promotion (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Traffic and Road Safety: Multifactorial Analysis of Driving and Walking Behavioral Style (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Dietary Patterns and Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Everyday Life Behaviors, Medical Disorders, and Psychopathology through the Lens of the Psychodynamic Approach (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Eye in Diabetes (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Chronic Kidney Disease: The Global Challenge (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Advances in Research and Methods (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in Macrophage Biology and Their Role in Development and Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- New Advances in Nutrition and Health (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Physical Activity and Exercise for Cardiovascular Health (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases: From Individual to Society (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Impact of Nutrition Dietary Patterns on Health and Quality of Life (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Exercise and Chronic Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Wolfram Syndrome in Pediatric Age (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Population Behavior during COVID-19 (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Biological and Psychological Aspects of Diabetes and Obesity (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Speech Communication in Complex Auditory Scenes and Effects on Voice Behaviour and Health, Listening Comfort, Well-being, and Learning (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Exercise Testing: The Past, Present and Future (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Oxidative Stress/Antioxidant Research (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Training in Sport and Exercise (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- New Advances in Vitreoretinal Surgery: Analytical Studies, Surgical Techniques, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Physical Activity, Exercise or Sedentary Behaviour Interventions (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Behavioural Change and Socioeconomic Disparity in Health during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Addressing the Growing Burden of Chronic Diseases and Multimorbidity: Characterization and Interventions (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Myocardial Infarction: Prevention and Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Functional Foods and Natural Health Products: Implications for Health and Exercise Performance (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Physical Exercise/Physical Activity and Metabolic Diseases in Children and Adolescents (Deadline: 10 January 2022)
- Diet Quality and Diet-Environment Interactions on Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Ageing (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Substance Abuse: The Hidden Epidemic (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Behavior Change in Health Promotion and Prevention of Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Nutraceutical and Adaptogen Supplementation in Exercise and Stressful Environments (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Importance of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Adolescents and Adults (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Carbohydrate Polymer Applications in Biomedical and Public Health (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Research of Respiratory and Heart Diseases: Focus on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Disparities in Health-Risk Behaviors and Health (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Neurobiological Correlates of Psychometric and Biometric Tools in Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Evidence-Based Primary Prevention and Health Promotion: Effectiveness, Scalability, and Transfer (Deadline: 15 February 2022)
- Physical Activity and Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Emotional Intelligence, Active Lifestyle, and Other Associated Variables (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Chronic Kidney Disease: Epidemiology and Disparities (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Impaired Emotion Recognition (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Impact of the Circadian Rhythm in Health and Diseases (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Physical Activity in Chronic Disease Populations (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Health Behaviors and Tertiary Prevention among Cancer Survivors (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs). Risk Factors, Prevention, Treatment (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Global Health Governance in a Post-Pandemic World (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
- New Advances in Interpersonal Violence (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sleep Quality and Health-Related Outcomes (Deadline: 1 September 2022)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Aging and Public Health
- Falls in Older Adults: Risk and Prevention
- Food, Nutrition and Health with Focus on Eating Together
- Health and Rehabilitation Issues in Malaysia Heading Towards 2020
- Health Behavior and Public Health
- Health Behaviors, Risk Factors, NCDs and Health Promotion
- Physical Activity and Public Health
- Prevent Obesity in the First 1000 Days