health

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Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
sağlık

Sağlık çalışanları ihtiyacı olan insanlara yardım eder. - Health workers aid people in need.

Sağlıklı olan adam sağlığın değerini bilmez. - A healthy man does not know the value of health.

{i} sıhhat
{i} sağlık durumu

Tom'un sağlık durumu tatmin edici. - Tom is in satisfactory health.

Tom'un sağlık durumu iyi. - Tom is in good health.

(Tıp) hıfzısıhha
sağlamlık
durum/sağlık
bir kimsenin sıhhat ve saadetine kadeh kaldırma veya tokuşturma To your health Sıhhatinize
(Tıp) Sıhhat, şif
{i} afiyet
keyif
esenlik
dirlik
sağlıkta
sağlıkla
health center
(Tıp) sağlık ocağı
health status
(Tıp) sağlık durumu
health assistance
sağlık hizmetleri
health behavior
(Tıp) sağlık davranışı
health behaviors
(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) sağlık davranışları
health care center
(Kanun) sağlık ocağı
health center
sağlık merkezi
health clerk
(Ticaret) sağlık memuru
health cure
(Tıp) kür
health economics
sağlık ekonomisi
health education
sağlık eğitimi
health facilities
sağlık kurumları
health food
katkısız
health food
sağlığa yararlı
health hazard
(Askeri) sağlığa zararlı
health issues
sağlık konuları
health personnel
(Tıp) sağlık personeli
health plan
(Askeri) sağlık planı
health policy
sağlık politikası
health problem
(Tıp) sağlık sorunu
health promotion
(Tıp) sağlığın önemi
health promotion
(Tıp) sağlığın geliştirilmesi
health psychology
(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) sağlık psikolojisi
health record
(Tıp) sağlık karnesi
health reform
sağlık reformu
health resorts
(Tıp) kaplıcalar
health science
(Tıp) sağlık bilimi
health staff
(Ticaret) sağlık memuru
health standards
(Tıp) sağlık standartları
health surveys
sağlık araştırmaları
health technology
(Tıp) sağlık teknolojisi
health tourism
(Turizm) sağlık turizmi
health care
sağlık hizmetleri

Onlar sağlık hizmetleri için bir yasa tasarısı hazırladılar. - They've written a bill for health care.

Sağlık hizmetleri konusunda endişeliyim. - I'm concerned about health care.

health care
vücut bakımı
health care delivery
sağlık hizmetleri
health centre
sağlık merkezi
health certificate
sağlık raporu
health check
sağlık kontrolü
health department
sağlık ocağı
health insurance
sağlık sigortası
health maintenance organization
sağlık hizmetleri veren kuruluş
health officer
sağlık memuru
health physics
sağlık fiziği
health problem
sağlık problemi
health profession
sağlık uzmanlığı
Health is better than wealth
(Atasözü) Herşeyin başı sağlık
health advisory
sağlık danışma
health and safety
sağlık ve güvenlik
health and safety at work act
sağlığı ve iş güvenliği hareket
health and safety commission (gbr)
sağlık ve güvenlik komisyonu (gbr)
health and safety executive
sağlığı ve güvenliği yönetim
health and safety executive (gbr)
sağlığı ve güvenliği yönetim (gbr)
health and safety plan
sağlık ve güvenlik planı
health authority
sağlık otoritesi
health benefit
Sağlık yardımı
health benefits
sağlık faydaları
health care provider
Sağlık uzmanı
health club
sağlık kulübü
health consciousness
sağlık bilinci
health coverage
sağlık güvencesi
health department
Sağlık müdürlüğü
health fanatic, salvationist
sağlık fanatik, Selâmet Ordusundan
health fund
sağlık fonu
health improvement plan
sağlık iyileştirme planı
health levy
sağlık vergisi
health literacy
Sağlık okuryazarlığı
health maintenance organizations
sağlık bakım kuruluşları
health minister
sağlık bakanı
health professional
(Tıp, İlaç) Sağlık Uzmanı
health room technician
sağlık oda teknisyeni
health service personnel
sağlık servis personeli
health service staff
sağlık hizmeti personeli
health services command
sağlık hizmetleri komuta
health services manager
sağlık hizmetleri yöneticisi
health services support
sağlık hizmetleri desteği
health spa
içmeler
health spa
kaplıca
health spa
ılıca
health status
sağlık düzeyi
health technicer
sağlık teknikeri
health technician
Sağlık teknisyeni
health technology assessment
sağlık teknolojisi değerlendirme
health to your mouth
(deyim) Ağzına sağlık!
health warning
sağlık uyarısı
health-conscious
sağlık-bilinçli
health-insurance
sağlık sigortası
health claim
(Gıda) sağlık beyanı
health freak
hastalık hastası
health indicator
(Tıp) sağlık göstergesi
health officer
liman doktoru
health profession
(Tıp) sağlık mesleği
healthful
sağlıklı

Sağlıklı bir şekilde yemek yemek kalp hastalığını önlemeye yardımcı olabilir. - Eating healthfully can help prevent heart disease.

healthful
sağlık için faydalı
healthful
şifa verici
healthful
sıhhi
healthfulness
şifalılık
healthfulness
sifalilik
health insurance
(Ticaret) hastalığa karşı sigorta
health insurance
hastalık sigortası
healthful
healthfully sıhhat verici bir şekilde
healthful
{s} sağlığa yararlı
healthful
{s} yararlı
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity; wellness
The overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level
Emotional condition
Physical condition
A toast to prosperity
The state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction
{n} a freedom from sickness, purity, wish
{n} a plant, common, common ground
The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain
The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity It is recognized, however, that health has many dimensions (anatomical, physiological, and mental) and is largely culturally defined The relative importance of various disabilities will differ depending upon the cultural milieu and the role of the affected individual in that culture Most attempts at measurement have been assessed in terms or morbidity and mortality Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) See Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
A dynamic state influenced by circumstances, beliefs, and environments; soundness of mind, body, and spirit
A person's health is the condition of their body and the extent to which it is free from illness or is able to resist illness. Caffeine is bad for your health
Your realm character's vitality This is the amount of damage that your character can withstand prior to being killed Damage is inflicted by weapons, mystical powers, disease, poison, traps, etc You can only recover health through rest or mystical aid
is defined in the WHO constitution of 1948 as: A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Within the context of health promotion, health has been considered less as an abstract state and more as a means to an end which can be expressed in functional terms as a resource which permits people to lead an individually, socially and economically productive life Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
The absence of disease or infirmity; a condition in which all functions of the body and mind are normally active {1} Use your browser's "BACK" button to return to the page you were viewing previously
{i} freedom from disease; wellness; well-being (physical or mental); toast to wish for the well-being of a person
Sites providing information and resources to improve personal health and well-being These may include medical news sites, health information, and online diagnosis Health includes not only medicine but also includes alternative and mental health and fitness Web sites
  a state of complete well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health is a state in which a person is not suffering from any illness and is feeling well. In hospital they nursed me back to health
True health is a state of wholeness where all organ systems of the body function al optimun levels 100% of the time
the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
Trevira CS has been tested to German, American and Japanese health standards and been adjudged non-toxic, not allergenic or mutagenic and non-irritant The Eco-Tex 100 test confirms that Trevira CS is free from harmful substances If required you can obtain the Eco-Tex certificate and a Safety Leaflet ("Sicherheitsdatenblatt")
{s} good for physical and mental well-being; that maintains good physical and mental well-being
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (World Health Organization definition) The definition has not been amended since 1948 The correct bibliographic citation for the definition is: Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no 2, p 100) and entered into force
(Well-being, healthiness, soundness, wholeness, stamina, vitality; diseases, epidemics, debility, feebleness, ill health, illness, sickliness; small pox, bilious remittent fever, whooping cough, etc ; health care, health-care practices, health-care policies, medical care, doctor's care, medical necessities, medicines )
(Chiropractic Definition) absence of disease, the status of optimum function of the nervous system
the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"
A dynamic state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO'S New Proposed Definition 101st Session of the WHO Executive Board, Geneva, January 1998 Resolution EB101 R2)
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
Maintenance Organization (HMO) - A type of health insurance plan that provides health care services for members who prepay a premium that generally covers a comprehensive range of both inpatient and ambulatory care with limited copayments A primary care physician provides or arranges all of their patients' access to care HMO programs are easy to use and have low out-of-pocket costs By focusing on preventive care and providing care within a closed network of providers, HMOs are generally less expensive than other medical plans There are four types of HMOs
A state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity   2   Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living   It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities [1] 
human condition with physical, social and psychological dimensions each characterized on a continuum with positive and negative poles Positive Health - associated with the capacity to enjoy life and to withstand challenges; it is not merely the absence of disease Physical Health - absence of disease and disability; energy to accomplish daily tasks and active leisure without undue fatigue Mental Health- absence of mental disorders; ability to meet daily challenges and social interactions without undue mental, emotional, or behavioural problems Social Health - Ability to interact effectively with other people and the social environment, enjoying satisfying personal relationships Well -Being - the condition of being contented, healthy, or successful; welfare
= (Mental Health) The absence of identifiable psychiatric disorder according to current norms (Freeman 1984) In noise research, mental health covers a variety of symptoms, ranging from anxiety, emotional stress, nervous complaints, nausea, headaches, instability, argumentativeness, sexual impotency, changes in general mood and anxiety, and social conflicts, to more general psychiatric categories like neurosis, psychosis and hysteria (Berglund and Lindvall 1995) Also see: Long Term Health Effects of Noise Exposure
The health of something such as an organization or a system is its success and the fact that it is working well. There's no way to predict the future health of the banking industry. = prosperity. Extent of continuing physical, emotional, mental, and social ability to cope with one's environment. Good health is harder to define than bad health (which can be equated with presence of disease) because it must convey a more positive concept than mere absence of disease, and there is a variable area between health and disease. A person may be in good physical condition but have a cold or be mentally ill. Someone may appear healthy but have a serious condition (e.g., cancer) that is detectable only by physical examination or diagnostic tests or not even by these. health insurance health maintenance organization National Health Service National Institutes of Health public health World Health Organization
Provision of services for the conservation and improvement of public health, other than hospital care, and financial support of other governments' health programs Source: U S Census Bureau Government Finance and Employment Classification Manual
A state of physical and emotional well-being; the absence of disease or ailment
A state of complete mental, physcial, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
adaptive and optimal attainment of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental well-being
Health is to a certain extent a matter of cleanliness, proper diet and exercise; but it is more than that It is also the conscious and subconscious recognition of the well-being that comes from doing, every day, a full measure of one's dutydoing what you can, with what you've got, where you are The absence of fulfilling such duty makes us prey to anxiety and doubt which weakens the mind, body and spirit; and opens the door to disease and morbidity Perhaps perfect health does not guarantee that you will live for a 1000 years, nor will it protect you from bullets or accident; but the measure of life is to be found in its quality A keen interest in the high quality and purpose of one's life provides the best chance for well-being, happiness and longevityand brings us closer to the Greek ideal of a sound mind in a sound body
Well-being, wellness
A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast
A toast or a wish for someone's well-being
The degree of physical well being of individuals in an organization
health care
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions
health centre
A clinic staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses
health club
A facility with exercise equipment and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list
health clubs
plural form of health club
health food
Any food that is especially beneficial to health
health foods
plural form of health food
health fund
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany
health warning
An indication or admission that an opinion might be biased

As I am a member of that political pary, my views must come with a health warning.

health warning
An official edict that a particular substance or activity is dangerous

The law requires a health warning on packets of cigarettes.

health warnings
plural form of health warning
health-conscious
Describing an attitude in which one has a awareness of the healthiness of one's diet and lifestyle
health-conscious
Describing a product aimed at people with such an attitude
Health Technology Assessment
(Tıp, İlaç) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an innovative program that determines if health services used by state government are safe and effective
Health is better than wealth
(Atasözü) Being free from illness is better than being rich
health care
(noun) The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions
health care
Social insurance for the ill and injured
health care
The preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
health care
(adjective) Of or relating to health care: the health care industry
health care provider
A health care provider or health professional is an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in need of health care services
health literacy
The young and multidisciplinary field of health literacy emerged from two expert groups; physicians and other health providers and health educators, and Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as Second Language (ESL) practitioners. Physicians are a source of groundbreaking patient comprehension and compliance studies. Adult Basic Education / English for Speakers of Languages Other Than English (ABE/ESOL) specialists study and design interventions to help people develop reading, writing, and conversation skills and increasingly infuse curricula with health information to promote better health literacy. A range of approaches to adult education brings health literacy skills to people in traditional classroom settings, as well as where they work and live
health professional
A health professional or health care provider is an organization or person who delivers proper health care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in need of health care services
Health and Safety Executive
HSE a British government organization that gives advice to companies about health and safety, and makes rules to prevent workers from being injured or becoming ill at work OSHA
health care
Care, services, and supplies related to the health of an individual Health care includes preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, among other services Health care also includes the sale and dispensing of prescription drugs or devices
health care
Goods and services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health; used by consumer/patients solely or primarily because of their anticipated (positive) impact on health status {1} Also termed: health services Use your browser's "BACK" button to return to the page you were viewing previously
health care
Health care, with its perpetual technological changes and high degree of specialization, offers many individual challenges The health services industry has responded to market forces and the demands for low cost medical care with changes in the delivery system, making this as exciting field Health care encompasses a wide variety of positions in an assortment of settings with an expanding and challenging future
health care
Services provided to individuals or communities by agents of the health services or professions to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health Health care is not limited to medical care, which implies therapeutic action by or under the supervision of a physician The term is sometimes extended to include self-care
health care
Under HIPAA, this means care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual Health care includes but is not limited to preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition or functional status of an individual or that affects the structure or function of the body It also includes the sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item in accordance with a prescription
health care
includes all reasonable and necessary medical aid, medical examinations, medical treatments, medical diagnoses, medical evaluations, and medical services The term does not include vocational rehabilitation
health care provider
one who provides medical or nursing treatment; person who helps in identifying illness or disability
health care providers
health professionals, such as physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and dentists, who provide patient care
health care reform
passage and/or amendment of laws pertaining to health care and health insurance
health center
A facility, physically separated from a hospital, with a full range of ambulatory services including at least primary care physicians, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray, which are available at least 40 hours a week for outpatient care
health food
any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health
health hazard
A chemical, a mixture of chemicals, or a pathogen for which there is statistically significant evidence, based on at least one study conducted according to established scientific principles, that acute or chronic health effects may occur in exposed employees
health hazard
Chemical from which acute or chronic health effects may occur in exposed individuals
health hazard
hazard to the health of those exposed to it
health insurance
Benefits consisting of medical care (provided directly or through insurance or reimbursement) under any hospital or medical service policy, plan contract, or HMO contract offered by a health insurance company or a group health plan Excludes accident or disability income insurance, workers compensation, automobile insurance with medical coverage, coverage for on-site medical clinics or dental or vision benefits
health insurance
Coverage that provides benefits as a result of sickness or injury Policies include insurance for losses from accident, medical expense, disability, or accidental death and dismemberment
health insurance
Insurance that covers payments for medication or to medical providers and hospitals
health professional
a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
health promotion
A general philosophy that maintains that health is a personal and collective achievement; the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health Health promotion may occur through individual efforts, through interaction with the medical system, and through a concerted health policy effort
health visitor
A health professional working in the community, though usually based at a GP's surgery or health centre They are responsible for health promotion, advice, and community development in a health setting
health visitor
{i} (British) nurse who gives medical care at the homes of chronically ill people or parents with very young children
health visitor
In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities. a nurse in Britain who visits people in their homes
healthful
beneficial to health of body or mind
healthfulness
The characteristic of being healthful; healthiness; wholesomeness
healthful
{a} free from sickness, strong, well-disposed, wholesome
healthfulness
{n} the state of being well, wholesomeness
healthfulness
{n} salubriousness
health care
means care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual Health care includes, but is not limited to, the following
health care
Care, services, or supplies furnished to an individual and related to the health of the individual Health care includes the following
health care
Services provided to individuals or communities by agents of the health services or professions to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health Health care is not limited to medical care, which implies therapeutic action by or under the supervision of a physician The term is sometimes extended to include self-care
health care
Planning
health care
Goods and services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health; used by consumer/patients solely or primarily because of their anticipated (positive) impact on health status {1} Also termed: health services Use your browser's "BACK" button to return to the page you were viewing previously
health care
Medicaid is a health care program for low-income and other medically needy persons The Medicaid program pays for emergency ambulance service and transportation to non-emergency medical appointments if the recipient has no other means to travel to the appointment Medicaid is jointly funded by state and federal government, and is administered by the DHHS's Health Care Financing Administration Medicaid-funded transportation is available in every part of the country, and is provided by a large network of for-profit, nonprofit, and public transportation providers
health care
Canada has a publically-financed, privately-delivered health care system The system provides access to universal, comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital, inpatient and outpatient physician services Provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the delivery of Canada's health care and hospital services; the federal government shares in the cost of these services The voluntary sector plays a vital role in the health care system See the Health Care Network for a detailed look at health care issues, including links to many sites outside Health Canada
health care
Health care, with its perpetual technological changes and high degree of specialization, offers many individual challenges The health services industry has responded to market forces and the demands for low cost medical care with changes in the delivery system, making this as exciting field Health care encompasses a wide variety of positions in an assortment of settings with an expanding and challenging future
health care
Care for the sick and injured
health care
Services provided to individuals or communities by a health care system or by professionals to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health Health care contains a broad spectrum of services and activities delivered by a team of health personnel This contrasts with medical care, which concentrates on diagnostic and therapeutic actions performed by or under the supervision of an individual physician
health care
the service that is responsible for looking after the health of all the people in a country or an area
health care
Care, services, and supplies related to the health of an individual Health care includes preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, among other services Health care also includes the sale and dispensing of prescription drugs or devices
health insurance
Financial protection against the health care costs arising from disease or accidental bodily injury Such insurance usually covers all or part of the costs of treating the disease or injury Insurance may be obtained on either an individual or a group basis Although the term is often used by policymakers to refer to comprehensive coverage, insurers and regulators use it also to refer to other forms of coverage such as long term care insurance, supplemental insurance, specified disease policies, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
health insurance
Insurance covering medical expenses or income loss resulting from injury or sickness Health insurance is a general category that includes many different types of insurance coverage, including hospital confinement insurance, hospital expense insurance, surgical expense insurance, major medical insurance, disability income insurance, dental expense insurance, prescription drug insurance, and vision care insurance See also disability income insurance and medical expense insurance
health insurance
A policy that will pay specified sums for medical expenses or treatments Health policies can offer many options and vary in their approaches to coverage
health insurance
Formerly sickness insurance but now has superseded the term accident and sickness insurance
health insurance
Insurance against financial losses resulting from sickness or accidental bodily injury Protection that provides payment of benefits for covered sickness or injury Included under this heading are various types of insurance such as accident insurance, disability income insurance, medical expense insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
health insurance
includes traditional fee-for-service health plans, preferred-provider health plans, health maintenance organizations (HMO's), commercial Medicare supplements, and other health insurance
health insurance
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health insurance
A type of insurance coverage that provides benefits for an insured's sickness, injury, or disability See also disability income insurance, long-term care (LTC) insurance, and medical expense insurance
health insurance
insurance which provides compensation for medical expenses in the case of illness
health insurance
A contractual relationship whereby an insurance company (the insurer) agrees to reimburse the insured for health care costs in exchange for a premium The contract (policy) generally stipulates the type of health care benefits covered as well as costs to be reimbursed
health insurance
Insurance against loss by sickness or bodily injury The generic form for those forms of insurance that provide lump sum or periodic payments in the event of loss occasioned by bodily injury, sickness or disease, and medical expense The term Health Insurance is now used to replace such terms as Accident Insurance, Sickness Insurance, Medical Expense Insurance, Accidental Death Insurance, and Dismemberment Insurance The form is sometimes called Accident and Health, Accident and Sickness, Accident, or Disability Income Insurance (H)
health insurance
See: Health Insurance (NYSHIP)
health insurance
Coverage provided through individual policies, group coverage or a health maintenance organization Generally covers major medical, hospitalization, dental, life, accident, disability and medical insurance or continuation of coverage
health insurance
A line of insurance that protects the insured against financial loss due to medical bills
health insurance
insurance against loss due to ill health
health insurance
Insurance against financial losses resulting from sickness or accidental bodily injury Health insurance provides for payment of benefits for covered sickness or injury Included under this heading are various types of insurance such as accident insurance, disability income insurance, medical expense insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
health insurance
This term has become accepted by the industry for the branch which includes all types of loss of time and medical expense insurance It is also known as accident and health insurance, sickness and accident insurance, etc
health insurance
Coverage that provides for the payment of benefits as a result of sickness or injury Includes insurance for losses from accident, medical expenses, disability, or accidental death and dismemberment
health insurance
Insurance that pays for specified expenses related to medical treatment
health insurance
Insurance against financial losses resulting from sickness or accidental bodily injury Included under this definition are accident insurance, disability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance Private Medical Insurance (to provide for the cost of private - ie not within the National Health Service - medical treatment also comes under this general heading)
health insurance
Health insurance coverage at the time of the survey interview in 1997
health insurance
Financial protection against all or part of the medical care costs to treat illness or injury Health insurance may also include benefits for preventive health care to help you stay healthy
health insurance
Insurance against expenses incurred through illness of the insured. System for the advance financing of medical expenses through contributions or taxes paid into a common fund to pay for all or part of health services specified in an insurance policy or law. The key elements are advance payment of premiums or taxes, pooling of funds, and eligibility for benefits on the basis of contributions or employment without an income or assets test. Health insurance may apply to a limited or comprehensive range of medical services and may provide for full or partial payment of the costs of specific services. Benefits may consist of the right to certain medical services or reimbursement of the insured for specified medical costs. Private health insurance is organized and administered by an insurance company or other private agency; public health insurance is run by the government (see social insurance). Both forms of health insurance are to be distinguished from socialized medicine and government medical-care programs, in which doctors are employed directly or indirectly by the goverment, which also owns the health-care facilities (e.g., Britain's National Health Service). See also insurance
health insurance
A policy that will pay specifies sums for medical expenses or treatments Health policies can offer many options and vary in their approaches to coverage
health spa
a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
health spa
A business establishment with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness. a place where people pay to stay so that they can do physical exercise, eat healthy food, and have beauty treatments British Equivalent: health farm
healthful
{s} healthy, wholesome; conducive to good health
healthful
conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"
healthful
Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant
healthful
Well-disposed; favorable
healthful
Something that is healthful is good for your health. Does the college cafeteria provide a healthful diet? = healthy. likely to make you healthy
healthful
Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet
healthful
free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
healthful
Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition
healthfully
In a healthful manner
healthfully
In health; wholesomely
healthfulness
The state of being healthful
healthfulness
the quality of promoting good health
healthfulness
{i} state of being in good health (mental or physical)
health
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