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
formalmedicalacademic
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.

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Related: 保健(ほけん) (health care, health maintenance)
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