public health
health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
Origin of public health
1Other words from public health
- public-health, adjective
Words Nearby public health
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How to use public health in a sentence
With a second wave of Covid-19 across Africa appearing to ebb, public health officials are calling on countries to move with urgency to protect health-care workers and others most at risk from the coronavirus before the next surge arrives.
Africa’s next wave of Covid-19 could be deadlier than the last | Brian Browdie | February 12, 2021 | QuartzThe day before New Year’s Eve, Mayor Todd Gloria announced the city would be cracking down on blatant violators of public health orders, a seemingly bold change ahead of the holiday.
Morning Report: Not Much COVID Enforcement Happening Despite Crackdown | Voice of San Diego | February 12, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoOverburdened public health departments may be more focused on absolute numbers than on assessing where the greatest need is.
Chicago thinks Zocdoc can help solve its vaccine chaos | Lindsay Muscato | February 12, 2021 | MIT Technology Review“The chief believes educating San Diegans about the public health order to achieve voluntary compliance is effective and when necessary, enforcement is vital for flagrant violators,” he wrote in an email.
Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening | Jesse Marx | February 11, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoSan Diego County has declared pollution in the Tijuana River Valley a public health crisis.
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.
All because Murthy believes that gun violence, which kills an average of 86 Americans every day, is a public health issue.
The NRA opposes him because he referred to gun violence as a “public-health crisis.”
In the U.K., an estimated 107,800 people are currently living with HIV, based on the latest report from public health England.
The boards of guardians were concerned in these works only in their capacity as public health authorities.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbIs it any wonder that it has been so difficult to pass a public health bill?
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) | W. Grant HagueImprovement in public health requires cooperation and coordination of all these.
In so far as such powers and duties are common public health Acts.
The public health Acts 1875 to 1907 contain elaborate provisions for dealing with nuisances.
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