| HELP | Hawaii early learning profile; Health Education Library Program; Health Emergency Loan Program; Heal... |
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| AACHP | American Association for Comprehensive Health Planning |
| AHPA | American Health Planning Association |
| ASHP | American Society of Hospital Pharmacists; American Society for Hospital Planning |
| BTP | biliary tract pain; biological treatment planning |
| national health planning information centre | A centre in the health resources administration division of planning methods and technology which provides access to current information on health planning and resources development. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| state health planning and development agencies | Agencies established under pl93-641 to coordinate, conduct, and implement state health planning activities. Two primary responsibilities are the preparation of an annual state health plan and giving assistance to the statewide health coordinating council. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disaster planning | Procedures outlined for the care of casualties and the maintenance of services in disasters. (12 Dec 1998) |
| integrated resource planning | See Least cost planning. (05 Dec 1998) |
| family planning | Programs or services designed to assist the family in controlling reproduction by either improving or diminishing fertility. (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) |
| least cost planning | (integrated resource planning) A method of power planning that recognises load uncertainty, embodies an emphasis on risk management, and reviews all available and reliable resources to meet future loads. It takes into consideration all costs of a resource, including capital, labour, fuel, maintenance, decommissioning, known environmental impacts, and the difficulty in quantifying the consequences of selecting one resource over another. Least cost planning seeks to minimise total energy costs. (05 Dec 1998) |