community medicine

American  

noun

1. public-health services targeted to a given community, often a low-income population.

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Example Sentences

Reactions to air fresheners can get worse over time, according to Claudia Miller, professor emeritus in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

The course in Bangor will place greater emphasis on community medicine, with students spending a year in a GP practice.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023

That distinction goes to heart disease and cancer, said Dan Ciccarone, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

“We often need this quantitative data ... to explain what the community understands and knows,” said study leader Rachel G. Logan, a postdoctoral scholar in UC San Francisco’s department of family and community medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

"Contact-tracing has been the most resource-intensive activity since the pandemic began," said Sanjay K. Rai, a professor of community medicine at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, the capital.

From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2022