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Preventing Chronic Disease
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Volume 21
ISSN: 1545-1151
- Preventing Chronic Disease Collection: From Data to Action: National, State, and Local Efforts to End Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Product Use
- The National and State Tobacco Control Program: Overview of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Efforts to Address Commercial Tobacco Use
- Use of Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Products Among US Middle and High School Students: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2022
- Facilitators and Barriers to Passing Local Policies That Prohibit the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: Qualitative Analysis of Strategies Implemented by 36 Public Health Agencies in California, 2017–2021
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
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