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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Scott Minger, Chief Development Officer at Vitamin Angels, a public health nonprofit improving maternal and child nutrition worldwide.
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Scott Minger, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris responds to Biden's 'garbage' comments Kennedy has been anti-vaccine activist and founded the Children's Health Defense, a prominent anti-vaccine nonprofit that has campaigned against immunizations and other public health measures like water fluoridation.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The middle-aged Iowa resident had returned from travel in that region early in October, Iowa public health officials said in a news release.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
For every 6,000 people in rural areas, there’s one public health nurse — who often works part-time, one analysis found.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Scott Minger, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Harris responds to Biden's 'garbage' comments Kennedy has been anti-vaccine activist and founded the Children's Health Defense, a prominent anti-vaccine nonprofit that has campaigned against immunizations and other public health measures like water fluoridation.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The middle-aged Iowa resident had returned from travel in that region early in October, Iowa public health officials said in a news release.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
For every 6,000 people in rural areas, there’s one public health nurse — who often works part-time, one analysis found.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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