population health
nounUK /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən hɛlθ/
US /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃən hɛlθ/
Population health is how healthy a whole group of people is together.
The city started a walking program to improve population health.
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2. The study of health outcomes across a whole community and how to make them better.
She studied population health to learn why some neighborhoods get sick more often.
3. A field that looks at the health of many people at once instead of just one person.
Doctors in population health track how many people get the flu each winter.
4. The overall health condition of a specific group, like a school or a country.
The report described the population health of the whole county.