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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This process can create environmental and public health risks if cyanide is released.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
But health experts say that the claims have no scientific basis and that taking such a step would endanger the country’s public health.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Madeline Heim has broadened her focus to include public health, another area of expertise, and continues to keep an eye on the Mississippi River basin.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
But health experts say that the claims have no scientific basis and that taking such a step would endanger the country’s public health.
—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Madeline Heim has broadened her focus to include public health, another area of expertise, and continues to keep an eye on the Mississippi River basin.
—Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 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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