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Health Workforce MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Health Workforce
Tree Number(s)
N02.350
N04.452.525.500
N05.300.420.400
Unique ID
D006280
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006280
Annotation
do not confuse with HEALTH PERSONNEL, the persons in the field of health care & delivery; coordinate with specific health discipline, occupation or program if pertinent
Scope Note
The availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL. It includes the demand and recruitment of both professional and allied health personnel, their present and future supply and distribution, and their assignment and utilization.
Entry Term(s)
Health Manpower
Health Occupations Manpower
Health Occupations Womanpower
Health Womanpower
Manpower, Health
Manpower, Health Occupations
Womanpower, Health
Womanpower, Health Occupations
Previous Indexing
Health Occupations (1966-1967)
See Also
Medicine
Public MeSH Note
2019; see Health Manpower 1968-2018
History Note
2019(1968)
Entry Combination
education:Health Occupations /education
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Health Workforce Preferred
Health Occupations Womanpower Narrower
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