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| Sex education Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, contraception, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, school programs, and public health campaigns. Sex_education
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| Cancer Cancer (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize. Cancer
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| Prostitution in Nevada Nevada is one of only two U.S. Prostitution_in_Nevada
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| Health care Health care is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. Health care embraces all the goods and services designed to promote health, including “preventive, curative and palliative interventions, whether directed to individuals or to populations”. Health_care
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| Trans fat Trans fat is the common name for a type of unsaturated fat with trans-isomer fatty acid(s). Trans fats may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Trans_fat
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| Public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, public and private, communities and individuals." It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Public_health
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| Lauryl tryptose broth Lauryl tryptose broth (LSB) is a selective growth medium for coliforms. Lauryl_tryptose_broth
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| Healthcare in Cuba The Cuban government operates a national health system and assumes fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of its citizens. Harvard Public Health Review/Summer 2002 The Cuban Paradox No private hospitals or clinics are permitted. Healthcare_in_Cuba
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| Tovero The Tovero coloration is a mix of tobiano and overo colorations in Pinto horses and American Paint Horses. The genetics of pinto coloration are not always fully understood, and some horses have a combination of patterns that does not fit cleanly in either category. Tovero
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| Disease theory of alcoholism The Disease theory of alcoholism is a theory based on the concept that alcoholism is a disease process. The disease theory is generally accepted by the medical community, which argues that genetic, neurological and behavioral studies distinguish those with alcohol dependence from problem drinkers. Disease_theory_of_alcoholism
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| Abstinence-only sex education Abstinence-only sex education is a form of sex education that emphasizes abstinence from sex to the exclusion of all other types of sexual and reproductive health education, particularly regarding birth control and safe sex. This type of sex education promotes sexual abstinence until marriage and either completely avoids any discussion about the use of contraceptives, or only reveals failure rates associated with such use. Abstinence-only_sex_education
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| American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association (APHA) is Washington, D.C. American_Public_Health_Association
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| Abstinence-only sex education Talk:Abstinence-only_sex_education
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| Health promotion in higher education In higher education, health promotion programs work to support students by creating healthy learning environments. Based on a public health/population health model, health promotion services often coordinate primary prevention and secondary prevention on campus. Health_promotion_in_higher_education
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| Harvey V. Fineberg Harvey Fineberg is President of the Institute of Medicine. He served as Provost of Harvard University from 1997 to 2001, following thirteen years as Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health. Harvey_V._Fineberg
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| National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative The National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (NTCC) was formed in June 2005 to improve the public's health by increasing successful cessation among tobacco users in the U.S. National_Tobacco_Cessation_Collaborative
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| Adolescent sexuality in the United States Adolescent sexuality in the United States relates to the sexuality of American adolescents and its place in American society, both in terms of their feelings, behaviors and development and in terms of the response of the government, educators and interested groups. Adolescent_sexuality_in_the_United_States
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| American Public Health Association Talk:American_Public_Health_Association
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| Jonathan Fielding Jonathan E. Fielding M. Jonathan_Fielding
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| Stephen Smith (surgeon) Stephen Smith (1823 – 1922) was an American surgeon and a pioneer in public health. Stephen_Smith_(surgeon)
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