Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
This section highlights the importance of using multi-disciplinary research approaches to address infectious and chronic diseases and to understand the complex underlying relationships with social determinants of health, climate change, and environmental conditions. The section focuses on public health aspects pertaining to infectious and chronic diseases, with an emphasis on disease prevention. The section is designed to aid the publication of original articles, review articles and meta-analyses, research protocols, and communications from innovative research on the pathobiology, epidemiology, prevention, and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Keywords and Focus
- Epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases
- Prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases
- Pathobiology of infectious and chronic diseases
- Health disparities related to infectious and chronic diseases
- Social determinants of health related to infectious and chronic diseases
- Health policies and management of infectious and chronic diseases
- Economic impact of chronic diseases, including work ability, productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, and retirement.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- One Health Including and Beyond Zoonoses (Deadline: 21 December 2024)
- Cancer Prevention Research: Ideas and Opportunities across the Life Course (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Disparity of Non-Communicable Diseases Among Pacific Islanders (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Cancer Prevention and Control: How Systemic Inequities, Place, and Context Matters (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Disease Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Leveraging the Use of Technology Transformation to Advance the Health of Persons with Chronic Illness (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Migrant Health Challenges in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Control of Frontier Malaria (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Social Determinants of Health and Risks for Developing Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Complications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Burden of Disease Attributable to Type 2 Diabetes (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- New Advances in Diabetes (Deadline: 14 March 2025)
- Epidemiology of Lifestyle-Related Diseases (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Non-pharmacological Interventions for the Management of Chronic Health Conditions and Non-communicable Diseases (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Prevention and Management of Multimorbidity in Older People (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Health, Social Problems and Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Diseases, Quality of Life, and the Need for Emotional and Social Support (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Digital Technology for Disease Treatment (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Impact of Heat (Zone/Vulnerability) on Disease Incidence, Severity, and Outcomes (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- HIV/AIDS Testing and Prevention (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Advancing One Health Approaches for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Transdisciplinary Perspectives (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- New Advances in Community-Based Approaches to Cancer Prevention Epidemiology (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Analysis Approaches for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Prevention and Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Future Global Vaccination Strategies: Lessons from Early 21st Century Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Alcohol Consumption and Associated Cardiovascular Risk Factors (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- The Health-Related Quality of Life of Older People with Chronic Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- HIV Care Engagement and Quality of Life Among People Living with HIV (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advancing Health Services and Systems for Vulnerable Populations including People with Chronic Conditions (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Unveiling Chronic Pain: Understanding Prevalence, Management, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Inflammatory Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Enhancing Sleep Quality to Improve the Health of People with Chronic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
