公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)

こうしゅうえいせい
noun
public health; public hygiene
1. public health; public hygiene
The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of communities through disease prevention, health education, sanitation, and policy measures.
公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)の改善(かいぜん)は重要(じゅうよう)な課題(かだい)だ。
Improving public health is an important issue.
公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)の専門家(せんもんか)が感染症対策(かんせんしょうたいさく)について説明(せつめい)した。
A public health expert explained measures against infectious diseases.
戦後(せんご)の日本(にほん)では、公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)の向上(こうじょう)が平均寿命(へいきんじゅみょう)の延(の)びに大(おお)きく貢献(こうけん)した。
In postwar Japan, improvements in public health greatly contributed to the increase in average life expectancy.

USAGE:
A Sino-Japanese compound: 公衆(こうしゅう) (public, the general public) + 衛生(えいせい) (hygiene, sanitation). Commonly encountered in news about health crises, government health policy, and academic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)上(じょう)の問題(もんだい) (a public health concern)
  • 公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)の専門家(せんもんか) (public health expert)
  • 公衆衛生(こうしゅうえいせい)政策(せいさく) (public health policy)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 衛生(えいせい): hygiene, sanitation
  • 保健(ほけん): health care, health maintenance
  • 予防医学(よぼういがく): preventive medicine
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