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 overflowing homeless encampment near Grady Memorial Hospital, just over a mile from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, had become a public health issue.
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Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Nearly nine in 10 voters say vaccines are essential for public health, and 93% agree that Americans should be able to protect themselves and their family with vaccines that are available, accessible, and affordable.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Israeli strikes have killed 16 people in Lebanon, the country's public health ministry said today.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Outreach workers and public health officials say the highly addictive synthetic opioid has devastated many people living on the streets nearby.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Nearly nine in 10 voters say vaccines are essential for public health, and 93% agree that Americans should be able to protect themselves and their family with vaccines that are available, accessible, and affordable.
—Jerome Adams, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Israeli strikes have killed 16 people in Lebanon, the country's public health ministry said today.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Outreach workers and public health officials say the highly addictive synthetic opioid has devastated many people living on the streets nearby.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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