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public health

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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pub′lic health′

health services to improve and protect community health, esp. preventive medicine, immunization, and sanitation.

Translations

pub·lic health

n. salubridad pública, rama de la medicina que se dedica a la atención social, física y mental de los miembros de una comunidad.

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A host of experts from the varied fields of psychiatry, psychology, medicine, nursing, social work, education, law, pubic health and government will share their valuable experience at the congress.

OMAN TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CHILD ABUSE IN SEPTEMBER

General Assembly in March 2014, said: "The issue of aging is the central pubic health challenge of our lifetime."

Aging population presents challenges to state, nation

These new measures to improve pubic health will also see higher levies placed on tobacco companies.

UK could see legal smoking age increased from 18 to 21 years-of-age; MPs want to increase the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 to improve public health

John Mooney, Senior Lecturer in Pubic Health at Sunderland University

Novelty spirits latest bid to bring back drinking; There is no doubt about the current trend: youths and young adults are clearly drinking less alcoholJohn Mooney "

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Headquarters Saima Younis, SE Pubic Health Department Faisal Shaukat, Managing Director (MD) WASA Raja Shaukat, CEO Shafqat Raza, DO District Council Kamran Khan and other officials.

DC directs to solve water shortage issue of Adiala jail

The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Headquarters Saima Younis, SE Pubic Health Department Faisal Shaukat, Superintendent Adiala Jail Saeed Ullah Gondal, Managing Director (MD) WASA Raja Shaukat, CEO Shafqat Raza, DO District Council Kamran Khan and other officers.

DC directs for resolving water issue in Adiala Jail

IT'S no wonder we're all getting fatto Pubic Health England, adults eat o300 calories more a day than we shtter - according on average 200-hould.

How stick 1,60 calories a day; AS MORE & MORE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING OBESE

The Pubic Health Annual Report for Solihull said life expectancy for people living in parts of Chelmsley Wood, Smith's Wood and Kingshurst and Fordbridge can be potentially 10 years less than in other parts of the borough.

'I am not living in a bubble, I know there are parts of Chelmsley Wood that are bad but I love living here' RESIDENT DEFENDS AREA AFTER SHOCK PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT

The Berejiklian government has been clear in its wish to involve the not-for-profit sector in operations in the pubic health system, notably at the new hospital at Maitland to which the Association remains resolutely opposed.

Not-for-profits are not the answer

Ruth Petran, Ecolab Inc.'s Vice President of Food Safety & Pubic Health, has revealed the adoption of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) Big Data and Data Science will ensure food safety, improve sustainability and help "bury the food bug".

Digitisation and data intelligence are key to ensuring food safety

The time and attention given to tending to our backyard gardens, our larger communities, our pubic health infrastructure, and our approach to addressing emerging infections will be apparent and on display when hat inevitable exploding aliveness occurs.