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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Scientists and dental health organizations have warned that Kennedy's plan is disastrous for public health.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Lobbying on this issue has been intense, with traditional automakers and the oil industry pushing hard for Congress to eliminate the rules, and public health groups like the American Lung Association joining environmental and EV groups to defend California's policies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 1 May 2025
Medicaid is a crucial public health program in the United States, providing essential health care services to millions of low-income families, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and individuals with disabilities.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
But the tricky thing about vapes is that eradicating them might not be in the interest of public health.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Lobbying on this issue has been intense, with traditional automakers and the oil industry pushing hard for Congress to eliminate the rules, and public health groups like the American Lung Association joining environmental and EV groups to defend California's policies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 1 May 2025
Medicaid is a crucial public health program in the United States, providing essential health care services to millions of low-income families, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and individuals with disabilities.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
But the tricky thing about vapes is that eradicating them might not be in the interest of public health.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 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 7 May. 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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