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.

MeSH information

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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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Public Policy".

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

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