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 is calling for submissions to our Collection on Life‑course approaches to chronic disease prevention. This Collection highlights research that examines how health trajectories are shaped from early development through older adulthood, and how targeted interventions at key stages of life can reduce the burden of chronic diseases.

We welcome studies that explore behavioral, social, and environmental influences across the life-course, as well as research that evaluates policies and programs designed to promote long‑term health. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Long-term effects of early-life interventions across multiple domains
• The role of adverse childhood experiences and developmental trauma throughout the life course
• Lifelong behavioral trajectories and their cumulative impact
• Innovative methodologies in life-course epidemiology
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of life-course interventions in preventing chronic diseases
• Implications of life-course approaches for policy development and health promotion strategies

By bringing together diverse perspectives, we aspire to inspire actionable insights that can guide effective public health strategies and improve health equity for all.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and 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.