Call for Papers: Improving Women’s Heart Health Across the Life Stages

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) invites researchers, evaluators, clinicians, and health system leaders to submit manuscripts that address innovative strategies for cardiovascular outcomes among women across the life stages (emerging adulthood [mid- to late 20s], early adulthood [late teens to mid-40s], middle adulthood [mid-40s to late 60s], and late adulthood [late 60s to late 80s]). PCD is especially interested in emerging practice areas that support women’s cardiovascular health, such as women-centered clinics, digital health solutions, wearable technologies, and other innovative strategies. Examples of topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitoring cardiovascular outcomes by demographic and reproductive factors
• Women-centered cardiovascular clinics and care models
• Postpartum cardiovascular prevention initiatives
• Digital health, remote monitoring, and wearable technologies
• Use of artificial intelligence and cardiovascular risk prediction in women
• Community health worker interventions in cardiovascular care
• Nutrition and physical activity interventions to improve chronic conditions among women
• Mental health and chronic disease management among women

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts should be submitted to PCD on or before November 27, 2026. Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed and, if accepted, published on a rolling basis. Once all accepted manuscripts have been published, they will be compiled into a PDF collection accessible on the PCD website. Manuscripts must adhere to PCD’s Types of Articles instructions and will undergo the journal’s standard review processes. For more information on submitting a manuscript, please visit PCD’s Author’s Corner.

About the Journal

PCD is a peer-reviewed public health journal sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and authored by experts worldwide. Established in 2004 by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, PCD’s mission is to promote dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers worldwide on the integration and application of research findings and practical experience to improve population health. For more information about the journal, please visit the journal website at https://www.cdc.gov/pcd.