The Research Institute of Health Organization and Medical Management of the Moscow Department of Health published the first issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Health of a Metropolis.
The new publication is intended to become a platform for interdisciplinary discussion of health problems in the light of the creation of management technologies and scientific and methodological support for the operation of health systems in large cities.
On the impact of the urban environment on human health in recent 30 years written hundreds of studies. The new journal will bring together the most significant and relevant materials on best clinical practices., innovative technological developments and scientific research in this area. Topics: epidemiology, screening, prevention of socially significant diseases, health monitoring and urban health systems management.
As noted in the interview Federal News Agency Director of the Institute of Public Health. F. F. Erisman, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, First Moscow State Medical University. AND. M. Sechenov Nikolai Brico, The quality of publications will be supported by expert reviews., evidence-based medicine.
“A number of infectious diseases are common in large cities. Covid-19 infection hit Moscow the most, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk regions. The magazine will publish productive proposals to strengthen the country's infectious and sanitary-epidemiological service ”, - said academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor.
According to the chief epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia, On the pages of the publication, doctors can publish the results of a study of the characteristics of a pandemic, its consequences and lessons, to analyze the shortcomings of monitoring the threats of emergencies and ensuring the biological safety of the population.
“I urge everyone to actively use this platform to discuss the vital problems of the functioning of megacities around the world”, - said academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor.
The electronic journal "Health of the megalopolis" will be published quarterly in Russian and English. First issue materials are now available at www.city-healthcare.com. Editors invite authors and research teams to participate, including, foreign. The journal is planned to be registered in international electronic databases of scientific publications, such as PubMed and Scopus.
Author: Anastasia Alekseeva
