public health (redirected from Public health program)

pub·lic health (pblk)

n. Abbr. PH

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventive medicine, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards.

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public health,

n a field of medicine that deals with the physical and mental health of the community, particularly in such areas as water supply, waste disposal, air pollution, and food safety.

public health authority,

n a governmental agency responsible for matters of public health.

public health dentistry,

n See community dentistry.

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public health

the field of human medicine that is concerned with safeguarding and improving the physical, mental and social well-being of the community as a whole. There are marginal roles for veterinarians in this service, especially in the area of zoonoses.

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veterinary public health health

the part played by veterinarians in human public health, relating chiefly to the recognition and control of zoonotic disease.