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Public Health Systems

Public health systems are the organized structures, institutions, and resources that communities and nations use to protect and improve population health through disease prevention, health promotion, and coordinated service delivery. Research published in Public Health International on this topic examines both the o…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 32× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Public health systems are the organized structures, institutions, and resources that communities and nations use to protect and improve population health through disease prevention, health promotion, and coordinated service delivery. Research published in Public Health International on this topic examines both the operational challenges and strategic development of health systems across diverse settings. The journal has featured studies on health system responses to infectious disease threats, including pandemic preparedness measures such as school reopening protocols, mask-wearing policies, and multi-sectoral coordination in resource-limited environments. Additional research addresses fundamental health system strengthening, exploring the characteristics of systems in underdeveloped and developing countries, data quality issues within public health facilities, and the integration of traditional healthcare practices with national health frameworks. The journal also publishes work on specialized program development within health systems, including population-based cancer screening initiatives and tobacco control roadmaps. Studies examining patient knowledge and attitudes toward specific health conditions, as well as analyses of how external shocks like pandemics affect supply chains and service delivery, further contribute to understanding how public health systems function and adapt to meet population needs across different contexts and resource levels.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Health Systems of Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Head for Higher Education in Healthcare, University of International Studies (UNINT) – Rome, Italy
Exact topic International Journal of Global Health Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3489
2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 32 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Public Health Systems, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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