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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Despite decades of public health messaging, hand hygiene remains another chronic weak point.
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Karina Nicholas, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025
These numbers highlight the urgent need for sustained government action to address both environmental and public health challenges.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
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Karina Nicholas, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Nov. 2025
These numbers highlight the urgent need for sustained government action to address both environmental and public health challenges.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
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.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 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 3 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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