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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Changing vaccine recommendations based on concerns about aluminum salts would be a flimsy justification, several public health experts said.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
State officials framed the warnings as a public health measure rather than a ban.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
After years of pandemic misinformation, reproductive health restrictions, and legislative attempts to weaken public health authority, Americans have less trust in the institutions tasked with protecting them.
—Uché Blackstock, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
If your doctor's office is making mistakes, share the PrEP billing and coding guide from NASTAD, an association of public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs.
—Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
State officials framed the warnings as a public health measure rather than a ban.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
After years of pandemic misinformation, reproductive health restrictions, and legislative attempts to weaken public health authority, Americans have less trust in the institutions tasked with protecting them.
—Uché Blackstock, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
If your doctor's office is making mistakes, share the PrEP billing and coding guide from NASTAD, an association of public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs.
—Zach Dyer, NPR, 22 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 30 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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