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Last week in BMC Public Health: 11 January - 17 January, 2021
Call for content: Air pollution and health
BMC Public Health is excited to launch a new collection which aims to bring together research on the health impacts of household and ambient air pollution and attributed deaths. For more information on the collection and Guest Editors read here.
Read MoreLessons from the field: Confronting the challenges of health research in humanitarian crises
A collection of articles published across Conflict and Health and BMC Public Health commissioned by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health features analyses of the experiences of teams conducting research in the context of different humanitarian crises.
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Featured article & blog: Racism could be fueling poor health among minority groups in the UK
Results of a study published in BMC Public Health suggest an enduring impact of experiences of racism on mental and physical health. The researchers highlight the need to tackle racial discrimination – not only as a human rights issue, but as an issue that may also have a lasting legacy on health.
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January: Data sharing
Research data are the foundations of reliable and reproducible science. This month, we would like to highlight different ways authors were able to publish and share their data by choosing the BMC series.
Editor's Picks
Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S.
Children in the U.S. were less physically active and more sedentary during April and May compared to February. Furthermore, an existing trend, wherein older kids tend to exercise less than younger ones, worsened during the first months when various lockdowns were put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
States with fewer criminalizing immigrant policies have smaller health care inequities between citizens and noncitizens
Each additional state criminalization policy is associated with a lower odds that noncitizens have a usual source of care compared to US born citizens as noncitizens in a more criminalizing state may face greater barriers to health care access.
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.
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Do parenting practices moderate the association between the physical neighbourhood environment and changes in children’s time spent at various physical activity levels? An exploratory longitudinal study
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Excessive intake of iodine and low prevalence of goiter in school age children five years after implementation of national salt iodization in Shebedino woreda, southern Ethiopia
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Uganda’s increasing dependence on development partner’s support for immunization – a five year resource tracking study (2012 – 2016)
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Reproductive intentions and corresponding use of safer conception methods and contraception among Ugandan HIV clients in serodiscordant relationships
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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.
The journal welcomes submissions in these broad areas of public health research:
Biostatistics and methods
Chronic disease epidemiology
Dental public health
Digital health
Disaster and emergency preparedness and response
Education and training in public health
Environmental health
Global health and human rights
Health behavior and health promotion
Health communication
Health economics and outcomes research
Health policies, systems and management
Infectious disease epidemiology
Injury and violence prevention
Maternal and child health
Mental health
Nutritional health and epidemiology
Occupational health
Physical activity and health
Public health informatics
Social determinants of health
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Read MoreSupporting SDG3: Good Health and Well-Being
BMC Public Health is committed to playing a role in advancing progress towards achieving SDG3 by supporting researchers in disseminating their related work and showcasing this to assist policy-makers, governments and humanitarian organizations in making research-backed decisions to advance the international well-being agenda.
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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 2021.
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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