| ABDPH | American Board of Dental Public Health |
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| APHA | American Protestant Hospital Association; American Public Health Association |
| BPH | Bachelor of Public Health; benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| BPHEng | Bachelor of Public Health Engineering |
| BPHN | Bachelor of Public Health Nursing |
| pan american health organization | <organisation> WHO regional office for the americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research. (21 Jun 2000) |
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| marketing of health services | Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximise the use of health care resources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternal-child health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of health care services to mothers and children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternal health services | Organised services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| regional health planning | Planning for health resources at a community or regional level. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient acceptance of health care | The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| peer review, health care | The concurrent or retrospective review by practicing physicians or other health professionals of the quality and efficiency of patient care practices or services ordered or performed by other physicians or other health professionals . (12 Dec 1998) |
| voluntary health agencies | Non-profit organizations concerned with various aspects of health, e.g., education, promotion, treatment, services, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental health | The state wherein the person is well adjusted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental health associations | Voluntary organizations which support educational programs and research in psychiatry with the objective of the promotion of mental health. An early association in the united states was founded as the national committee for mental hygiene in 1909, became the mental health association in 1976 and later the national mental health association in 1980. State and local mental health associations in this country are chartered by the national organization and affiliated with it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental health services | Organised services to provide mental health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child health services | Organised services to provide health care for children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| personal health services | Health care provided to individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rural health | The status of health in rural populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |