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Call for Papers on solutions to persistent rural public health challenges
Call for Papers on the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health, medicine, and beyond
Volume 23
ISSN: 1545-1151
- Extreme Weather as an Emerging Public Health Challenge for Youth Sports
- Higher Education Institutions: An Underused Setting for Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Community Health Worker Interventions Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review
- Implementing Culturally Tailored Diabetes Prevention in Hispanic Communities: An Integrative Review Using the RE-AIM Framework
- Dance Instructors and Early Recognition of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- A Structural Equation Analysis of Body Image, Stigma, Depression, and Resilience Among Active-Duty Female Military Service Members
- Interpretable Machine Learning for Predicting Early Onset Hypertension in the US
- Physical Activity and Perceptions of the Community Walking Environment Among Cancer Survivors, National Health Interview Survey, 2024
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