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Week 2Health Care Terms Worksheet
HCS/212 Version 3
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Week 2 Health Care Terms Worksheet Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course. Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines: ● In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
● In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following: How has it influenced heath care?
What role has the term played as health care developed over the years? Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name. Submit the file to your facilitator. Submitted by: [Brandee Robinson.] Term
Definition
Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry.
Health Promotion
Health Promotion is an activity or process promoting people to increase and improve their health.
Disease Prevention
Disease Prevention is an act or measure to prevent people or patients from harmful health threats, illnesses, or diseases. Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the act of identifying an illness or disease by a person’s signs or symptoms.
Rehabilitation
Department of Health and Human Services
Forprofit
Long Term Care
Home health
Health care exchange
Clinic
Acute
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Week 2Health Care Terms Worksheet
HCS/212 Version 3 Chronic
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