1.

Health
a. the general condi�on of the body
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Health. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/health
2. Individual
a. a par�cular being or thing as dis�nguished from a class, species, or collec�on: such as a single human
being as contrasted with a social group or ins�tu�on
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Individual. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/individual
3. Family
a. the basic unit in society tradi�onally consis�ng of two parents rearing their children
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Family. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/family
4. Popula�on
a. the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a whole
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Popula�on. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023,
from htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/popula�on
5. Community
a. a group of people with a common characteris�c or interest living together within a larger society
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Community. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023,
from htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/community
6. Public Health
a. the art and science dealing with the protec�on and improvement of community health by organized
community effort and including preven�ve medicine and sanitary and social science
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Public health. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023,
from htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/public%20health
7. Community Health
a. Community health is a medical specialty that focuses on the physical and mental well-being of the people
in a specific geographic region. This important subsec�on of public health includes ini�a�ves to help
community members maintain and improve their health, prevent the spread of infec�ous diseases and
prepare for natural disasters.
b. What Is Community Health and Why Is It Important? (2019). Rasmussen University.
https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/health-sciences/blog/what-is-community-health/
8. Public Health Nursing
a. the prac�ce of promo�ng and protec�ng the health of popula�ons using knowledge from nursing, social,
and public health science
b. American Public Health Associa�on, Public Health Nursing Sec�on. (2013). The defini�on and prac�ce of
public health nursing: a statement of the public health nursing sec�on. Washington, DC: American Public
Health Associa�on.
9. Community Health Nursing
a. Community health nursing, also called public health nursing or community nursing, combines primary
healthcare and nursing prac�ce in a community se�ng. Community health (CH) nurses provide health
services, preven�ve care, interven�on and health educa�on to communi�es or popula�ons.
b. kimperry. (2017, February 14). What Is Community Nursing? | Lamar University Online. Lamar.
htps://degree.lamar.edu/online-programs/healthcare/rn-to-bsn/what-is-community-nursing/
10. Health Promo�on
a. Health promo�on is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
b. Health Promotion. (2023). Who.int. htps://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-
work/programmes/health-promo�on
11. Disease Preven�on
a. Disease preven�on, understood as specific, popula�on-based and individual-based interven�ons for
primary and secondary (early detec�on) preven�on, aiming to minimize the burden of diseases and
associated risk factors.
b. About. (2023). Health promotion and disease prevention through population-based interventions,
including action to address social determinants and health inequity. World Health Organiza�on - Regional
Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. htps://www.emro.who.int/about-who/public-health-
func�ons/health-promo�on-disease-preven�on.html
12. Endemic
a. belonging or na�ve to a par�cular people or country
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Endemic. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/endemic
13. Epidemic
a. affec�ng or tending to affect a dispropor�onately large number of individuals within a popula�on,
community, or region at the same �me
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Epidemic. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/epidemic
14. Pandemic
 a. occurring over a wide geographic area (such as mul�ple countries or con�nents) and typically affec�ng a
significant propor�on of the popula�on
b. Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Pandemic. In Merriam-Webster.com dic�onary. Retrieved August 13, 2023, from
htps://www.merriam-webster.com/dic�onary/pandemic
15. United Na�ons
a. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States,
the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. One place
where the world's nations can
gather together, discuss common problems
and find shared solutions.
b. Na�ons, U. (2017). About Us | United Nations. United Na�ons; United Na�ons.
htps://www.un.org/en/about-us
16. World Health Organiza�on
a. WHO is the United Na�ons agency that connects na�ons, partners and people to promote health, keep
the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can atain the highest level of health.
b. About WHO. (2023). Who.int. htps://www.who.int/about
17. Department of Health
a. The Department of Health (DOH) is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is responsible for
ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care
and regula�on of providers of health goods and services.
b. About Us | Department of Health website. (2023). Doh.gov.ph. htps://doh.gov.ph/about-us
18. Philippine Universal Health Care Law
a. The Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care Act, mandates the
ins�tu�onaliza�on of health technology assessment (HTA) as a fair and transparent priority se�ng
mechanism that shall be recommendatory to the DOH and PhilHealth for the development of policies and
programs, regula�on, and the determina�on of a range of en�tlements such as drugs, medicines,
pharmaceu�cal products, other devices, procedures and services.
b. Republic Act No. 11223 | GOVPH. (2019, February 20). Official Gazete of the Republic of the Philippines.
htps://www.officialgazete.gov.ph/2019/02/20/republic-act-no-11223/
19. School Nurse
a. School nursing is a specialized prac�ce of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic
success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate posi�ve student
responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and poten�al health
problems; provide case management services; and ac�vely collaborate with others to build student and
family capacity for adapta�on, self management, self advocacy, and learning.”
b. Griffin, C. (2019). Definition of School Nursing. Gasn.org. htps://www.gasn.org/school-nursing-defined
20. Occupa�onal Nurse
a. provides for and delivers health and safety programs and services to workers, worker popula�ons and
community groups. The prac�ce focuses on promo�on and restora�on of health, preven�on of illness and
injury, and protec�on from work-related and environmental hazards. Occupa�onal and environmental
health nurses have a combined knowledge of health and business that they blend with health care
exper�se to balance the requirement for a safe and healthful work environment with a ‘healthy’ botom
line.
b. Occupational Health Nurse. (2017, July 14). ExploreHealthCareers.org.
htps://explorehealthcareers.org/career/nursing/occupa�onal-health-
nurse/#:~:text=The%20American%20Associa�on%20of%20Occupa�onal,worker%20popula�ons%20and%
20community%20groups.