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| a process through which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they have collectively set. |
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| citizen initiated, or organized from the bottom up. |
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| individuals who control, both formally and informally, the "political climate" of the community. Also indicates that you must pass through this "gate" to get to your priority population. ex. long time residents |
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| formal, long-term alliance among a group of individuals representing others within the community who agree to work together to achieve a common goal |
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| an orientation to community that is strength-based rather than need-based and stresses the identification, nurturing, and celebration of community assets. |
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| the process of collecting and analyzing information, to develop an understanding of the issues, resources, and constrints of the priority population, as related to the development of the health promotion program |
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| any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills to make quality health decisions |
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| any planned combination of education, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities |
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| a process by which an intervention is planned to help meet the needs of a priority population |
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| priority population (audience) |
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| those whom a program is intended to serve |
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| A goal is a future event toward which a committed endeavor is directed; objectives are the steps taken in pursuit of a goal. |
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| an activity or activities designed |
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| determining the value or worth of an object of interest |
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| standard of acceptability |
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| acomparative mandate, value, norm, or group |
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| the evaluation that is conducted during the planning and im,plementing processes to improve or refine the program |
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| the evaluation that determines the impact of a program on the priority population |
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| Coordinated school health program |
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| an organized set of policies, procedures, and activities designed to protect, promote, and improve the health and well=being of students and staff, thus improving a student's ability to learn. It includes, but is not limited to, comprehensive school health education;school health services; a healthy school environment; school counseling; psychological and social services; physical education; school nutrition services; family and community involvement in school health; and school site health promotion for staff. |
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| individuals from a school or school district and its community who work together to provide advice on aspects of the school health program. |
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| written statements that describe the nature and procedures of a school health program |
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| school health coordinator |
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| a professional at the district (or school) level responsible for management and coordination of all school health policies, activities, and resources |
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| health services provided by school health workers to appraise, protect, and promote the health of students |
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| healthy school environment |
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| the promotion, maintenance, and utilization of safe and wholesome surroundings in a school. |
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| the development, delivery,and evaluation of a planned curriculum, k-12 |
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| a written plan for instruction |
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| part of the curriculum that outlines what will be taught |
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| part of the curriculum that states in what order the content will be taught |
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| maternal, infant, and child health |
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| the health of women of childbearing age and that of the child through adolescence |
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| determining the preferred number and spacing of children and choosing the appropriate means to accomplish it |
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| a portion of the PUblic Health Service Act of 1970 that provides funds for family planning services for low-income people |
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| regulations that barred physicians and nurses in clinics receiving federal funds from counseling clients about abortions |
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| a 1973 supreme court decision that made it unconsitutional for state laws to prohibit abortions |
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| a medical/ethical position that holds that performing an abortion is an act of murder |
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| a medical/ethical position that holds that women have a right to reproductive freedom |
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| medical care provided to a pregnant woman from the time of conception until the birth process occurs. Includes risk assessment, treatment for medical conditions or risk reduction, and education. |
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| one that weighs less than 2500 grams or 5.5lbs at birth |
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| leading causes of infant death |
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| congenital abnormalities, preterm/low birth weight, SIDS, problems related to pregnancy complications, and respiratory distress syndrome |
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| fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) |
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| a group of abnormalities that may include growth retardation, abnormal appearance of face and head, and deficits of central nervous system function, including mental retardation, in babies born to mothers who have consumed heavy amounts of alcohol during their pregnancies. |
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| sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) |
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| sudden unanticipated death of an infant in whom, after examination, there is no recognized cause of death |
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| leading cause of death amoung children |
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| programs available only to people who can be ategorized into a group based on specific variables |
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| a special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children, sponsored by the USDA |
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| Family and Medical Leave Act |
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| Federal law that provides up to a 12 week unpaid leave to men and women after the birth of a child, an adoption, or an event of illness in the immediate family |
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| adolecents and young adults |
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| those people who fall into the 15-24 year old range |
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| the ratio of weight (in kg) to height (in meters squared) |
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| systolic pressure equal to or great than 140 mm of Hg and/or diastolic pressure equal to or great than 90 mm Hg for extended periods of time |
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| high levels of cholesterol in the blood |
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| prejudice and discrimination against the aged |
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| education programs specifically for elders, held on college campuses |
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| the study of a population and those variables bringing about change in that population |
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| the age at which half of the population is older and half is younger |
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| the population gain or loss resulting from migration |
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| a ratio that compares the number of individuals whom society considers economically unproductive to the number it considers economically productive |
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| the dependency ratio that includes both youth and elderly |
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| youth/elder dependency ratio |
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| the dependency ratio that includes only youth or elders |
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| a ratio of the total number of those indiciduals who are not working to the number of those who are |
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| a special combination of housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed to meet the needs--both scheduled and unscheduled-- of those who need help with activities of daily living |
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| residential communities that have been specifically developed for those in their retirement years |
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| continuing-care retirement communities |
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| planned communities for seniors which guarantee a lifelong residence and health care |
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| activities of daily living (ADLs) |
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| eating, toileting, dressing, bathing, walking, getting in and out of a bed or chair, and getting outside |
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| difficulty in performing personal care and home management tasks |
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| more complex tasks such as handling personal finances, preparing meals, shopping, doing housework, traveling, using the telephone, and taking medications |
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| one who provides unpaid assistance to one who has some physical, mental, emotional, or financial need limiting his or her independence |
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| one who helps identify the health care needs of an individual and also personally performs the caregiving service |
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| one who helps identify the health care needs of an individual but does not actually provide the health care services |
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| Older Americans Act of 1965 |
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| federal legislation to improve the lives of elders |
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| a community supported nutrition program in which prepared meals are delivered to elders in their homes, usually by volunteers |
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| community sponsored nutrition programs that provide meals at a central site, such as a senior center |
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| one individual taking time to visit with another who is unable to leave his or her residence |
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| a person unable to leave home for normal activities |
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| daytime care provided to elders who are unable to be left alone |
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| planned short term care usually for the purpose of relieving a full time informal caregiver |
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| home health care services |
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| health care services provided in the patient's place of residence |
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