Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In law, trial on the substance of a case as opposed to consideration of procedure only.  

Pertaining to the loss of hearing, the term includes both persons who are hard of hearing and persons who are deaf.  

In politics, a session of a legislative committee at which witnesses present testimony on bills under consideration. The ability to hear, or the function performed by the ear of sensing sounds and sending sound impulses to the brain. Sense of receiving and interpreting sounds. Sound waves enter the outer ear, cause vibrations of the eardrum…

A series of publications that have set health goals for the nation in 10-year increments. There have been Healthy People 1990, Healthy People 2000, and Healthy People 2010.  

An optimal state or quality of life. In good physical condition. Helping you to stay in good physical condition.  

A situation or condition that when present under certain circumstances may negatively influence health status.  

Begun in the late 1970s and terminated during the early to the mid-1980s, a health management structure under federal law, controlled by consumers, for the planning of health priorities, activities, and funding on a regional basis.  

The ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data while monitoring a health event.  

An investigation of exposed individuals designed to assist in identifying exposure or effects to public health. Health studies also define those health problems that require further inquiry through, for example, a health surveillance or epidemiological study.  

Stimuli that affect health responses or behavior.