"Health Policy" 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.
Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.
| Descriptor ID |
D006291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.655.500.608.400 I01.880.604.825.608.400 N03.623.500.608.428
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Policy- Health Policy
- Health Policies
- Policies, Health
- Policy, Health
National Health Policy- National Health Policy
- Health Policies, National
- Health Policy, National
- National Health Policies
- Policies, National Health
- Policy, National Health
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Policy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Policy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Policy" by people in Profiles.
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Young People with Cancer: A Growing Population in Need of United Attention. Curr Oncol Rep. 2025 Apr; 27(4):333-335.
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Socioeconomic and Geographic Differences in Mammography Trends Following the 2009 USPSTF Policy Update. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2458141.
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Medicaid Policy and Hepatitis C Treatment Among Rural People Who Use Drugs. Med Care. 2025 Feb 01; 63(2):77-88.
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State Abortion Policy and Moral Distress Among Clinicians Providing Abortion After the Dobbs Decision. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 08 01; 7(8):e2426248.
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Complexities of Physician Workforce Projection: Call for a Unified National Healthcare Workforce Policy. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov; 39(15):3077-3081.
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Developing an Ethics and Policy Framework for Psychedelic Clinical Care: A Consensus Statement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2414650.
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The role of simulation modelling in public health policy evaluation. Lancet Public Health. 2024 Mar; 9(3):e150-e151.
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An Op-Ed Writing Curriculum for Medical Students to Engage in Advocacy Through Public Writing. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May; 39(6):1058-1062.
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Advancing health equity-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality research and action agenda. Health Serv Res. 2023 12; 58 Suppl 3:275-280.
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National dengue surveillance, Cambodia 2002-2020. Bull World Health Organ. 2023 Sep 01; 101(9):605-616.