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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That means making a concerted effort to share miscarriage education tools in patient education materials, encouraging routine prenatal visits, and highlighting public health education campaigns.
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Dara Kass, Time, 9 June 2026
Someone who is not feeling well, or wants information on public health, should call the Department of Public Health at 626-430-9821.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026
All of these changes have been criticized by public health experts, researchers and medical and science associations as endangering the health of Americans, especially children.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
To help local businesses during a public health crisis, the city even closed down portions of University Avenue and California Avenue for the summer of 2020.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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Dara Kass, Time, 9 June 2026
Someone who is not feeling well, or wants information on public health, should call the Department of Public Health at 626-430-9821.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026
All of these changes have been criticized by public health experts, researchers and medical and science associations as endangering the health of Americans, especially children.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
To help local businesses during a public health crisis, the city even closed down portions of University Avenue and California Avenue for the summer of 2020.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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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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