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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current public health risk is low — the virus isn’t known to spread among people or through the food supply, is rarely caught from exposure to infected animals, and where human infections have occurred, is often mild and manageable.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
And the projected climate and public health benefits far outweigh costs, the EPA says.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Gregory Evans Knoll is credited with revolutionizing the delivery of public health care to low-income residents
The nonprofit Legal Aid Society of San Diego has named its Midtown office building in memory of its longtime CEO, the late Gregory E. Knoll.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
The outbreak concerns scientists and public health officials because H5N1 can be especially deadly in people.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Pasteurization was adopted by the FDA as a public health measure to kill dangerous bacteria and viruses, and largely eliminates the risk of getting sick from milk.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
In some ways, the current spread among dairy cows is an opportunity to practice the drill, said Rick Bright, the chief executive of Bright Global Health, a consulting company that focuses on improving responses to public health emergencies.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Set against the backdrop of France’s public health crisis and shortage of personnel, the film will show patients from a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Paris taking charge of their own ward.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Ensured that issues like public health, the environment, open space and greenways were incorporated in the inaugural Regional Plan.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
And the projected climate and public health benefits far outweigh costs, the EPA says.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Gregory Evans Knoll is credited with revolutionizing the delivery of public health care to low-income residents
The nonprofit Legal Aid Society of San Diego has named its Midtown office building in memory of its longtime CEO, the late Gregory E. Knoll.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
The outbreak concerns scientists and public health officials because H5N1 can be especially deadly in people.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Pasteurization was adopted by the FDA as a public health measure to kill dangerous bacteria and viruses, and largely eliminates the risk of getting sick from milk.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
In some ways, the current spread among dairy cows is an opportunity to practice the drill, said Rick Bright, the chief executive of Bright Global Health, a consulting company that focuses on improving responses to public health emergencies.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Set against the backdrop of France’s public health crisis and shortage of personnel, the film will show patients from a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Paris taking charge of their own ward.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Ensured that issues like public health, the environment, open space and greenways were incorporated in the inaugural Regional Plan.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Public health.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20health. Accessed 29 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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