What does "public health" mean?

The science and practice of community hygiene, which includes preventive healthcare, health education, sanitation and environmental safety.

Public health

Q: What is a synonym for "public health"?

Common synonyms include: community health, community health programs, environmental health, epidemiology, health agencies, health analytics.

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Noun

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The science and practice of community hygiene, which includes preventive healthcare, health education, sanitation and environmental safety. uncountable
"My parents are both in public health now. They both work at the Tucson AIDS Project. I've got a sister who's a nurse, another one who works in a hospital, […]"

Synonyms

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community health community health programs environmental health epidemiology health agencies health analytics

Antonyms

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clinical medicine for profit hospitals individual health individual treatment

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"My parents are both in public health now. They both work at the Tucson AIDS Project. I've got a sister who's a nurse, another one who works in a hospital, […]"

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