Public Health. Community Health . Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health . Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health . Health, Community . Health, Public . Collective Health . Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level. . 1.00
Preventive Psychiatry. Psychiatry, Preventive . A discipline concerned with the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health. . 0.49
Preventive Dentistry. Dentistries, Preventive . Dentistry, Preventive . Preventive Dentistries . The branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention of disease and the maintenance and promotion of oral health. . 0.47
Preventive Medicine. Medicine, Preventive . Preventative Care . Preventative Medicine . Preventive Care . Care, Preventative . Care, Preventive . Medicine, Preventative . A medical specialty primarily concerned with prevention of disease (PRIMARY PREVENTION) and the promotion and preservation of health in the individual. . 0.46
International Council of Nurses. Nurses International Council . Nurses International Councils . An international professional organization composed of one association per country for the purpose of improving and developing nursing's contribution to the promotion of health and care of the sick. . 0.45
Geneva Convention. The body of international agreements consisting of four Conventions (1949) and two Additional Protocols (1977), concerning humanitarian treatment of victims of armed conflict, and put under the responsibility of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The first Protocol regulates the care of the wounded and sick soldiers on the battlefield;the second is about the care of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked in naval warfare; the third on the treatment of prisoners of war; the fourth on the protection of civilians in time of war. Additional Protocols I an II ensure more humane consideration not only in international conflicts but also in national strife, such as the treatment of guerilla fighters. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) . 0.45
United States Public Health Service. Public Health Service . United States. Public Health Service . Public Health Service (U.S.) . USPHS . A constituent organization of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES concerned with protecting and improving the health of the nation. . 0.43
Epidemiology. Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent, and environment as related to the distribution and control of disease. . 0.43
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). CDC 19875 . CDCP 19875 . Center for Disease Control . Center for Disease Control and Prevention . Centers for Disease Control . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . United States Centers for Disease Control . United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) . CDC 19875 . An agency of the UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE that conducts and supports programs for the prevention and control of disease and provides consultation and assistance to health departments and other countries. . 0.42
Economics, Medical. Medical Economics . Economic aspects of the field of medicine, the medical profession, and health care. It includes the economic and financial impact of disease in general on the patient, the physician, society, or government. . 0.41
