Health Promotion

"Health Promotion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.

Descriptor ID	D006293
MeSH Number(s)	I02.233.332.445 N02.421.726.407.579
Concept/Terms	Health Promotion Health Promotion Promotion, Health Promotions, Health Promotion of Health Health Promotions Promotional Items Promotional Items Item, Promotional Items, Promotional Promotional Item Wellness Programs Wellness Programs Program, Wellness Programs, Wellness Wellness Program Health Campaigns Health Campaigns Campaign, Health Campaigns, Health Health Campaign

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Promotion".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]
Health Education [I02.233.332]
Health Promotion [I02.233.332.445]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Health Education [N02.421.726.407]
Health Promotion [N02.421.726.407.579]

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Bar chart showing 555 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	5	0	5
2002	3	3	6
2003	7	1	8
2004	8	6	14
2005	8	9	17
2006	16	9	25
2007	8	9	17
2008	13	8	21
2009	19	9	28
2010	24	11	35
2011	26	6	32
2012	20	14	34
2013	21	14	35
2014	26	5	31
2015	26	5	31
2016	25	13	38
2017	26	8	34
2018	17	7	24
2019	21	4	25
2020	17	5	22
2021	3	6	9
2022	4	11	15
2023	9	10	19
2024	6	7	13
2025	12	1	13

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Promotion" by people in Profiles.

Crespo NC, Godino J, Behar A, Dionicio P, de la Torre CL, Fraga K, Santoscoy M, Elder JP, Oren E, Lin CD, Arredondo EM, Madanat H, Ramers CB. COVID Prevention Program: Rationale and methodology of a tailored behavioral intervention to prevent household and community spread of COVID-19 among Latinos. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Sep; 156:108046.

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Schmid SM, Soo Hoo C, Pirkle CM, Phillips MM, Thompson M, Yoshida A, Hansen Smith H, Ching L, Finn J, Sentell T. Culturally relevant physical activity in Hawai'i: outrigger canoeing across an adapted social-ecological model. Health Promot Int. 2025 Jul 01; 40(4).

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Weinstein ER, Ross EJ, Marquine MJ, Pan Y, Burke SL, Joo J, Signorile J, Martinez Garza D, Behar-Zusman V, Jimenez DE. Improving Cognitive and Psychological Functioning in Older Latinos With HIV: Results From a Pilot Health Promotion Intervention. Gerontologist. 2025 May 10; 65(6).

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Cheney A, Ramirez A, V?zquez E, Tovar A, Mujuru P, Ortiz G, Zimmer A, Carrillo D. Adapting an Evidence-Based Infant Feeding and Nutrition Program to Promote Healthy Growth and Development in Latinx Families of Low Income. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025 Jul; 57(7):572-587.

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Abu Dabrh AM, Weiss JM, Munipalli B, Kaye MP, Smith K, Shur E, Harenberg S, Garofalo R, Mohabbat AB, Robinson A, Paul SN, Beech BM, Moore M, Brigham TJ, Sforzo GA. Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching: 2023 Addendum. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Aug; 31(8):726-736.

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Kallis Colon MG, Lopez A, Campos Rivera M, Pomeroy J, Palacios C. Baby-Act Intervention to Prevent Excessive Infant Weight Gain: Development, Implementation, Lessons Learned, and Future Applications. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Apr; 29(4):572-581.

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Hansen L, Wu YY, Sentell TL, Thompson M, St John TL, Schmid S, Pirkle CM. Spearfishing and public health promotion: A cross-sectional analysis of the Hawai'i Behavioral Risk Factor?Surveillance System Survey. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0319169.

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Kariuki J, Burke L, Erickson K, Sereika S, Paul S, Cheng J, Biza H, Abdirahman A, Wilbraham K, Milton H, Brown C, Sells M, Osei Baah F, Wells J, Chandler R, Barone Gibbs B. Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of a Novel Web-Based Physical Activity for the Heart (PATH) Intervention Designed to Promote Physical Activity in Adults With Obesity: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Mar 18; 14:e67972.

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Yeary KHK, Allen JD, Arredondo E, Atemnkeng J, Buzcu-Guven B, Day KR, Dicarlo E, Formagini T, Kwon SC, McElfish P, McNeill LH, Newton RL, Park CL, Wilcox S, Williams LB, Yusuf Y, Zoellner J. Cancer interventions with faith-based organizations: a scoping review. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Aug; 36(8):765-779.

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Kang B, Chin L, Camacho-Rivera M, Garza M, de Jes?s Espinosa T, Cong X, Fraser M, Boutjdir M, Ramos SR. Intervention mapping for systematic development of a community-engaged CVD prevention intervention in ethnic and racial sexual minority men with HIV. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1529152.

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