BMC Public Health

Call for papers: Applications of big data in occupational and environmental health

BMC Public Health is delighted to announce the launch of a new thematic series focused on highlighting innovative applications of big data and data sharing in occupational and environmental health.

Deadline for submissions: 30 September, 2017

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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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Natalie Pafitis, BioMed Central

Section Editors

Christopher Barton, Monash University
David Rehkopf, Stanford University School of Medicine
Bianca Brijnath, Curtin University
Amanda Daley, University of Birmingham
Ariadne Kapetanaki, University of Hertfordshire
Youcheng Liu, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Isabelle Niedhammer, INSERM
Mahfuzar Rahman, BRAC
Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Richard Rosenkranz, Kansas State University
Dianne Stanton Ward, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa; CREAL
Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle
Carol Maher, University of South Australia
Marc Adams, Arizona State University
Janice Thompson, University of Birmingham
Christina Pollard, Curtin University
Timothy Mackey, University of California, San Diego
David Stieb, Population Studies Division, Health Canada

Dianne Stanton Ward, Section Editor

Dianne S. Ward, EdD, is an experienced researcher in the area of child health; specifically, obesity prevention. She has published more than 189 research articles, 10 book chapters, and a book about physical activity interventions for children and adolescents. She joined the editorial board of BMC Public Health in 2015.

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