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  Volume 
	8: No. 1, January 2011 
BRIEFPublishing 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. Return to article 
 
| 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. Return to article | 
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