The Journal contains articles on health and social policy, political economy and sociology, history and philosophy, ethics and law in the areas of health and health care. The Journal provides analysis of developments in the health and social sectors of every area of the world, including relevant scholarly articles, position papers, and stimulating debates about the most controversial issues of the day. It is of interest to health professionals and social scientists interested in the many different facets of health, disease, and health care.

該雜志載有關于衛生和社會政策、政治經濟學和社會學、歷史和哲學、衛生和保健領域的倫理和法律的文章。該雜志分析了世界各個領域衛生和社會部門的發展情況，包括相關學術文章、立場論文，并就當今最具爭議的問題進行了激烈的辯論。它引起了對健康、疾病和衛生保健的許多不同方面感興趣的衛生專業人員和社會科學家的興趣。