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| Complete physical, mental and social well being; not just absence of disease or infirmity; dynamic state that is multidimensional in nature, resource for living and results from human interactions with and adaptations to their environment |
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| health status of a defined group of people that share a common characteristic; actions that improve and protect health of community |
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| resource planned on learning experiences based on sound theories that give the opportunity to acquire info and skills needed to make quality health decisions |
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| planned combo of educational, political, environmental, regulatory or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to health; build on health ed; profession still emerging |
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| process of decreasing risks and alleviating disease to promote, preserve and restore health and minimize suffering and distress; purpose of HP |
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| population specific difference in presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to care; closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage |
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| what society does to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy; science and art of protecting and improving health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles and research for disease and injury prevention; can be at national, state or local level |
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| health problms, issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions |
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| approach that focuses on the many aspects of a person's life through increasing the adoption of health-enhancing conditions and behaviors instead of decreasing conditions of illness |
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