public health

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public health

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  1. uncountable The science and practice of community hygiene, which includes preventive healthcare, health education, sanitation and environmental safety. Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their status—people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no public health o

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noun science

Españolsalud pública
中文公共衛生 /公共卫生 gōnggòng wèishēng
Portuguêssaúde pública
Françaissanté publique
العربيةالصِّحَّة العَامَّة

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@misc{public_health_2026,
  title = {public health},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/public%20health},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}