Public Health is an international, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal. It publishes original papers, reviews and
short reports on all aspects of the science, philosophy, and practice of public health.
It is aimed at all public health practitioners
and researchers and those who manage public health services and systems. This includes public health doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists,
demographers, epidemiologists, health education and promotion specialists, environmental health specialists, and other specialists and
scientists in the field of public health. It will also be of interest to anyone involved in provision of public health programmes, the
care of populations or communities and those who contribute to public health systems in any way.
Published monthly, Public Health
considers submissions on any aspect of public health across age groups and settings.
These include: • Public health practice
and impact • Epidemiology (environmental & toxicological) - fundamental and applied • Need or impact assessments
• Health service effectiveness, management and re-design • Health Protection including control of communicable diseases • Screening • Health promotion and disease prevention • Evaluation of public health programmes or interventions
• Public health governance, audit and quality • Public health law • Public health policy and comparisons
• Capacity in public health systems and workforce
This is not an exhaustive list and the Editors will consider articles
on any issue relating to public health.
Public Health also publishes invited articles, reviews and supplements from
leading experts on topical issues