| HSC | Hand-Schuller-Christian [syndrome]; Health and Safety Commission; health sciences center; health scr... |
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| IHS | idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome; inactivated horse serum; Indian Health Service; integrated he... |
| ACC | accommodation; acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; acinic cell carcinoma; acute care center; adenoid cyst... |
| ACG | accelerator globulin; alternative care grant; ambulatory care group; American College of Gastroenter... |
| ACU | acquired cold urticaria; acute care unit; agar colony-forming unit; ambulatory care unit |
| rural health services | Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services | See: CHAMPUS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mobile health units | Movable facilities in which diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided to the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health | The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health services | Organised services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which maternal health services is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| world health | The concept pertaining to the health status of inhabitants of the world. (12 Dec 1998) |
| World Health Organisation | <organisation> A United Nations agency dealing with issues concerning health and disease around the globe. For cancer, the W.H.O. Has an interesting programme in prevention and palliative care. Acronym: WHO (26 Mar 1998) |
| world health organization | A specialised agency of the united nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prepaid health plans | Contracts between an insurer and a subscriber or a group of subscribers whereby a specified set of health benefits is provided in return for a periodic premium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preventive health services | Services designed for promotion of health and prevention of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health | 1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. "There is no health in us." (Book of Common Prayer) "Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage." (Buckminster) 2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and health to all." Bill of health. See Bill. Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; also called lifting machine. Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. To drink a health. See Drink. Origin: OE. Helthe, AS. Hlp, fr. Hal hale, sound, whole. See Whole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| health and human services | See HHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health behaviour | Behaviours expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Lifestyle is closely associated with health behaviour and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health benefit plans, employee | Health insurance plans for employees, and generally including their dependents, usually on a cost-sharing basis with the employer paying a percentage of the premium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health centre | An institution or group of institutions providing all types of medical care and preventive services to a population. (05 Mar 2000) |