Public Policy

"Public 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.

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A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.

Descriptor ID	D011640
MeSH Number(s)	I01.655.500.608 I01.880.604.825.608 N03.623.500.608
Concept/Terms	Public Policy Public Policy Policies, Public Policy, Public Public Policies Population Policy Population Policy Policies, Population Policy, Population Population Policies Social Protection Social Protection Protection, Social Migration Policy Migration Policy Migration Policies Policies, Migration Policy, Migration Social Policy Social Policy Policies, Social Policy, Social Social Policies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Public Policy".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Policy [I01.655]
Social Control Policies [I01.655.500]
Public Policy [I01.655.500.608]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Social Control Policies [I01.880.604.825]
Public Policy [I01.880.604.825.608]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Policy [N03.623]
Social Control Policies [N03.623.500]
Public Policy [N03.623.500.608]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Public Policy".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Public Policy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Public Policy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 39 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	1	2
2004	0	3	3
2006	0	2	2
2007	3	0	3
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	0	2	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	2	1	3
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	3	3
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Policy" by people in Profiles.

Hatchimonji JS, Haddad DN, Scantling DR, Kaufman EJ, Hatchimonji DR. Pediatric Firearm Deaths and State Policies on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. Ann Surg. 2026 04 01; 283(4):613-619.

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Gidding SS, Wiegman A, Groselj U, Freiberger T, Peretti N, Dharmayat KI, Daccord M, Bedlington N, Sikonja J, Ray KK, Santos RD, Halle M, Tokg?zoglu L, Guti?rrez-Ibarluzea I, Pinto FJ, Geanta M. Paediatric familial hypercholesterolaemia screening in Europe: public policy background and recommendations. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2022 12 21; 29(18):2301-2311.

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Pottieger M, Rowland L, DiSantis KI. Assessing Increases in Cannabis-Related Diagnoses in US Hospitals by Regional Policy Status. Popul Health Manag. 2022 12; 25(6):738-743.

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Webster JL, Paul D, Purtle J, Locke R, Goldstein ND. State-Level Social and Economic Policies and Their Association With Perinatal and Infant Outcomes. Milbank Q. 2022 03; 100(1):218-260.

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Thakur N, Lovinsky-Desir S, Appell D, Bime C, Castro L, Celed?n JC, Ferreira J, George M, Mageto Y, Mainous III AG, Pakhale S, Riekert KA, Roman J, Ruvalcaba E, Sharma S, Shete P, Wisnivesky JP, Holguin F. Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations for Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 08 01; 204(3):e26-e50.

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Mareiniss DP. Covid19 and the power of the state during a pandemic. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 04; 42:240-241.

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Nasca TJ, Johnson PF, Weiss KB, Brigham TP. Elevating Resident Voices in Health Systems Change: Lessons From the Closure of Hahnemann University Hospital. Acad Med. 2020 04; 95(4):506-508.

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Berns JS, Coull S, Paskin D, Spevetz A, Boyer WC. Reflections on a Crisis in Graduate Medical Education: The Closure of Hahnemann University Hospital. Acad Med. 2020 04; 95(4):499-502.

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Niforatos JD, Zheutlin AR, Pescatore RM. Public interest in gun control in the USA. Inj Prev. 2019 09; 25(Suppl 1):i16-i17.

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Vozikis A, Cooper DN, Mitropoulou C, Kambouris ME, Brand A, Dolzan V, Fortina P, Innocenti F, Lee MT, Leyens L, Macek M, Al-Mulla F, Prainsack B, Squassina A, Taruscio D, van Schaik RH, Vayena E, Williams MS, Patrinos GP. Test Pricing and Reimbursement in Genomic Medicine: Towards a General Strategy. Public Health Genomics. 2016; 19(6):352-363.

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