"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating a contact tracing course: How universities can develop the public health workforce. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct; 72(7):2111-2117.
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Finding a calling, not a job: How an East Tennessee girl transformed aging and public health. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:922526.
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Salary Differences Between Schools of Medicine and Schools of Public Health for Nonclinical PhD Faculty: A Case Study of One Large Multicampus University System. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Jan-Feb 01; 28(1):E96-E99.
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Shared Language for Shared Work in Population Health. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Sep-Oct; 19(5):450-457.
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Stakeholder perspectives and sustainability of an integrated care model for the prevention and management of obesity: the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) project. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):393-407.
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Uniting Public Health and Primary Care for Healthy Communities in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Feb; 34(Suppl):S203-S209.
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Communicating Awareness About COVID-19 Through Songs: An Example From Ghana. Front Public Health. 2020; 8:607830.
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Assessing COVID-19 risk, vulnerability and infection prevalence in communities. PLoS One. 2020; 15(10):e0241166.
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The Association Between Family Social Network Size and Healthy Lifestyle Factors: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Behav Med. 2020 04; 43(2):198-208.
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Physical activity and sleep problems in homeless adults. PLoS One. 2019; 14(7):e0218870.