 Health Policy
"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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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2007 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2008 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2009 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2010 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | 2011 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2012 | 7 | 14 | 21 | | 2013 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2014 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2015 | 7 | 11 | 18 | | 2016 | 7 | 8 | 15 | | 2017 | 12 | 11 | 23 | | 2018 | 12 | 11 | 23 | | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2020 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2021 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2022 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2023 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2024 | 6 | 7 | 13 | | 2025 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Policy" by people in Profiles.
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Loehr J, Moser CA, Asturias EJ, Shaw AC, Goddard K, Chen LH, Chu HY, Kamboj M, Hawkinson D, Maldonado YA, Talbot HK, Brewer NT. Science for vaccine policy: Lack of transparency, misinformation, and poor decision processes at the December 2025 ACIP meeting. Vaccine. 2026 Mar 19; 76:128338.
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Smith L, Roberts KJ, Giambra B, Polfuss M, Danford C, Sheppard-Lemoine D, Schultz TR, Winter N, Mulcaster A, Alrimawi I, Honda J, Brysiewicz P, Carr S, Feetham S. Nurses' Engagement in Healthcare Policy Development: An Umbrella Review. Int Nurs Rev. 2025 Dec; 72(4):e70109.
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Nunes JC, Costa GPA, De Aquino JP, Adinoff B. Expanding Access to Buprenorphine and Methadone: Global Perspectives and Policy Recommendations. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Apr; 47(2):595-610.
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Wang SX, Eniasivam A, Sterken D, Johl K, Auerbach A, Hur J, Jenkins A, Maw AN. Navigating Uncertainty: Sustaining Health Equity in a Shifting Landscape. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Mar; 41(4):1150-1155.
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Taruvinga T, Chingono RS, Tembo M, Olaru ID, Masiye K, Madanhire C, Munhenzva S, Sibanda S, Mafuva L, O'Sullivan N, Osman AY, Deane K, Bandason T, Munyanyi M, Makoni AC, Ngwenya S, Webb K, Chinyanga TT, Ferrand RA, Dixon J, Kranzer K, McCoy D. Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its control measures on women and children: a Zimbabwean case study. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1659703.
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Asturias EJ, Chen LH, Shaw AC, Moser CA, Maldonado YA, Zucker JR, Chu HY, Talbot HK, Cineas S, Lyons K, Schechter R, Kamboj M, Wiley Z, Brewer NT. Science for vaccine policy: Independent review of the September 2025 ACIP processes, deliberations and votes. Vaccine. 2025 Nov 20; 67:127876.
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Hackell JM, Brothers K, Bode S, Costello LM, Kafer LM, O'Leary ST. Medical vs Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions for Child Care and School Attendance: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2025 Aug 01; 156(2).
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Santos PMG, Dubey M, Simpson H, Hong AS, Narayan A, Persaud S, Feldman K, Anderson E, Santos J, Smith M, Bryant MF, Doran JF, Torres MA, Cervantes L, Yabroff KR, Chino F. Access to cancer care for undocumented immigrants in the USA. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Aug; 26(8):e448-e457.
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Pridgen BE, Bontemps AP, Lloyd AR, Wagner WP, Kay ES, Eaton EF, Cropsey KL. U.S. substance use harm reduction efforts: a review of the current state of policy, policy barriers, and recommendations. Harm Reduct J. 2025 Jun 08; 22(1):101.
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Rizzolo K, Villegas L, Cervantes L. The national landscape of kidney transplantation for undocumented immigrants: advancing kidney transplantation equity. Kidney Int. 2025 Jun; 107(6):976-979.
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