noun
hygiene; sanitation; public health
Refers to the maintenance and improvement of health and sanitary conditions, often in a public or institutional context.
保健衛生の向上は地域社会の責任です。
Improving public health and sanitation is the responsibility of the local community.
この国では保健衛生の基準が厳しい。
In this country, hygiene and sanitation standards are strict.
Compound of 保健 (health preservation) and 衛生 (hygiene/sanitation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination is a standard modern term for public health and hygiene.