Vol. 264 No. 3 (2025): The New Finding In EMR Researches

Environmental Health

Issue Description:

The increasing frequency and severity of humanitarian crises—including armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate-induced disasters, and disease outbreaks—pose significant challenges to global public health systems. These crises often lead to the collapse of essential infrastructure, displacement of populations, and disruption of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, which collectively exacerbate the spread of infectious diseases and hinder disease surveillance and response efforts.

This special issue aims to explore the intersection of public health epidemiology, environmental determinants, and human crises, with a particular focus on:

• Disease burden and outbreak dynamics in displaced and vulnerable populations
• Environmental health determinants such as unsafe water, poor sanitation, and air pollution
• Epidemiological modeling and real-time surveillance in crisis settings
• Mental health impacts of displacement and environmental stressors
• Public health system resilience and preparedness in fragile settings
• Evidence-based interventions and policies for mitigating health risks in humanitarian emergencies

The issue invites original research, reviews, case studies, and policy analyses that highlight innovative approaches to understanding and managing public health threats in crisis-affected settings. Contributions from low-resource and conflict-affected regions are especially encouraged to promote equity and global representation in public health knowledge.

Key themes include but are not limited to:

• Outbreak epidemiology in refugee and IDP camps
• Environmental hygiene in conflict zones
• Health impacts of climate change-induced disasters
• Integrated disease surveillance and early warning systems
• Cross-sectoral responses to complex emergencies
• One Health approaches during humanitarian crises