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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This puts Texas farmers first, ends cartel profits, protects public health, and generates billions for the Freedom Fund to eliminate property taxes forever (ZERO by 2034, no new taxes).
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The Cook County Board president is the chief executive of the county government in the nation's 2nd largest county, overseeing the county's public health and hospital system, jail, court system, forest preserves, 600 miles of roads and highways, and more.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The largest grant targeted for cuts is the Public Health Infrastructure Block Grant, which in Illinois funds lead poisoning prevention grants to 25 local health departments and grants that support 674 public health jobs at 96 local agencies, according to the states’ lawsuit.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Walking away from protecting the environment and public health will cost us.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The Cook County Board president is the chief executive of the county government in the nation's 2nd largest county, overseeing the county's public health and hospital system, jail, court system, forest preserves, 600 miles of roads and highways, and more.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The largest grant targeted for cuts is the Public Health Infrastructure Block Grant, which in Illinois funds lead poisoning prevention grants to 25 local health departments and grants that support 674 public health jobs at 96 local agencies, according to the states’ lawsuit.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Walking away from protecting the environment and public health will cost us.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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