Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The political party holding less than a majority of seats in a legislative body.  

In politics, a member of the minority party designated to be leader.  

A small number of people within a society. Members of racial minority groups who are elderly bear a double burden of discrimination based on both race and age.  

A program initiated by the ATSDR to improve data acquisition, research, and health information dissemination and education programs regarding minorities, with specific emphasis in three main areas: 1. demographic analysis, 2. health perspectives, and 3. health communications.  

Any group that has a relatively small representation in comparison to the whole population with respect to employment, school, voting eligibility, etc.  

Training designed to provide ample opportunity for trainees to acquire experience in the basic principles of environmental disease and to better understand how to assess the exposure of an individual patient to hazardous substances and any attendant health effects.  

A hormonal contraceptive The was introduced in 1973 as an alternative to existing oral contraceptives contain only progestogen which inhibits the ability of a fertilized egg to become implanted in the uterine wall do not prevent ovulation. Birth control pills that contain only progestin. A form of oral contraception (the pill) that contains only a…

A funding model common in most states that attempts to guarantee a basic minimal education program for all children funded at an average minimal level.  

Exit level testing to determine whether students have achieved basic standards of performance in various academic areas.    

The attempt by individuals to minimize the cost of achieving their goals in order to maximize their pleasure when the goals are achieved.