| NIADDK | National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
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| NIAID | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| NIAMDD | National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases |
| NIAMS | National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
| NIB | National Institute for the Blind |
| health services accessibility | The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| health services administration | The organization and administration of health services dedicated to the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services for the aged | Services for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the aged and the maintenance of health in the elderly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services, indigenous | Health care provided to specific cultural or tribal peoples which incorporates local customs, beliefs, and taboos. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services misuse | Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services needs and demand | Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. It includes the identification and assessment of the needs as measured by objective criteria and standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services research | The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health status | The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health status index | Set of measurements designed to detect short-term fluctuations in health of members of a population; the measurements usually include physical function, emotional well-being, activities of daily living, feelings, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| health status indicators | The measurement of the health status for a given population using a variety of indices, including morbidity, mortality, and available health resources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health surveys | A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health systems agencies | Health planning and resources development agencies which function in each health service area of the united states (pl 93-641). (12 Dec 1998) |
| health systems plans | Statements of goals for the delivery of health services pertaining to the health systems agency service area, established under pl 93-641, and consistent with national guidelines for health planning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health transition | Demographic and epidemiologic changes that have occurred in the last five decades in many developing countries and that are characterised by major growth in the number and proportion of middle-aged and elderly persons and in the frequency of the diseases that occur in these age groups. The health transition is the result of efforts to improve maternal and child health via primary care and outreach services and such efforts have been responsible for a decrease in the birth rate; reduced maternal mortality; improved preventive services; reduced infant mortality, and the increased life expectancy that defines the transition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| school health services | Preventive health services provided for students. It excludes college or university students. (12 Dec 1998) |