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
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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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Loading your audio article California air quality regulators late Friday approved a plan to strengthen limits on the planet-warming emissions from gasoline and diesel fuels, a move expected to raise gas prices while bringing public health benefits.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Recommendations for vaccine approval, use and coverage under certain federal health plans are made by advisory panels to the FDA and CDC, which are composed of outside public health and medical experts.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: There are two competitive open seats on the Board of Supervisors — the body responsible for countywide services, like public health and Election Day operations.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
And then there's a difference between putting someone like him potentially in charge of all public health agencies, as well as women's health which is giving a lot of fodder for Vice President Kamala Harris and for Democrats to seize and pounce on this.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Recommendations for vaccine approval, use and coverage under certain federal health plans are made by advisory panels to the FDA and CDC, which are composed of outside public health and medical experts.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Zoom in: There are two competitive open seats on the Board of Supervisors — the body responsible for countywide services, like public health and Election Day operations.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
And then there's a difference between putting someone like him potentially in charge of all public health agencies, as well as women's health which is giving a lot of fodder for Vice President Kamala Harris and for Democrats to seize and pounce on this.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 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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