| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
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| AAPHD | American Association of Public Health Dentists |
| AAPHP | American Association of Public Health Physicians |
| ABDPH | American Board of Dental Public Health |
| APHA | American Protestant Hospital Association; American Public Health Association |
| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
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| VPH | Veterinary Public Health |
| public relations | Relations of an individual, association, organization, hospital, or corporation with the publics which it must take into consideration in carrying out its functions. Publics may include consumers, patients, pressure groups, departments, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| public sector | The area of a nation's economy that is tax-supported and under government control. (12 Dec 1998) |
| public utility commissions | State agencies that regulate investor-owned utilities operating in the state. (05 Dec 1998) |
| public utility district | (PUD) A publicly owned energy producer or distributor. PUDs operate as special government districts under the authority of elected commissions. They are not regulated by public utility commissions. (05 Dec 1998) |
| public utility regulatory policies act | (PURPA) A federal law requiring a utility to buy the power produced by a qualifying facility at a price equal to that which the utility would otherwise pay if it were to build its own power plant or buy power from another source. (05 Dec 1998) |
| hospitals, public | Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| environment and public health | Natural and man-made environments and their impact on public health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states public health service | See: USPHS. (12 Dec 1998) |