"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health" by people in Profiles.
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Opening decision spaces: A case study on the opportunities and constraints in the public health sector of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0304775.
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Introducing www.epidemic-em.org: A Collection of Online Resources and Training Materials for Strengthening use of Emergency Operations Centers for Epidemic Response. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Feb 23; 18:e48.
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Enhanced or hindered research benefits? A realist review of community engagement and participatory research practices for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 02 10; 9(2).
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A WHO-led global strategy to control greenhouse gas emissions: a call for action. Global Health. 2024 Jan 02; 20(1):4.
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Long COVID in low-income and middle-income countries: the hidden public health crisis. Lancet. 2023 09 30; 402(10408):1115-1117.
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Participatory action research to address lack of safe water, a community-nominated health priority in rural South Africa. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288524.
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A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study. Parasit Vectors. 2023 Jan 20; 16(1):21.
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Burden of mortality linked to community-nominated priorities in rural South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31; 15(1):2013599.
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A potential role of cockroaches in the transmission of pathogenic bacteria with antibiotic resistance: A scoping review. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022 11 29; 16(11):1671-1678.
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Whole person HIV services: a social science approach. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2023 Jan 01; 18(1):46-51.