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公衆衛生 (koushuueisei) Japanese meaning: public health | Kotomora
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Improvements in public health have reduced the incidence of infectious diseases.
Public sanitation is inadequate in this area.
Usage patterns 公こう 衆しゅう 衛えい 生せい を 守まも る to protect public health
The government protects public health through measures against infectious diseases.
公こう 衆しゅう 衛えい 生せい を 向こう 上じょう させる to improve public health
公こう 衆しゅう 衛えい 生せい 上じょう の 〈 事こと 〉 a matter concerning public health (e.g. a public health issue)
公こう 衆しゅう 衛えい 生せい の 観かん 点てん から from a public health perspective
Kanji 公 public, prince, official 衆 masses, great numbers, multitude Related words 衛生 is the broader term for hygiene or sanitation in general, while 公衆衛生 specifically refers to organized public-health measures for a whole community.
保健 focuses on maintaining and promoting individual or community health (as in 保健所), whereas 公衆衛生 emphasizes systematic disease-prevention policy at the population level.
Etymology Compound of 公衆 (public) and 衛生 (hygiene/health). The term 衛生 was coined in the Meiji period as a translation of the Western concept of hygiene.
The development of the water supply system greatly improved public health.
This pollution is a serious public health problem.
Wearing masks was recommended from a public health perspective.
