community health representatives
1Health advocacy — encompasses direct service to the individual or family as well as activities that promote health and access to health care in communities and the larger public. Advocates support and promote the rights of the patient in the health care arena,… …
2Community-based monitoring — (CBM) is a form of public oversight, ideally driven by local information needs and community values, to increase the accountability and quality of social services or to contribute to the management of ecological resources. Within the CBM… …
3Community-based participatory research — (CBPR) is research that is conducted as an equal partnership between traditionally trained experts and members of a community. In CBPR projects, the community participates fully in all aspects of the research process. CBPR projects start with the …
4Health disparities — (also called healthcare inequality in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial (see Race and health), ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Healthy… …
5Health and Retirement Study — The [http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/ Health and Retirement Study] (HRS) [National Institute on Aging, [http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/ExtramuralPrograms/BehavioralAndSocialResearch/HRS.htm Growing Older in America: The Health and… …
6Health promoting hospitals — (HPH) is a network of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. It is based on the health promotion philosophy of the World Health Organization (WHO) as outlined in the WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO 1986) which was… …
7Health insurance — is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll …
8Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth — Founder(s) Charles King and Kathryn Whitehead Founded …
9Community College of the Air Force — Motto The foundation of liberty is knowledge. Established 1972 Type …
10Community politics — is a movement in British politics to re engage people with political action on a local level. Most developed amongst the Liberal Democrats but adopted to some extent by the British Greens, other parties, and Independents. Community Politics is… …
