"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.720 N01.400.550 N06.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Public Health- Public Health
- Health, Public
- Community Health
- Health, Community
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health" by people in Profiles.
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Delivering Rheumatic Heart Disease Diagnosis at Scale: Performance of an Integrated Public Health Screening Program in Northern Uganda. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 03 03; 15(5):e043275.
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Financial epidemiology: Linking financialization to population health. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Mar; 392:118930.
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Development of an Early-Phase Local Model for Pandemics Using Public Health Data: Application to the COVID-19 Pandemic. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2024; 2024:1170-1179.
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Nationwide Implementation of HIV Molecular Cluster Detection by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Local Health Departments, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 05; 31(13):80-88.
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Shaping the future of inflammatory bowel disease: a global research agenda for better management and public health response. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jun; 22(6):438-452.
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Enhanced support for adherence to rheumatic heart disease prophylaxis for children in the public health system in Uganda (CAMPS): a pragmatic randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 04; 13(4):e707-e715.
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AI integrations with lung cancer screening: Considerations in developing AI in a public health setting. Eur J Cancer. 2025 May 02; 220:115345.
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Next generation brain health: transforming global research and public health to promote prevention of dementia and reduce its risk in young adult populations. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2024 12; 5(12):100665.
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Poland, Public Health, Chaplains, Clergy, Mindfulness and Prayer. J Relig Health. 2024 Dec; 63(6):4049-4054.
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A framework and process for community-engaged, mixed-methods cancer needs assessments. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Oct; 35(10):1319-1332.