Health Education

"Health Education" 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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Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.

Descriptor ID	D006266
MeSH Number(s)	I02.233.332 N02.421.726.407
Concept/Terms	Health Education Health Education Education, Health Community Health Education Community Health Education Education, Community Health Health Education, Community

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Education".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]
Health Education [I02.233.332]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Health Education [N02.421.726.407]

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

Bar chart showing 140 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	4	3	7
2004	4	2	6
2005	8	6	14
2006	5	3	8
2007	0	3	3
2008	6	4	10
2009	4	4	8
2010	4	3	7
2011	6	4	10
2012	4	4	8
2013	3	4	7
2014	4	3	7
2015	4	8	12
2016	6	2	8
2017	4	1	5
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	1	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	0	2	2
2022	1	2	3
2024	0	1	1
2026	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Education" by people in Profiles.

Carlin RF, Parker MG, Kellams AL, Hauck FR, Kerr S, Cornwell BT, Kiviniemi MT, Geller N, Boguszewski KE, Corwin MJ, Colson ER, Moon RY. Delivering safe sleep and breastfeeding education to pregnant and new mothers through private Facebook groups: study protocol for a 4-armed randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2026 04 22; 26(1).

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Farzan J, Nguyen L, Bogursky A, Nguyen Y, Zhang Y, Vining M, Lalikos J. Advancing Preliminary Findings: A Follow-up Study on Parental Education to Prevent Plagiocephaly. Ann Plast Surg. 2026 May 01; 96(Suppl 5):S260-S264.

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Lee DN, Liu J, Stevens H, Oduguwa K, Stevens EM. Does source matter? Examining the effects of health experts, friends, and social media influencers on young adult perceptions of Instagram e-cigarette education messages. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 May 01; 258:111270.

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Lee DN, Stevens EM. Message Source Credibility and E-Cigarette Harm Perceptions among Young Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 07 26; 19(15).

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Trant AA, Vash-Margita A, Camenga D, Braverman P, Wagner D, Espinal M, Kisanga EP, Lundsberg L, Sheth SS, Fan L. Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Adolescents in the United States. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Jun; 35(3):277-287.

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Gimpel N, Kindratt TB, Gao Y, Mora D, Patel M, Sutton S, Yost A, Fitzgerald S, Hardie B, Day P. Implementing Fitness and Nutrition Education in Urban, Underserved, Community-Based Montessori Schools: Challenges and Lessons Learned. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2022; 16(3):339-348.

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Dresser C, Gentile E, Lyons R, Sullivan K, Balsari S. Climate Change and Health in New England: A Review of Training and Policy Initiatives at Health Education Institutions and Professional Societies. R I Med J (2013). 2021 Nov 01; 104(9):49-54.

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Askelson NM, Brady P, Ryan G, Scheidel C, Delger P, Nguyen P, Jung YS. Implementation and outcome evaluation of a team nutrition intervention: increasing knowledge, attitudes, and preferences. Health Educ Res. 2021 03 23; 36(1):75-86.

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Phan L, Villanti AC, Leshner G, Wagener TL, Stevens EM, Johnson AC, Mays D. Development and Pretesting of Hookah Tobacco Public Education Messages for Young Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 11 25; 17(23).

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Krist AH, Davidson KW, Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Cabana M, Caughey AB, Donahue K, Doubeni CA, Epling JW, Kubik M, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Silverstein M, Simon MA, Tseng CW, Wong JB. Primary Care-Based Interventions to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2020 05 26; 323(20):2060-2066.

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