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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But its lawmakers said these products needed regulation for the interest of public health and safety.
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The ordinance was intended to keep streets, parks and other property sanitary and minimize public health and safety hazards, according to board documents.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Ratner said the outbreaks should act as a public health warning system, signaling that other diseases could follow.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Traces of the mpox virus have been found in US wastewater, and hurricane season threatens public health in coastal US cities.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The ordinance was intended to keep streets, parks and other property sanitary and minimize public health and safety hazards, according to board documents.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Ratner said the outbreaks should act as a public health warning system, signaling that other diseases could follow.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Traces of the mpox virus have been found in US wastewater, and hurricane season threatens public health in coastal US cities.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 2 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 6 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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