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Public Health Reports Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Public Health Reports in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Public Health Reports format

Public Health Reports is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Public Health Policies and Education, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Public Health Reports, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inPublic Health Policies and Education HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
ISSN0033-3549
Citation impact (2-yr)1.68
h-index129
i10-index2,039
Total citations118,632
Top institutions publishing hereCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Public Health Reports per year

142
2014
110
2015
180
2016
128
2017
125
2018
122
2019
144
2020
177
2021
168
2022
139
2023
117
2024
113
2025

Citation impact of Public Health Reports by publication year

8.9K
2014
2.2K
2015
3.9K
2016
2.4K
2017
3K
2018
3K
2019
2.9K
2020
2.9K
2021
1.8K
2022
979
2023
342
2024
172
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Public Health Reports

The Social Determinants of Health: It's Time to Consider the Causes of the Causes

Paula Braveman, Laura M. Gottlieb · 1 Jan 2014

During the past two decades, the public health community's attention has been drawn increasingly to the social determinants of health (SDH)-the factors apart from medical care that can be influenced by social policies and shape health in powerful ways. We use "medical care" rather than "health care" to refer to clinical services, to avoid potential…

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Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002

R. Monina Klevens, Jonathan R. Edwards, Chesley Richards et al. · 1 Mar 2007

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to provide a national estimate of the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and deaths in United States hospitals. METHODS: No single source of nationally representative data on HAIs is currently available. The authors used a multi-step approach and three data sources. The main source of data was the…

2,965 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Racial Residential Segregation: A Fundamental Cause of Racial Disparities in Health

Daniel R. Williams · 1 Sep 2001

Racial residential segregation is a fundamental cause of racial disparities in health. The physical separation of the races by enforced residence in certain areas is an institutional mechanism of racism that was designed to protect whites from social interaction with blacks. Despite the absence of supportive legal statutes, the degree of residential segregation remains extremely…

2,421 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Racial residential segregation: A fundamental cause of racial disparities in health

David R. Williams, Chiquita Collins · 1 Sep 2001

Racial residential segregation is a fundamental cause of racial disparities in health.The physical separation of the races by enforced residence in certain areas is an institutional mechanism of racism that was designed to protect whites from social interaction with blacks.Despite the absence of supportive legal statutes, the degree of residential segregation remains extremely high for…

2,211 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Defining Cultural Competence: A Practical Framework for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care

J. R. Betancourt · 19 Jun 2003

OBJECTIVES: Racial/ethnic disparities in health in the U.S. have been well described. The field of "cultural competence" has emerged as one strategy to address these disparities. Based on a review of the relevant literature, the authors develop a definition of cultural competence, identify key components for intervention, and describe a practical framework for implementation of…

1,711 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Public Health Reports template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Public Health Reports format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Public Health Reports template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Public Health Reports use?
Public Health Reports uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Public Health Reports, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Public Health Reports?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Public Health Reports document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Public Health Reports template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Public Health Reports format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Public Health Reports?
Public Health Reports is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Public Health Reports template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Public Health Reports PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Public Health Reports template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Public Health Reports template cost?
You can start writing in the Public Health Reports template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Public Health Reports PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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