Community health
noun
a field within public health concerned with the study and improvement of the health of biological communities
Examples
Community health tends to focus on geographic areas rather than people with shared characteristics.
Word Origin
by 1856
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- Community hospital
noun a local general hospital, esp. for short-term patient care Examples Most babies are born at the community hospital.
- Community language
plural noun 1. a language spoken by members of a minority group or community within a majority language context
- Community leader
noun a socially and/or politically prominent and respected member of a community Examples Community leaders met to discuss state taxes.
- Community-medicine
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