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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No-Burn Days are needed to protect public health when fine particle pollution levels are expected to be high anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Kennedy characterized the decision as both a public health and budgetary concern, arguing that the federal government should not subsidize foods that contribute to illness.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Local public health officials in Kenya expressed frustration over the lack of consultation on the deal signed with the US.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The South Coast Air Quality Management District said no-burn alerts are issued to protect public health when levels of fine particle pollution or ozone are forecasted to be high anywhere in the South Coast Basin.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Kennedy characterized the decision as both a public health and budgetary concern, arguing that the federal government should not subsidize foods that contribute to illness.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Local public health officials in Kenya expressed frustration over the lack of consultation on the deal signed with the US.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The South Coast Air Quality Management District said no-burn alerts are issued to protect public health when levels of fine particle pollution or ozone are forecasted to be high anywhere in the South Coast Basin.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public health
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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