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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From workforce development and public health to the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence, no single sector has all the answers.
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Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The move thrilled critics of the technology but horrified many public health and biosecurity experts.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Mistrust of the polio eradication effort persists With an annual budget of about $1 billion, the polio initiative is among the most expensive in all of public health.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
With an annual budget of about $1 billion, the polio initiative is among the most expensive in all of public health.
—Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The move thrilled critics of the technology but horrified many public health and biosecurity experts.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Mistrust of the polio eradication effort persists With an annual budget of about $1 billion, the polio initiative is among the most expensive in all of public health.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
With an annual budget of about $1 billion, the polio initiative is among the most expensive in all of public health.
—Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 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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