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 the vital interplay between natural environments and human health outcomes. The scope of this Collection encompasses a diverse range of topics, including but not limited to:

The impact of vegetation and other biota on mental health

The potential of green spaces to alleviate the health effects of pollution, and research examining independent effects that green spaces may have on health outcomes aside from the effects of pollution

The role of natural environments in promoting physical activity and reducing social isolation

The implications of green spaces for addressing neighborhood social inequalities, including mitigation of climate-related exposures (e.g. urban heat islands, flooding)

Enhancing community resilience through green space accessibility

Issues of Green Gentrification and their relation to health

The moderating role of crime and perceived safety on associations of green space and health

Nature-based interventions, solutions and health outcomes

Assessing exposure to nature beyond satellite-derived vegetation cover indices

Biodiversity plans and urban greening as preventative public health policy

Nature and health in low- and middle-income countries or understudied ecoregions (e.g. tropical forests, deserts, mountains, mangroves and coasts)

We invite contributions that investigate these themes and explore how nature-focused policies can mitigate the adverse health effects of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, we aim to contribute to a holistic understanding of how green spaces and nature can be leveraged as a powerful tool in the pursuit of healthier communities and sustainable cities.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to Planetary Health, including SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities, and SDG 15: Life on Land.

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.