BMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on Monitoring, preventing, and managing diabetes at the population level. With rates of type 2 diabetes rising globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries and underserved communities, prevention strategies are critical. As the disease progresses people with diabetes are at increased risk of complications such as cardiovascular and kidney diseases, neuropathy and visual loss.

This Collection seeks submissions that explore population-level approaches to monitoring rates of diabetes, preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes, and system-wide efforts to improve the management of the disease and reduce rates of complications, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare burdens.

Submissions are encouraged on primary prevention initiatives and culturally adapted, community-level interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes. Research aimed at improving systems for monitoring rates of diabetes and its complications through routinely-collected health data, or for improving management by enhancing patient engagement with healthcare systems or better identifying those in need, are encouraged. Research on diabetes education and support systems is also welcomed, with a focus on empowering individuals to adopt and sustain healthier lifestyles and avoid known causes of diabetes.

Additional topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Access to healthcare and diabetes management

The impact of food insecurity on diabetes outcomes

Community-based interventions for low-income populations

Interventions to reduce exposure to environmental causes of diabetes

Financial barriers to diabetes medication and treatment

Housing instability, employment status and type 2 diabetes

Health literacy, poverty, and diabetes management

Policies to reduce poverty-related health disparities in diabetes

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

BMC Public Health invites submissions to our new Collection, Endocrine disruption as a public health issue. Endocrine disruption has emerged as a growing public health challenge, characterized by the interference of certain chemicals with the normal functioning of the endocrine system. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can mimic, block, or alter hormone signaling, leading to a range of adverse health outcomes. Common sources of EDC exposure include everyday products such as plastics, pesticides, and personal care items, all of which can release substances like bisphenols and phthalates into the environment and human body. Understanding the links between exposure to EDCs and eventual health outcomes is vital for assessing their implications for population health.

We welcome submissions that delve into various aspects of endocrine disruption. Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Role of EDCs in metabolic, endocrine and immune-related disorders

Effect of EDCs in consumer products including personal care products

The links between EDC exposure and male and female reproductive health problems

The links between EDC exposure and certain cancers

Insights into the long-term consequences of early-life EDC exposure and transgenerational effects

Methodological advances in assessing the health impacts of EDC mixtures and cumulative exposures

Development and application of statistical approaches to better estimate the health effects of chronic and/or concurrent exposure

Validating models of cumulative exposure with measurement of combinations of EDCs in human tissues

Individual- and policy-level interventions to address health impacts of EDC exposures

The search for substitutes lacking endocrine disrupting properties

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.