Special Issue on Aging & Public Health

At the biological level, ageing results from the impact of the accumulation of a wide variety of molecular and cellular damage over time. This leads to a gradual decrease in physical and mental capacity, a growing risk of disease, and ultimately, death. Common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors, back and neck pain and osteoarthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, depression, and dementia. Furthermore, as people age, they are more likely to experience several conditions at the same time. Although some of the variations in older people’s health are genetic, much is due to people’s physical and social environments – including their homes, neighbourhoods, and communities, as well as their personal characteristics. And some people experience significant declines in physical and mental capacities at much younger ages. A comprehensive public health response must address this wide range of older people’s experiences and needs.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Aging & Public Health. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Common health conditions associated with ageing
• Chronic disease management
• Intervention and rehabilitation
• Geriatric oncology
• Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly
• Health service and systems for older populations
• Health inequities and public health policy
• Health measurement and monitoring of the elderly
• Aging society and public health
• Health promotion and quality of life
• Advanced technology and nursing for the elderly
• Health-related risk factors and disease prevention
• Healthy behaviors and healthy aging
• Physical, mental, and social aspects and aging

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Aging & Public Health” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

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