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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During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bhattacharya held views that differed from those of many other public health experts.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
One public health expert who has tracked the impact of pregnancy centers said Missouri has been a leader and innovator in this effort.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
The declaration was denounced by many public health experts as unscientific and irresponsible.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Here’s what to know and how to avoid it
Once a common childhood disease, measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, an accomplishment achieved through a childhood vaccination program that is regarded as a public health success story.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
One public health expert who has tracked the impact of pregnancy centers said Missouri has been a leader and innovator in this effort.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
The declaration was denounced by many public health experts as unscientific and irresponsible.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Here’s what to know and how to avoid it
Once a common childhood disease, measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, an accomplishment achieved through a childhood vaccination program that is regarded as a public health success story.
—Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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