Title: Unit 10 Glossary
Course: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health > Section: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health

Unit 10 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Benchmarks (local peer, state and national) | Indicators of progress that tell us whether elements of a long term strategic plan are being achieved (A).  Health benchmarks can tell us if we are making progress towards a goal, such as reducin ...
Food Security | Commonly, the concept of food security is defined as including both physical and economic access to food that meets people's dietary needs as well as their food preferences (B).
General Health Status | Measures of general health status provide information on the health of a population (C).
Health Determinants | The range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status (C).
Health Disparity | A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage (C).
Health Equity | The attainment of the highest level of health for all people (C).
Health Status Indicator | A single measure that purports to reflect the health status of an individual or defined group (A).
Indicator | A measurement that reflects the status of a system. Indicators reveal the direction of a system (a community, the economy, and the environment), whether it is going forward or backward, increasing ...