| public policy | A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| national environmental policy act | A federal law enacted in 1969 that requires all federal agencies to consider and analyse the environmental impacts of any proposed action. NEPA requires an environmental impact statement for major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment. NEPA requires federal agencies to inform and involve the public in the agency's decision making process and to consider the environmental impacts of the agency's decision. (05 Dec 1998) |
| nutrition policy | Governmental guidelines and objectives pertaining to public food supply and nutrition including recommendations for healthy diet and changes in food habits to ensure healthy diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| organizational policy | A course or method of action selected, usually by an organization, institution, university, society, etc., from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions and positions on public matters. It does not include internal policy relating to the organization and administration within the corporate body, for which organization and administration is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| family planning policy | A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, to guide and determine present and future decisions on population control by limiting the number of children or controlling fertility, notably through family planning and contraception within the nuclear family. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bachman, George | <person> U.S. Parasitologist, *1890. See: Bachman-Pettit test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bachmann, Jean George | <person> U.S. Physiologist, 1877-1959. See: Bachmann's bundle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Baehr, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1887-1978. See: Baehr-Lohlein lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Beadle, George | <person> An American geneticist who won the Nobel Prize in 1958 with Edward Tatum for showing that genes are responsible for controlling the production of enzymes. Lived: 1903-1991. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Blumer, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1858-1940. See: Blumer's shelf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brewer, George | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1861-1939. See: Brewer's infarcts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Budd, George | <person> English physician, 1808-1882. See: Budd's cirrhosis, Budd's syndrome, Budd-Chiari syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Caldwell, George | <person> U.S. Physician, 1834-1918. See: Caldwell-Luc operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Palade, George | <person> Roumanian-U.S. Cell biologist and Nobel laureate, *1912. See: Palade granule, Weibel-Palade bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rainey, George | <person> English anatomist, 1801-1884. See: Rainey's corpuscles. (05 Mar 2000) |