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| the science and art of prevnting diseases and efficiency through organized community efforts |
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| large scale efforts in which the community members and professionals work interatively to define goals, raise awareness, and create hospitible environments for healthy behaviors. |
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| an onging process that involves not just one message but many diverse messages about risk factors as well as interactive discussions about how people perceive these factors and judge the risks and how they feel about the risk messages themselves. |
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| an approach used by scientists and public health professionals to provide information that allows an individual, steakholders, or an entire community to make the best possible decisions about their well being under nearly imposible time constraints, while accepting the imperfect nature of their choices |
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| Risk Management/ Communication Framework |
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| an elegant and useful synthesis of guidelines presented in may models. It was created by Ratzan and Meltzer |
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| the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants |
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| Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) |
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| they indicate medical visits, concerns, diagnoses, treatments, prescribed drugs, and so on. They can be viewed and shared by a number of caregivers, they allow doctors more easily identify and avoid treatment overlaps and drug interactions and to track patients overall progress |
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| means that all citizends and sometimes all residents and visitors are assured of health benefits |
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| when someone receives medical care, th bill may be paid by a number of sources, including governemnt-sponsored programs, private insurance compainies and individuals. |
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| one must either provide company sponsored health plans that meet state regulations for minimum coverage or contribute to the state program. |
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| meaning that all residents of the state (with a few exceptions for religious reasons) are required by law to maintain health insurance. |
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| The tendency to stay with less-than-desirable jobs jsut to keep one's health insurance coverage. |
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| means that one source- often the government, though it can be another source, such as a national health insurance company- pays all the bills |
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| a diverse collection of efforts to help provide for vulnerable and undeserved populations |
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| This is based on the cost of living. It is expressed in terms of annual family income. |
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