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Public Health

This community is a space for public health professionals to discuss news, trends, new research, and updates in the field.

159k subscribers298 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)203 authors / mosince 2009

r/publichealth has 159k members (+6.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 298 posts a month from 203 people. Top topics: Public Health Programs, Clinical Research Jobs & Career Paths and Drug Overdose Crisis.

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Size and growth

How r/publichealth has grown

r/publichealth

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.0%in 12 months · +0.9% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026159k
Growing159k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/publichealth

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−44%vs Sep 2025 · −0.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026298
QuieterPeaked at 740 in Feb 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~5% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/publichealth

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Public Health Programs5.0%
  2. Clinical Research Jobs & Career Paths0.2%
  3. Drug Overdose Crisis0.2%
  4. Measles Outbreaks & Cases0.1%
  5. Job Hunting Struggles0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/publichealth

Which post types r/publichealth allows, the karma and account age it asks for, required flair, and every community rule — read from Reddit.

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Timing and removals

How often posts get removed on r/publichealth

The best day and hour for r/publichealth, how many posts moderators remove and which kinds, the shape of its year, and weekdays against weekends.

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What to post

What works on r/publichealth

Title and body length that does well on r/publichealth, and its mix of text posts, links, images, galleries and video.

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/publichealth

Gender and age of the people who write on r/publichealth, the countries and US states they live in, their jobs, and whether a few regulars carry the conversation.

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/publichealth

Requests for recommendations, help and alternatives on r/publichealth, its signature words and phrases, the brands and sites people link with counts, and the tone of the comments.

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research