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 Trump administration has gone at public health research on several fronts, both directly, as part of its broad effort to root out diversity, equity and inclusion values throughout the bureaucracy, and as part of its drive to starve some universities of federal money.
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Calvin Woodward, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The studies conducted by these researchers also persuaded major public health institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO).
—Marta Martínez, NPR, 8 June 2025
And the majority of public health experts, pediatricians, and dentists insist that water fluoridation is a long-standing practice that is both safe and effective at protecting oral health and fighting cavities and tooth decay.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 June 2025
Cervical cancer remains a major public health challenge, with over 600,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide each year.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Calvin Woodward, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The studies conducted by these researchers also persuaded major public health institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO).
—Marta Martínez, NPR, 8 June 2025
And the majority of public health experts, pediatricians, and dentists insist that water fluoridation is a long-standing practice that is both safe and effective at protecting oral health and fighting cavities and tooth decay.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 June 2025
Cervical cancer remains a major public health challenge, with over 600,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide each year.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 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 18 Jun. 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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