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Preventing Chronic Disease
This GIS Snapshots measures geographic trends in lung cancer incidence and the proportion of new cases diagnosed at localized-only stage, among male and female adults and by race and ethnicity, from 2010 through 2019.
In this study of US children from 2016 through 2021, research shows that children with treated asthma had significantly higher medical expenditures than children without treated asthma. Explore the data in this week's PCD.
Students, submit your essay on how to address persistent or emerging public health challenges with new approaches and solutions. Selected essays will be featured in our 2025 Student Paper Contest. Click the image above for more info.
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Volume 21
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.
- Call for Papers | Students Have Their Say: Novel Approaches and Solutions to Current and Emerging Public Health Problems
- Call for Papers | 2025 Student Paper Contest
- Call for Papers | Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges
- Call for Papers | Community Engagement and Population Health From Practice to Evaluation
- Call for Papers | Screen-Time Effects on Mental Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Sleep Across the Lifespan
Recent Collections
PCD collections group together published articles under specific topics and themes for rapid dissemination to our readers. Selected collections also include a related PCD Sound Bite podcast.
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