public health
noun
: the art and science dealing with the protection and improvement of community health by organized community effort and including preventive medicine and sanitary and social science
Examples of public health in a Sentence
a disease that poses a serious threat to public health
She got her degree in public health.
Public health officials warned of an influenza outbreak.
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Politicians who care about public health, not to mention the environment and animal welfare, should back the effort.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Children with public health insurance were also more likely to be reported to child protective services compared to children with private insurance.
—Zoe Adams and Asher Levinthal, STAT, 21 June 2024
Police and public health experts were sounding the alarm about a spike in violent and pornographic videos being witnessed by children via handheld devices.
—Joseph Wilson and Laurie Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Hudson moreover joined Sanofi, the leading French pharmaceutical company, just before the biggest global public health crisis in a century hit us.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
Children with public health insurance were also more likely to be reported to child protective services compared to children with private insurance.
—Zoe Adams and Asher Levinthal, STAT, 21 June 2024
Police and public health experts were sounding the alarm about a spike in violent and pornographic videos being witnessed by children via handheld devices.
—Joseph Wilson and Laurie Kellman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
Hudson moreover joined Sanofi, the leading French pharmaceutical company, just before the biggest global public health crisis in a century hit us.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 20 June 2024
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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public health
noun
pub·lic health
ˌpəb-lik- 
: the art and science dealing with the protection and improvement of community health by organized community effort and including preventive medicine and sanitary and social science
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