| health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. |
public health pub·lic health (pŭb'lĭk)
n.
Abbr. PH, P.H.
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.