"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Policy" by people in Profiles.
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Document review of the paper-based implementation of the Framework and strategy for disability and rehabilitation in Gauteng, South Africa. PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0315778.
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Actor sensemaking and its role in implementation of the decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis policy in South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2025 Feb 06; 40(2):183-193.
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Balancing realist review outputs with the needs of policymakers and practitioners. Health Policy Plan. 2025 Jan 11; 40(1):97-104.
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Scoping Review of Climate Change Adaptation Interventions for Health: Implications for Policy and Practice. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 26; 21(12).
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Amplifying youth voices: young people's recommendations for policy and practice to enhance vaccine acceptability. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Nov 18; 24(1):1425.
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Do health care quality improvement policies work for all? Distributional effects by baseline quality in South Africa. Health Econ. 2025 Jan; 34(1):175-199.
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Facilitating the development of urgently required combination vaccines. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jun; 12(6):e1059-e1067.
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Multisectoral interventions for urban health in Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review. Glob Health Action. 2024 12 31; 17(1):2325726.
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The passage and?implementation of?a Health Promotion Levy in?South Africa as a case study of?fair financing procedures. Health Policy Plan. 2023 Nov 14; 38(Supplement_1):i49-i58.
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Moving towards social inclusion: Engaging rural voices in priority setting for health. Health Expect. 2024 Feb; 27(1):e13895.