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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In 2014, the CDC declared insufficient sleep a public health problem.
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Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
City officials say the update is about protecting public health as concerns rise over secondhand vapor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
Under the new directive, however, consular officers and physicians are being instructed to consider not only public health risks but also the potential financial burden a person’s condition might pose in the future.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Other underfunded programs—including cybersecurity and public health—hollow out internal capacities that protect the homeland.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
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Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
City officials say the update is about protecting public health as concerns rise over secondhand vapor.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
Under the new directive, however, consular officers and physicians are being instructed to consider not only public health risks but also the potential financial burden a person’s condition might pose in the future.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Other underfunded programs—including cybersecurity and public health—hollow out internal capacities that protect the homeland.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 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 20 Nov. 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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