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Preventing Chronic Disease
Factors Associated with Mental Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan
Students offer their input on public health challenges and innovative ways to address them
Coordination of Health Care Use and Health Disparities Among Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions
35 Years of Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being in American Indian Communities
PCD’s latest Journal Impact Factor and new collections for 2025
This year’s 5-year Journal Impact Factor is the highest the journal has received since the journal was established in 2003.
Volume 23
ISSN: 1545-1151
Manuscripts for these collections may be submitted at any time; however, each collection has its own final submission date. Accepted manuscripts are published on a rolling basis in the order in which they are received.
- Artificial Intelligence in Chronic Disease Prevention, Medicine, and Health Promotion Submission (Due March 30, 2026)
- Students Have Their Say: Novel Approaches and Solutions to Current and Emerging Public Health Problems (Due April 17, 2026)
- Public Health and Pharmacy: Collaborative Approaches to Improve Population Health (Due April 24, 2026)
- Screen Time Effects on Nutrition, Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Sleep Among Children and Adolescents (Due April 30, 2026)
- Geospatial Perspectives on the Intersection of Chronic Disease, Risk Factors, and Health Outcomes (Due May 1, 2026)
- Community Engagement and Population Health From Practice to Evaluation (Due May 18, 2026)
- Advancing Chronic Disease Data Modernization Enhancements (Due May 25, 2026)
- Improving Rural Health: Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges (Due June 15, 2026)
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