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| groups of people who may or may not interact with each other. |
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| subpopulations within the larger population who possess some common characteristics, often related to high risk for specific health problems. |
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| a smaller, more homogenous group than a community |
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| one that is characterized by geographic and jurisdictional boundaries, such as a city |
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| a collection of people who share some attribute of their lives such as living in the same locale, attending a particular church, or share a particular interest. It can also be defined as a social system in which the members interact formally or informally and form networks that operate for the benefit of all people in the community. |
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| defined as the attainment of the greatest possible biologic, psychological, and social well-being of the population as an entity and of its individual members |
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| occurs when the demands of a single role are contradictory or when the demands attending several roles contradict or compete with each other. |
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| occurs when an individual is confronted with too many role expectations at one time, even though these expectations do not contradict each other. |
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| can be defined as expected behavior associated with a specific family position. |
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| outcomes of family structure. |
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| rs to a disease process that is continuous in a specific population and which has a low mortality rate, such as the measles |
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| refers to the presence of an infectious disease or condition that hits a large group of individuals within the same community or same geographical area |
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| refers to an infectious disease or condition that appears in epidemic proportions in several areas all over the world or a disease or condition that hits the majority of a population in a large region |
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| reflect the occurrence of health related conditions in a community. |
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| refers to the ratio of the number of cases of a disease or condition to the number of people in the identified population |
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| refers to the ratio of the number of deaths from any health related cause to the number of people in the identified population |
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| The World Health Organization (WHO |
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| is attached to the United Nations and is responsible for monitoring the incidence of disease throughout the world |
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| a federal program developed from an amendment to the Social Security Act that provides a national health insurance program for older adults. It also provides financial assistance for health care in disabled individuals under the age of 65. |
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| established in 1965 through the Social Security Act. It is based on financial eligibility through federal and state funding |
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| was originally established to provide health care to the elderly. It is now the primary financial source for the majority of the elderly. |
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