"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health" by people in Profiles.
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The evolution of public health statistical modeling approaches and how to advance their incorporation into modern arboviral surveillance. J Med Entomol. 2026 Jan 20; 63(1).
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Public Health, Xenozoonosis, and the Right to Withdraw from Long Term Xenotransplant Biosurveillance. New Bioeth. 2025 Jun-Dec; 31(2-4):75-85.
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The Impact of COVID-19 and Related Public Health Measures on Hepatitis C Testing in Ontario, Canada. Viruses. 2025 Aug 26; 17(9).
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Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Public Health Concern by Rural and Urban Ghanaian Mothers Assessed by Weighed Food Compared to Recommended Intakes. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 07; 17(15).
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Turning analysis into action: opportunities and challenges in implementing wastewater science for public health decision-making. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1562659.
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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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New Clinical and Public Health Challenges: Increasing Trends in United States Alcohol Related Mortality. Am J Med. 2025 Mar; 138(3):477-486.
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Wastewater Target Pathogens of Public Health Importance for Expanded Sampling, Houston, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Aug; 30(8):14-17.
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COVID-19 ethics: unique aspects and a review as of early 2024. Monash Bioeth Rev. 2024 Jun; 42(1):55-86.
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A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza. Environ Health. 2024 Jun 28; 23(1):59.