Community/Public Health Nursing Practice-Ch. 5
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stuartsmom1 on January 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alma-Ata Conference | 1978 world assembly of nations that declared Health for All a policy of the World Health Organization |
| Beveridge model | A health care system model operated with government management and organization, funded by taxes |
| Bismarck model | A health care system model that uses decentralized management and organization and a variety of funding sources |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Provides expertise in disease control and prevention and directs ongoing health-related programs through the International Health Program Office |
| Emerging infectious diseases | Either new previously unknown infections or old reemerging infections that are increasing in frequency and severity worldwide |
| Epidemiologic transition | The change in patterns of illness and death from acute to chronic conditions influenced by improvements in a country's economic status |
| Global Health Council | A leading voluntary organization focusing on global health and development |
| Globalization of health | Health viewed as a world concern that requires a cooperative international effort to address health concerns, rather than an isolated issue for each country to address alone |
| Health disparities | The unequal levels of health among nations |
| Health for All | A commitment to the social justice of eliminating health disparities of people everywhere |
| Intergovernmental organizations | Agencies consisting of the representatives of governments working together for a stated purpose |
| Millennium Development Goals | Eight goals to make the elimination of worldwide poverty by 2015 a very high priority |
| Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | A federation of 25 countries in the Americas |
| United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) | An agency of the United Nations concerned with the health and welfare of mothers and children |
| United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | A federal agency that provides expertise and funding to countries that need economic development |
| Voluntary organizations | Nongovernmental organizations committed to a variety of welfare endeavo |
| World Bank | An intergovernmental financial agency concerned with improving the economic status of poor countries by providing loans, expertise, and cooperative projects |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | An intergovernmental organization of 193 countries working to improve the health status of the world's population |
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