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Feature Papers: New Trends in Suicide Prevention

edited by

Maurizio Pompili

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 6 articles

Keywords: Suicide; Prevention; Public health; Assessment; Management; Empathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Pregnancy and Childhood Health Outcomes

edited by

Sheela Sathyanarayana

and

Joseph Braun

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Methods; Susceptibility; Adolescence; Perinatal; Environmental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Children's Health)

Effects of Prenatal Smoking/Nicotine Exposure on Child Health

edited by

Mikael Ekblad

, Ivan Berlin and

Julie Blanc

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Prenatal exposure; Smoking; Pregnancy; Nicotine; Nicotine replacement therapy; Vaping; Health consequences; Child and adolescent health; Child development; Genetically informed designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Adolescent Substance Use and Related Harms

edited by

Kara Thompson

Scott Leatherdale

, Conor Gilligan and

Hannah Allen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Polysubstance use/Co-use; Alcohol; Cannabis; Quantitative; Qualitative; Prevention; Use patterns; Harm reduction; Acute harm; Chronic or long-term harm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Application of Nanocomposites in the Environment

edited by

Aneta Michna

, Maria Morga and Dominik Kosior

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: Polyelectrolyte mono- and multilayers; Polyelectrolyte films; Metal/polyelectrolyte composite formation; Stability of nanocomposites; Adsorption of contaminants; Control releasing of the biomolecules; Metal/metal oxide multilayers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)

Harnessing the Immunomodulatory Effects of Exercise in a New Era of Public Health

edited by

Codella Roberto

, Tiago C. Alves and

Othmar Moser

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: exercise metabolism; exercise immunology; inflammation; diabetes; exercise in chronic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Patient and Consumer Engagement in Health Care and Wellbeing: Challenges and Opportunities for a Participatory Health Approach

edited by

Serena Barello

and

Guendalina Graffigna

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Patient engagement in healthcare; Consumer health engagement; Participatory health; Shared decision making; Healthcare; Digital health; Medical humanities and medical education; Patient advocacy; Food habits and healthy food choices

Global Environmental Health Disparities Affecting Children

edited by Tirupapuliyur Damodaran

submission deadline 15 Mar 2021

Keywords: Health disparity in children; Accidental, negligent, intentional toxicant exposures; Chronic and acute exposures at prenatal, gestational, postnatal, early childhood, and adolescent stages; Health disparities in children due to race, gender, level of education, income, disability, rural vs. Urban, cultural and religious practices; Reproductive loss/dysfunction affecting the developing fetus; Postnatal physical health affected by harmful environments; Disorders of mental health caused by toxic environments; Environmental pollution leading to increased levels of toxicants in water, air and households; Social and economic conditions in children’s household

(This special issue belongs to the Section Children's Health)

Wearable Technology-Based Physical Activity Measurement and Intervention

edited by

Wonwoo Byun

submission deadline 19 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Health)

Food Contaminants and Their Risk Assessment

edited by Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis and Gergely Tóth

submission deadline 20 Mar 2021 | 9 articles

Keywords: Heavy metals; Pesticide residues; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Microplastics; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs); Soil threats; Risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Toxicology and Public Health)

Greenspaces and Health: Measures and Methods

edited by

Soumya Mazumdar

submission deadline 22 Mar 2021 | 6 articles

Keywords: greenspace; measures; methods/methodology; geographical information systems; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

The Social Determinants of Mental Health

edited by Maki Umeda and Eizaburo Tanaka

submission deadline 29 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: social determinants of health; mental health; psychosocial; population health; health equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health)

Fitness Assessment, Athlete’s Monitoring Cycle and Training Interventions in Team Sports

edited by

Filipe Manuel Clemente

and

Hugo Sarmento

submission deadline 30 Mar 2021 | 14 articles

Keywords: fitness assessment; load monitoring; well-being; readiness; training interventions; strength and conditioning; nutritional and supplementation strategies; recovery strategies; injury prevention; injuries epidemiology; illness; performance analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Exercise and Health)

The Global Burden of Occupational Noise Exposure

edited by

Massimo Ralli

Richard Salvi

and Adam Sheppard

submission deadline 30 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: noise; occupational noise exposure; quality of life; noise-induced hearing loss; tinnitus; hypertension; ischemic heart disease; sleep disorders; occupational injury; immunodepression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)

Vitamin D and Inflammatory Diseases

edited by

Vikrant Rai

and

Swati Agrawal

submission deadline 30 Mar 2021

Keywords: vitamin D deficiency; inflammation; immunomodulation; inflammatory cytokines; chronic inflammatory diseases; cardiovascular diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; cancers; vitamin D supplementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Physical Activity for Health

edited by Lindsay Bottoms, Jonathan Sinclair, Daniel Muniz Pumares,

Jon Brazier

and Michael Price

submission deadline 30 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: physical activity; health; inactivity; sedentary; exercise training; chronic health conditions; health and well-being; behavior change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Health and Homelessness

edited by

Kate Frazer

and

Thilo Kroll

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: Homelessness; Health; Mental health; Inequalities in health; Poverty; Health systems; Multi morbidity; Public health; Social justice; Partnership and collaboration; Health assessment; Health promotion; Coronavirus; COVID-19

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Climate Change and Health: Big Data Based Approach

edited by

Jongchul Park

, Sung Moon Kwon and Yong Jee Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: climate change; human health; heatwaves; big data; spatiotemporally high-resolution; impact based forecast; localized threshold; customized adaption; early warning system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Change and Health)

Ageing and Health: A Functional and Psychological Perspective

edited by Daniele Magistro, Noel Kinrade, Giovanni Piumatti and Massimiliano Zecca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: quality of life; activity of daily living; attentional process; fear of falling; attentional control; ageing well; motor skills; physical functioning

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

Water Resources and Flood Management Using Artificial Intelligence and Big-data Mining

edited by

Mawuli Dzakpasu

and Guangtao Fu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial neural network; Machine learning; Big data; Hydrology; Water resource management; Flood inundation forecast; Flood early warning system; Geological information system; Remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)

Geographic and Environmental Perspectives on Population Health

edited by Kristian Larsen and

Richard Sadler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: population health; environment; geographic information science; environmental epidemiology; chronic conditions; infectious diseases; Indigenous health; urban design; spatial epidemiology; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Optimising Drug Prescribing and Improving Medication Management: What Can We Do?

edited by

Caitriona Cahir

and

Enrica Menditto

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: optimizing prescribing; medication management; adherence; potentially inappropriate prescribing; suboptimal prescribing; health outcomes; adverse events; chronic disease; polypharmacy; multimorbidity; population health; drug utilization research

Environmental Waste Recycling

edited by Sangwon Park and

Dongwoo Kang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: waste recycling; waste treatment; recovery of valuables; exhaust gases; stabilization of toxic waste; waste incineration; incineration ashes; wastewater utilization; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)

Psychosocial Factors and Health at Work: Evaluation and Intervention

edited by Michael Leiter, Miguel Ángel Santed,

Santiago Gascón

and

Maria José Chambel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Exercise and Life Style Modification in Health and Disease: Focus on the Immunology, Frailty, and Cardiovascular Function

edited by

Yi-Sub Kwak

Song-Young Park

and

Elizabeth Pekas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 11 articles

Keywords: exercise; life style modification; aging; cardiovascular health; immunology; frailty; arterial stiffness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Exercise and Performance Physiology

edited by

Fabrizio Perroni

, Elena Cavarretta and

Erica Gobbi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: physiological and psychological responses; exercise; strength and conditioning; biomechanics and bioenergetic of movement; functional evaluation; puberty and development; gender differences; nutrition; oxidative stress; athlete's heart; physiological remodeling induced by acute exercise and long-term training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Influence of Anthropogenic Activities on Avian Scavengers Conservation

edited by

Guillermo Blanco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 4 articles

Keywords: avian scavengers; food resources; contamination; health; persecution; collision; pathogens; population dynamics; management; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Physical Activity Programmes for the Elderly and Their Health Implications

edited by

Laura Coll-Planas

Sebastià Mas-Alos

, Nicole Blackburn and Cristina Godinho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: physical activity; ageing; frailty; nursing home; complex interventions; process evaluation; implementation research; intervention

Climate Change: An Often-Missed Cause of Occupational Injuries?

edited by

Matteo Riccò

Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

and

Vincenza Gianfredi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: environmental exposure; occupational health; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Change and Health)

Biomechanics and Performance in Swimming and Aquatic Activities

edited by Antonio José Silva,

Daniel Almeida Marinho

Tiago M. Barbosa

and

Henrique Pereira Neiva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: swimming; training; evaluation; biomechanics; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Creativity and School Functioning

edited by

Maciej Karwowski

and Dorota M. Jankowska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: creativity; divergent thinking; academic achievement; misbehavior; creative learning; school functioning; social relationships; network analyses

Environmental Physiology and Medicine: Diving and Hyperbaric Exposure

edited by

Gerardo Bosco

, Matteo Paganini,

Danilo Cialoni

and Enrico M. Camporesi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Breath hold diving; Scuba diving; Hyperbaric oxygen thearapy; Hyperbaric medicine; Emergency medicine; Decompression illness; Hypoxia; Inflammation; Inflammatory biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Resilience and Improvisation at the Frontlines of Healthcare

edited by

Pavani Rangachari

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 3 articles

Keywords: Resilience; Improvisation; Workarounds; Frontlines of healthcare; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Social media; Health information technology; Interprofessional communication; Leadership in healthcare; Safety culture; Safety climate; Evidence-based practices; Healthcare Organizational resilience; Quality of care; Patient safety

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

The Health Impact of Nature Exposure and Green Exercise

edited by Carly Wood and

Margarita Triguero-Mas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: nature exposure; physical activity; Green Exercise; health; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health Statistics and Risk Assessment)

New Insights in Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Domenico Di Raimondo

and

Salvatore Santo Signorelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 7 articles

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Atherosclerosis; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Physical activity; Arterial hypertension; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Dyslipidemia; Emerging risk factors; Cardiovascular therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Emerging Pollutants: Nature, Analysis, Occurrence, Health Effects and Removal Technologies

edited by

Gerardo León

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 8 articles

Keywords: emerging pollutant; nature; identification; analysis; occurrence; health effect; individual removal/degradation technology (biological, physical, chemical, electrochemical); combined removal/degradation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)

Cervical Cancer Prevention: Looking toward the Future

edited by

Kazunori Nagasaka

and Tetsuji Kurokawa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: Cervical cancer screening; HPV testing; Cervical cytology; Cervical cancer prevention; HPV vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health)

Physical Activity in Childhood and Adolescence

edited by

Víctor Arufe-Giráldez

, Rubén Navarro Patón and

Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: Physical education; Physical activity; Physical exercise; Motor skills; Children; Adolescents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

Realistic Environmental Mixtures of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: From Their Determination to Their Mechanisms of Actions

edited by

Monia Perugini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: environmental mixtures; endocrine disrupting chemicals; risk assessment; bioindicators; in vivo toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)

Workplace Violence in Healthcare Sector

edited by

Daniela Acquadro Maran

and

Nicola Magnavita

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 1 articles

Keywords: mobbing; occupation stalking; harassment; sexual harassment; prevention; intervention; LGBTQ

(This special issue belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)

Spatial Analysis of Environmental Health

edited by Darren Wraith and Susanna Cramb

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: disease mapping; spatiotemporal modeling; public health; environmental modeling; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Health)

Food Safety, Security, Sustainability and Nutrition as Priority Objectives of the Food Sector

edited by

António Raposo

Fernando Ramos

Dele Raheem

Conrado Javier Carrascosa Iruzubieta

and Ariana Saraiva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 14 articles

Keywords: environmental health; food safety; food security; nutrition; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Health Literacy Promotion in Young People

edited by

Kathryn Woods-Townsend

, Celine Murrin and Jacquie Bay

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: adolescent health; health literacy; health education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Communication)

Health Inequalities in Dementia Care

edited by

Clarissa Giebel

and

Kerry Hanna

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: dementia; health inequalities; service utilisation; socio-economic status; rural; ethnicity; care

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

Improving Patient and Staff Safety through Evidence-Based Healthcare Design

edited by

Anjali Joseph

and Ellen Taylor

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: patient safety; staff safety; healthcare facility design; hospitals; evidence-based design; architecture; health systems; simulation; post-occupancy evaluation; teamwork

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

Biology of Human Psychology and Behavior

edited by Piotr Sorokowski, Sławomir Kozieł,

Agnieszka Żelaźniewicz

and Michal Misiak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 5 articles

Keywords: evolutionary psychology; neuroscience; behavioral ecology; psychophysiology; ethology; behavioral endocrinology; psychoneuroimmunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Global Health)

Diabetes and Obesity: Recent Reviews and Findings

edited by

María Rosa Bernal-López

and Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021

Keywords: obesity; diabetes; nutrition; physical activity; weight loss treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

New Advances in Environmental Microbiology

edited by Giovanni Bacci, Matteo Ramazzotti and Niccolò Meriggi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 2 articles

Keywords: metagenomics; environmental microbiology; host-microbiome interactions; host–pathogen interactions; computational biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Promotion of Healthy Active Habits in Children, Adolescents and University Students

edited by

Daniel Camiletti-Moirón

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 6 articles

Keywords: Physical activity; Active transport; Physical Fitness; Obesity; Childhood; Adolescence; University Students; School environment; Cardiometabolic Risk; Psycho-environmental determinants

Strategies and Evidence in Health Communication

edited by

Paolo Castiglia

and

Marco Dettori

submission deadline 31 Mar 2021 | 10 articles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Communication)

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