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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The book examines loneliness as a public health concern and offers suggestions for how people can form more social connections in their lives.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
It’s since been hailed as one of the great public health victories of the 20th century.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
That's how public health work gets funded in the U.S.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 June 2025
Among its most urgent concerns were the administration's plans to significantly downsize public health programs for HIV/AIDS prevention as well as Justice Department programs that investigate anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, in addition to sweeping cuts to resources for the trans community.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 June 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
It’s since been hailed as one of the great public health victories of the 20th century.
—Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
That's how public health work gets funded in the U.S.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 June 2025
Among its most urgent concerns were the administration's plans to significantly downsize public health programs for HIV/AIDS prevention as well as Justice Department programs that investigate anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, in addition to sweeping cuts to resources for the trans community.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 June 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 8 Jul. 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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