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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Internal experts review all the data for the vaccine, plus the epidemiological and public health data to assess things like disease burden, populations at risk, resource access, etc.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Two and a half years ago, Ashish Jha was the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, a job that meant getting as much of the country as possible on board with the federal government’s approach to public health.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Doctors and public health officials contend that vaccination significantly lowers the risk of severe COVID, even for young and healthy people.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Topics range from public health, to cost of living and affordable housing, to racial demographics and how the loss of population has affected New Orleans’ political power and representation post-Katrina.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Two and a half years ago, Ashish Jha was the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, a job that meant getting as much of the country as possible on board with the federal government’s approach to public health.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Doctors and public health officials contend that vaccination significantly lowers the risk of severe COVID, even for young and healthy people.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Topics range from public health, to cost of living and affordable housing, to racial demographics and how the loss of population has affected New Orleans’ political power and representation post-Katrina.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 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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