| HHCC | home health care classification |
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| HMA | health care management alternatives; human monocyte antigen; hydroxymethionine analog |
| ICHPPC | International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care |
| IHCA | individual health care account; isocapnic hyperventilation with cold air |
| MCHC | maternal/child health care; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; mean corpuscular hemoglobin c... |
| united states indian health service | A division of the united states public health service that is responsible for the public health and the provision of medical services to native american indian populations in the united states, primarily those residing on reservation lands. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| united states occupational safety and health administration | An office in the department of labour responsible for developing and establishing occupational safety and health standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states public health service | See: USPHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states substance abuse and mental health services administration | An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym samhsa. On 1 october 1992, the united states alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration (adamha) became samhsa. (telephone communication with samhsa 7 april 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
| urban health | The status of health in urban populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urban health services | Health services, public or private, in urban areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| flight into health | In dynamic psychotherapy, the early but often only temporary disappearance of the symptoms that ostensibly brought the patient into therapy; a defense against the anxiety engendered by the prospect of further psychoanalytic exploration of the patient's conflicts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forest health | A condition of ecosystem sustainability and attainment of management objectives for a given forest area. Usually considered to include green trees, snags, resilient stands growing at a moderate rate, and endemic levels of insects and disease. Natural processes still function or are duplicated through management intervention. (05 Dec 1998) |