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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ensured that issues like public health, the environment, open space and greenways were incorporated in the inaugural Regional Plan.
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Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Vaccination status became a political talking point where daters debated public health and individual freedom.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 13 Apr. 2024
Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP grew to a record of nearly 94.5 million in April of last year, three years after the federal government prohibited states from cutting people from their rolls during the covid-19 public health emergency.
—Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Previous assessments from the EPA and public health experts have also noted that people living near polluting industrial facilities are disproportionately poor and more likely to be Black.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Pets are not permitted at the Saturday Market for public health and food safety reasons.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Last week federal officials said that the aftermath of the train derailment doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
While public health guidelines encourage people to embrace physical activity to prevent obesity, those blanket recommendations may not be effective for everyone, Ordovás said.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Apr. 2024
The recent bird flu infection in a dairy worker in Texas has public health officials on high alert, though experts say the virus hasn't become more contagious, either among cows or people.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Vaccination status became a political talking point where daters debated public health and individual freedom.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 13 Apr. 2024
Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP grew to a record of nearly 94.5 million in April of last year, three years after the federal government prohibited states from cutting people from their rolls during the covid-19 public health emergency.
—Phil Galewitz, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Previous assessments from the EPA and public health experts have also noted that people living near polluting industrial facilities are disproportionately poor and more likely to be Black.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Pets are not permitted at the Saturday Market for public health and food safety reasons.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Last week federal officials said that the aftermath of the train derailment doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
While public health guidelines encourage people to embrace physical activity to prevent obesity, those blanket recommendations may not be effective for everyone, Ordovás said.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Apr. 2024
The recent bird flu infection in a dairy worker in Texas has public health officials on high alert, though experts say the virus hasn't become more contagious, either among cows or people.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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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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