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healthExtent 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 1. the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease 2. the general condition of body and mind Health agate symbolizes health; supposed to relieve snake and scorpion bites. [Class. and Medieval Legend: Leach, 27] symbolizes well-being. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 397] goddess of physical fitness. [Rom. Myth.: Leach, 192] goddess of health. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 409] goddess of health; daughter and personification of Asclepius. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 123] symbol of fertility and fitness. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 396–397] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It also restricted most disclosures of protected health information to the minimum needed for healthcare treatment and business operations. As most Los Angeles employers were made aware last April, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1966 (HIPAA) regulation--designed to protect employee protected health information (called PHI)--imposes privacy requirements on covered entities, i. nbsp;(FAQ_) document that gives examples of when health care providers, including physical therapists, can respond to requests for a patient's protected health information from law enforcement officials without specific authorization from the patient. |
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