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Environmental and Public Health

Environmental and public health examines how physical, chemical, biological, and social factors in the environment affect human health and disease patterns across populations. Research published in Public Health International addresses diverse dimensions of this intersection, including the use of freshwater bivalves…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 89× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Environmental and public health examines how physical, chemical, biological, and social factors in the environment affect human health and disease patterns across populations. Research published in Public Health International addresses diverse dimensions of this intersection, including the use of freshwater bivalves as bioindicators for pollution monitoring in river systems, the prevalence and distribution of infectious agents such as Campylobacter species in clinical populations, and diarrheal disease burden among children in specific geographic regions. The journal has explored emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in relation to geopolitical factors and laboratory research practices, as well as public health responses to respiratory disease transmission, including face mask policies during pandemic conditions. Environmental health research extends to tobacco control strategies and secondhand smoke exposure in occupational settings, alongside investigations of potential health risks from electronic cigarette use. Additional work examines unintentional injuries in young children within urban environments and health education approaches for adolescent populations. This body of research reflects the field's fundamental concern with identifying environmental hazards, understanding exposure pathways, and developing evidence-based interventions to protect community health across varied settings and populations.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 89 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Environmental and Public Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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