public health
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of public health
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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“It’s not just simply a talking point,” Pan said of public health policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
He also spent time educating families at their homes on the importance of taking public health measures, it added.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“For people who are there, I’m telling people: ‘Get your flu shot ASAP,’” said Celine Gounder, an infectious-disease doctor and editor at large for public health at KFF Health News.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Maternal mortality has become widely recognized as an urgent public health problem in the United States, although it took decades for the issue to receive sustained attention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
And he certainly hadn’t learned it from studying public health policy, a topic that made him shake his head in disbelief.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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