Glossary
The IIfPHC-E Resource Center has used the following categories for main subjects in primary health care and related general reference materials. Use the subject links below to access the online databases cataloged by the Resource Center.
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Adolescent health
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C
Community development
Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security
Community health care
Community health care/health workers; community nursing;
Communicable diseases
TB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrhea; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases …
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Disability and rehabilitation
Social services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy
Disaster management & emergency service
Emergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters
Diseases/Disease control
Diagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control
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Environmental health
Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change
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G
Gender & development
Gender equity; gender based violence; women empowerment
H
Health communication/information
Telemedicine/tele-education; social behavior change communication (SBCC); social science & medicine; psychology; family counseling
Health planning & management
Health strategies & policies; implementation guidelines & standards; leadership, management & governance; health care financing; health economics; supply chain & logistics management; systematic reviews & evidence-based practices; health systems & policy
Health promotion & education
Advocacy; community setting; school setting; work-site setting
Health services
Quality health services; health equity; M&E; healthcare in humanitarian emergencies; regulation of health care
Health workforce & training
pre-service training; in-service training & CPD; mental health and job satisfaction…
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Injuries
Road accidents; physical rehabilitation
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Medical services
Medical equipment; health facilities; health infrastructure; pharmaceutical & medical supplies; emergency medical services
Men’s health
Mental health & psycho-social services
Mental health; depression and anxiety; substance abuse; tobacco use & control; trauma recovery
Maternal & child health (MCH)
Mother, newborn & child health (MNCH)
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Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
Eye health (trachoma; onchocerciasis/river blindness; Lymphatic filariasis; soil transmitted helminthes/schistosomiasis; pondoconiosis
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer; cardiovascular diseases; congenital conditions; diabetes; rheumatism/arthritis; musculoskeletal disorders; renal & UTI; oral health; vision and hearing; podiatric health; neurology; genetics …
Nutrition
Child nutrition/malnutrition; adolescent nutrition/malnutrition; adult nutrition/malnutrition; obesity; eating disorders; over/under weight
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Occupational health
Occupational health & safety; industrial hygiene
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Traditional health care & alternative therapies
Traditional medicine; incorporating traditional healers into formal health system
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Urban health
Clean cities; urban planning
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Women’s health
Maternal health; maternal morbidity/mortality; breast feeding; maternal nutrition reproductive & sexual health
GLOSSARY
AAdolescent health
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C Child healthCommunity development
Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security
Community health careCommunity health care/health workers; community nursing;
Communicable diseasesTB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrheal; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases …
D Disability and rehabilitationSocial services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy
Disaster management & emergency serviceEmergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters
Diseases/Disease controlDiagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control
E Elder healthEnvironmental health
Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change
EAdolescent health
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G Child healthCommunity development
Energy; WASH; gender equity; gender-based violence; women empowerment; food production & agriculture; food security
Community health careCommunity health care/health workers; community nursing;
Communicable diseasesTB; STD; HIV; Hepatitis; water-borne; diarrheal; respiratory; parasitic; malaria; polio; infectious diseases; disease outbreaks; emerging communicable diseases …
H Disability and rehabilitationSocial services and provisions for disabilities; visual impairment; limb loss or impairment; prosthetic limbs; intellectual disabilities/brain impairment; hearing impairment; epilepsy
Disaster management & emergency serviceEmergency health service; disaster & emergency preparedness; natural disasters
Diseases/Disease controlDiagnosis and management; immunization/vaccine safety; infection control
I Elder healthEnvironmental health
Toxicology; industrial & land pollution; environment pollution (hazardous chemicals, air, water and soil pollution); natural disasters; climate change
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