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public health

noun

health services to improve and protect community health, especially sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of public health¹

First recorded in 1610–20

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County Department of Public Health so far this year.

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“The traveler was not infectious during the time of travel,” the county Department of Public Health said in a statement Friday regarding the most recent case.

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Before Friday’s announcement, nine measles cases had been reported in California this year, with cases also reported in Orange, Riverside, Fresno, San Mateo, Placer and Tuolumne counties, according to the California Department of Public Health.

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People from six other states, Mexico and Canada were also sickened, according to the California Department of Public Health.

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Public health experts say they aim for a 95% measles vaccination rate to guard against outbreaks.

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