Volume
8: No. 1, January 2011
BRIEF
Publishing on Policy: Trends in Public Health
| Year |
Number of Articles |
| 1998 |
51 |
| 1999 |
60 |
| 2000 |
54 |
| 2001 |
74 |
| 2002 |
47 |
| 2003 |
84 |
| 2004 |
62 |
| 2005 |
74 |
| 2006 |
52 |
| 2007 |
86 |
| 2008 |
81 |
Figure 1. Total policy articles published in 16
general public health journals, by year, 1998-2008. The journals are listed in
the Appendix.
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| Topic |
Number of Articles |
| Genetic testing |
8 |
| Advocacy |
11 |
| Physical activity |
16 |
| Special populations |
16 |
| Nutrition |
20 |
| Community policy |
20 |
| Maternal/women’s health |
27 |
| Environmental/disaster |
29 |
| Adolescent/child |
33 |
| HIV/AIDS |
34 |
| Violence/safety |
34 |
| Drugs/alcohol |
42 |
| School policy |
82 |
| Health care |
170 |
| Smoking/tobacco |
183 |
Figure 2. Number of articles published on policy topics
in 16 general public health journals, 1998-2008. The journals are listed in
the Appendix.
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