Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Health concerns that meet certain criteria to be classed as a problem. The criteria used revolve around (a) death rate q.v., (b) family disruption, (c) extent of disability, (d) economic implications, (e) age of onset, (f) threat to large numbers of people, (g) relation to other health concerns, (h) preventability, (i) treatability, and (j) societal…

One whose profession is one or more of the health professions. They may be medical, nonmedical, or paramedical.  

Any medically or epidemiologically defined characteristic of a patient or health problem in a population that results from health promotion or care provided or required as measured at one point in time, health goal; health objective.  

A major source of data for health assessments. The identification, review, and evaluation of health outcome parameters is an interactive process involving the health assessors, data source generators, and the local community. Health outcome data should be community-specific and may be derived from databases at the local, state, and nations levels, as well as data…

A defined outcome of health learning. May be an enabling or a terminal objective.  

Illustrations and explanations of the various factors contributing to health and disease.  

Distorted or false ideas about health matters.  

The actions one takes to preclude the onset of disease, disability, or premature death, including health-related and health-directed behavior. The avoidance of ill health. All efforts carried out in order to preserve health. As used in the term health maintenance organization (HMO), however, the term is not so inclusive, but rather simply includes those health…

The capacity of an individual to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and services and the competence to use such information and services in ways that are health enhancing. The ability to understand the causes, prevention, and treatment of disease. Knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health.  

Laws passed at the local, state, and federal levels to affect some aspect of societal health. They may be sanitary codes or public health laws, education laws, and others.