Preventing Chronic Disease

(ISSN: 1545-1151)

Mission Statement

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The journal addresses the interface between applied public health research, practice, and policy. Articles focus on preventing and controlling chronic diseases and conditions, promoting health, and examining the biological, behavioral, physical, and social determinants of health and their impact on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality across the life span.

Contact Information

Publisher contact information is available at: [email protected] and http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/contactus.htm

Subscription and Reprint Information

Subscription information is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/subscriptions/index.htm

Editorial Advisory Board

Information about the Editorial Board is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/about_the_journal/editorial_board.htm

Author Guidelines

Instructions for authors are available at: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/for_authors/index.htm

Disclaimer

The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CDC or the institutions with which the authors are affiliated.

Preventing Chronic Disease is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency. Therefore, all materials published in Preventing Chronic Disease are in the public domain and can be used without permission. Proper citation, however, is required.

Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.