publichealthassistance
nounUK /ˌpʌblɪk ˈhɛlθ əˈsɪstəns/
US /ˌpʌblɪk ˈhɛlθ əˈsɪstəns/
Help that doctors and helpers give to keep everyone in a town healthy.
The city used public health assistance to give free shots to all the children.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Government money or programs that help people stay healthy.
The new law increased public health assistance for low-income families.
3. Support given by health workers during a disease outbreak.
Public health assistance arrived quickly when the flu spread through the school.
4. Help with things like clean water and safe food for a whole community.
Public health assistance made sure every neighborhood had clean drinking water.