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
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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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All raw whole milk and cream products produced by Raw Farm LLC that are still on store shelves are being voluntarily recalled following multiple detections of bird flu virus in the company’s milk and dairy supply within the past week, according to California public health officials.
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
If public health officials emphasize the communication of safety risks, however small these are, over the overwhelmingly positive efficacy of vaccines, this could amplify already rising vaccine hesitancy.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
After weeks of investigation, public health officials concluded in late October that contaminated onions were the source of the illness that affected 104 people across 14 states, resulted in one death, and even led to a lawsuit.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
The sluggish federal response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become even more disjointed and ineffective in the second Trump administration — if it isn't abandoned altogether, some public health officials warn.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
If public health officials emphasize the communication of safety risks, however small these are, over the overwhelmingly positive efficacy of vaccines, this could amplify already rising vaccine hesitancy.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
After weeks of investigation, public health officials concluded in late October that contaminated onions were the source of the illness that affected 104 people across 14 states, resulted in one death, and even led to a lawsuit.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
The sluggish federal response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become even more disjointed and ineffective in the second Trump administration — if it isn't abandoned altogether, some public health officials warn.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 2 Dec. 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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