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Tytuł:
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Word cloud analysis of historical changes in the subject matter of public health practice in the United Kingdom.
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Autorzy:
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Atenstaedt RL; Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Wales, and Visiting Professor, Glyndwr University, Abergele Hospital, Llanfair Road, Abergele, LL22 8DP, UK. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Public health [Public Health] 2021 Aug; Vol. 197, pp. 39-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 22.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2003- : Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: London ; New York : Academic Press
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MeSH Terms:
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Public Health*
Public Health Practice*
Humans ; United Kingdom
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Analysis; History; Pictorial work; Public health
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210725 Date Completed: 20210921 Latest Revision: 20210921
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.puhe.2021.06.010
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PMID:
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34304079
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Objectives: This study aimed to use the content of the journal Public Health to paint a picture of changing public health practice in the United Kingdom over the last 150 years.
Study Design: Word cloud analysis was used in this study.
Methods: Word clouds were generated for all issues in three separate years, 65 years apart, chosen to represent entirely different periods of public health practice - 1888, 1953 and 2018.
Results: The analysis has been successful in illustrating how the focus of public health practice has changed over the last 150 years in the United Kingdom.
Conclusion: The majority of the analysis has corresponded with the four waves of public health improvement as set out by Hanlon et al. moving from the response to infectious disease caused by the problems of the Industrial Revolution to a focus on the determinants of health and well-being that lie behind chronic diseases, such as cancer. The most recent word cloud for 2018 has illustrated the holistic nature of modern public health practice, the multidisciplinary nature of its workforce and the fact that it is much more gender balanced than in the past.
(Copyright © 2021 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
