Glossary

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Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)

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Barriers to Health

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Preventative Services

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Prevention Screening

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Preventative Medicine

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Health Disparity

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Illness

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Disease

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Morbidity

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Mortality

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U.S Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) 

When a study’s medical staff do not know which treatment they are giving. The participant also does not know which treatment they are receiving.

Electronic Preventative Services Selector (ePSS)

A clinical research study that looks for patterns and causes of disease in groups of people.

Behavioral Risk Factors

A clinical research study that looks at how genes and illness may be related.

Wellness

A person with no known health problems who chooses to take part in research.

Patient Agency

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Cultural Competency

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Health Literacy

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Self Efficacy

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Patient Activation

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Medical Mistrust

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Perceived Discrimination

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Community Health Workers

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Patient Navigators

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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

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Quality of Life

How good or bad a person’s life is.

Standard of Care

Usual or routine health care. The kind of care that most doctors agree that everyone should receive. Also called: best practice, standard medical care, and standard therapy.