DPH
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- noun
- Formal
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Doctor en Salud Pública
- To qualify for a leadership role in public health, she obtained her DPH degree last year.
- DPH studies
Examples
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The assistant medical officer, T. B. Heggs, MD, DPH, 2
Academic text (2013) -
The Doctor of Public Health, or DPH, is crucial in developing strategies to enhance community health.
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Respondents from LACDPH represented 23 programs within DPH.
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I really believe that DPH does want to listen to the people, but they haven't gotten that idea down to the consortia level.
Academic text (2003) -
For instance, even though DPH disagrees with the Harvard/FACE conclusions, it is now testing those same relationships in its own study.
Academic text (1993) -
37. The investigations concluded that the DPH studies were poorly conceived and full of methodological problems.
Academic text (1993) -
In addition, at the request of DPH, NECC has agreed to voluntarily surrender its license to operate until this investigation is complete.
Blog text (5) -
DPH is also conducting a case-control study of leukemia.
Academic text (1993) -
Patients and caregivers would have to register with DPH by submitting the physician's certification.
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In May 1980, CDC and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health sent John Cutler to collaborate with DPH on further study.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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4.2
A university degree for people who lead public health programs and make health policy
Surface Forms
Morphology
DPH = D + P + H
DPH is an initialism whose letters represent a multiword phrase ('Doctor of Public Health'); the letters are not productive English morphemes and do not transparently convey meaning to learners.
Etymology
DPH comes from the initials of Doctor of Public Health, and Public here means 'the people'. So a DPH is a doctor's degree for experts who work to prevent illness and keep whole communities healthy.