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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The recall does not currently pose a significant public health threat.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But that message is undercut by Kennedy’s continued mixed messages, public health funding cuts and the muzzling of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), experts added.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
These outbreaks, combined with severe cuts to public health infrastructure, could reverse decades of progress in life expectancy and well-being.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol consumption.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But that message is undercut by Kennedy’s continued mixed messages, public health funding cuts and the muzzling of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), experts added.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
These outbreaks, combined with severe cuts to public health infrastructure, could reverse decades of progress in life expectancy and well-being.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol consumption.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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