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public health

NOUN
community health
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Dave Buck, senior fellow for public health at the King's Fund, called this rise "clearly worrying" and says governments have "talked the talk, but not sufficiently walked the walk" in addressing obesity rates.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“With summer travel underway, the risk of exposure to infectious diseases may increase,” said Muntu Davis, county public health officer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The former public health director has stuck to a platform centered on affordability at home and an end to foreign entanglements.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

He subsequently became the director of public health services for Wayne County, which includes Detroit.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

One type recognizes the importance of other proximate variables besides good institutions, such as public health, soil- and climate-imposed limits on agricultural productivity, and environmental fragility.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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