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Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?
Dr Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Associate Editor for BMC Public Health, discusses the Oxford and Imperial mathematical models for COVID-19 in this Editorial.
Featured blog: Integrating Domestic Violence Prevention and Mitigation into Global COVID-19 Preparedness and Relief Efforts
Dr Nafisa Halim, Associate Editor for BMC Public Health discusses the recent increase in domestic violence in light of COVID-19 lockdowns and how prevention is key.
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Find a selection of articles published across Springer Nature, as well as additional commentary and books relevant to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.
Read moreSupporting equity in academic publishing
At BMC, we strive to be inclusive and provide equal opportunities to authors based in low- and middle-income countries who might face challenges in publishing their work. Follow us here for guidance on submitting your research to the BMC Series and get in touch with feedback on what else we can do to help move to a more equitable publishing system.
Vaping epidemic a major threat to public health
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26th March 2020: As vaping can cause dangerous lung and respiratory problems, public health experts are concerned that it could aggravate COVID-19 symptoms.
With the CDC warning about a life-threatening vaping illness called EVALI, or 'E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury', this indicates that e-cigarette users may fall among the 'high-risk bracket' of those most vulnerable to COVID-19. Long term studies are needed as we still do not know the full effects of vaping and multiple mechanisms are likely involved in increased susceptibility to COVID-19.
Carrying out research on e-cigarettes or vaping? We would be delighted to consider this. Submit your work here
Want to learn more about vaping? Visit our dedicated page to view research published in BMC Public Health.
Read MoreFeatured article & blog: The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks
The characterization of Ebola-related tweets from the Ebola communication crisis of 2014 may help to improve communication practices in future outbreaks.
The authors discuss their findings here.
Editor's Picks
The NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme – a threat to health?
Since the introduction of the NHS Cost Recovery Program, there has been a significant delay for TB treatment among non-UK born patients.
Subjective social status is an important determinant of perceived stress among adolescents: a cross-sectional study
There is a strong association between low subjective social status in both society and school and a high level of perceived stress in adolescents, particularly in girls.
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Use and value of systematic reviews in English local authority public health: a qualitative study
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Effect of public hospital managers’ risk and gain perception on their attitude towards physician dual practice: a cross-national study in 31 provinces of China
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Parenting as an inhibitor of gender disparities in alcohol use: the case of early adolescents in China
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Intra-grade variability in educational and psychosocial competencies of school going adolescent girls, in the coastal region of Kenya: implications for school based interventions
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Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya
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The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass
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Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models
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Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Mobile phone use and stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression among young adults - a prospective cohort study
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BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.
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Editor
- Natalie Pafitis, BMC
Manuscript Editor
Ben Abbott, BMC
Section Editors
- Marc Adams, Arizona State University, USA
- Noriko Cable, University College London, UK
- Summer Hawkins, Boston College, USA
- Jianguang Ji, Lund University, Sweden
- Ariadne Kapetanaki, University of York, UK
- Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle, Australia
- Zohra Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Youcheng Liu, Wayne State University, USA
- Tim Mackey, University of California San Diego, USA
- Carol Maher, University of South Australia, Australia
- Isabelle Niedhammer, INSERM, France
- Mahfuzar Rahman, ICDDRB, Bangladesh
- David Rehkopf, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
- Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy
- Richard Rosenkranz, Kansas State University, USA
- David Stieb, Population Studies Division, Health Canada, Canada
- Janice L Thompson, University of Birmingham, UK
- Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa, Canada; CREAL, Spain
- Dianne Stanton Ward, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
- Shankar Viswanathan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Assistant Editors
- Megan Barling, BioMed Central
- Maxine Dillon, BioMed Central
Sections
- Biostatistics and methods
- Chronic disease epidemiology
- Energy balance-related behaviors
- Environmental health
- Global health
- Health behavior, health promotion and society
- Health policies, systems and management in high-income countries
- Health policies, systems and management in low and middle-income countries
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Mental health
- Occupational health
- Social determinants of health
Featured collection: Ebola research highlights
On 17 July 2019, the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. Please click here to find relevant research published in BMC Public Health and other journals.
Call for Papers
Collection open for submissions: Contribution of climate change to the spread of infectious diseases
This cross-journal collection brings together in one place articles outlining diseases (and their vectors) that are likely to spread or are already spreading across borders due to the effects of climate change. The impact of policy implementation or interventions designed to contain the spread of infectious diseases, and studies that could inform future global policy or practical solutions are very much welcome. A full list of participating journals can be found following the link above. Deadline: 31 December 2020.
Collection open for submissions: Environmental justice and policy research
This cross-journal collection calls for papers from a broad range of subject areas that shed light on the contribution that evidence-based research can give to develop better practices and policies towards stronger environmental justice.
Collection open for submissions: Developments in global tobacco and alcohol policy
This cross-journal collection aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding global alcohol and tobacco policy, from a variety of different viewpoints.
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