public health

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noun

health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.

Origin of public health

First recorded in 1610–20

OTHER WORDS FROM public health

pub·lic-health, adjective

Words nearby public health

public expenditure, public eye, public footpath, public gallery, public goods, public health, public health inspector, public holiday, public house, public housing, public interest

Example sentences from the Web for public health

Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.

The Race for the Ebola Vaccine |Abby Haglage |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The NRA opposes him because he referred to gun violence as a “public-health crisis.”

The Gun Battle Since Newtown |Cliff Schecter |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But actually, contact tracing is the core principle of all public-health endeavors.

Doctors Without Borders Hits Ebola Breaking Point |Abby Haglage, Kent Sepkowitz |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Presidents have not always been seen as so central to public-health issues.

How Presidents Handle Pandemics |Eleanor Clift |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Without it, the U.S. public-health program is on par with that of Somalia.

How the Shutdown Could Make You Sick |Kent Sepkowitz |October 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In Australia at all events the inducements to enter the public-health service as a profession are not very great.

The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt |James W. Barrett
This substance was examined in the public-health laboratories of Rome.

The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort
In fact, Stark, the public-health surgeon at Puerto del Norte, let fall a hint that makes me think he's on his way now.

The Unspeakable Perk |Samuel Hopkins Adams

Medical definitions for public health

public health

[ pŭb′lĭk ]

n.

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventive medicine, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards.

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public health

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public health

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