Public Health

"Public Health" 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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Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.

Descriptor ID	D011634
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.720 N01.400.550 N06.850
Concept/Terms	Public Health Public Health Health, Public Community Health Health, Community Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health

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

Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Public Health [H02.403.720]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Public Health [N01.400.550]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Public Health" by people in this website by year, and whether "Public Health" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 321 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 32 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	3	3	6
2003	5	2	7
2004	2	2	4
2005	1	4	5
2006	1	1	2
2007	5	5	10
2008	11	3	14
2009	9	2	11
2010	3	6	9
2011	2	3	5
2012	7	5	12
2013	9	1	10
2014	5	6	11
2015	5	8	13
2016	13	5	18
2017	15	10	25
2018	18	14	32
2019	7	14	21
2020	11	11	22
2021	10	12	22
2022	5	14	19
2023	7	13	20
2024	5	5	10
2025	6	1	7
2026	3	1	4

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

Wang W, Bursac Z, Hu N. Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Survival Data in Public Health and Biomedical Research: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Apr 13; 23(4).

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Patil U, Buchthal OV, McFarlane E, Hurwitz EL, Gilliland B, Yang KI, Nelson-Hurwitz DC. The landscape of undergraduate public health writing instruction: a qualitative assessment. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1737041.

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Ward MK, Jafry A, Coleman S, Fernandez SB, Gwanzura T, Wagner EF. Barriers to Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder Reported by Women During 2020: Insights for the Next Public Health Emergency. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 23; 23(3).

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Kumar S, Mallett A, Olsen S, Coleman A. A holistic approach for quantifying the value of public health programs: social return on investment (SROI) analysis of a mobile clinic as an example. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1650485.

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Ofili EO, Malouhi M, Sarpong DF, Tchounwou PB, Fernandez-Repollet E, Chang SP, Gordon TK, Mubasher M, Quarshie A, Strekalova Y, Lee E, Stiles J, Pemu P, Baez A, Caplan L, Idris MY, Pearson T, Holmes J, Harris C, Trevillion G, Townes A, Dawes DE. The NIH Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI): National and Public Health Impact as Measured by Collaborative Scientific Excellence, Investigator Development, and Community Engagement. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Oct 30; 22(11).

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Chandler RD, Warner S, Guillaume D, Wells J. Exploring ChatGPT's role in women's health self-education: A descriptive study comparing responses with public health guidance. Nurs Outlook. 2025 Jul-Aug; 73(4):102468.

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Sentell T, Berreman JM, Reichhardt L, Grace A, Yamauchi J, Marshall J, Withy K. Quantifying the Public Health Workforce for Hawai'i: Current Data, Measurement Complexities, and Conceptual Frameworks for Next Steps. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025 07; 84(7):87-95.

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Sugimoto-Matsuda J, Nelson-Hurwitz DC, Chung-Do JJ, Antonio MCK, McFarlane E, Hurwitz E, Braun KL. Assuring the "Public" in "Public Health": Developing Workforce Capacity, Diversity, and Connectedness at the Department of Public Health Sciences. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025 07; 84(7):120-127.

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Barrett RH, Bicego EJ, Cotton TC, Kegley S, Key K, Mitchell CS, Farley K, Shahin Z, Hoffman L, Okoye D, Washington K, Walton S, Burney R, Gruner A, Ross T, Grant HW, Mooney MV, Sanford LA, Henry Akintobi T. A Community-Engaged Approach to Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment for Public Health Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 27; 22(7).

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Fu R, Liu S, Oikawa M, Noguchi H, Kawamura A. Healthcare utilization among Japanese older adults during later stage of prolonged pandemic. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 15(1):13813.

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