Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada : Research, Policy and Practice

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is the monthly, online scientific journal of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada. We publish articles on chronic disease and injury prevention, health promotion and health equity. Content includes research from fields such as public, population and community health; health promotion; epidemiology and biostatistics; the behavioural and social sciences; health services and health economics. The journal ensures scientific rigour through the peer review process, participation of internal and external Associate Scientific Editors, and governance by Editorial Board Members with extensive public health expertise. The journal is open access, and does not charge article processing fees. Articles are published in both official languages.