Health services researchHealth services research (HSR) became a burgeoning field in North America in the 1960s, when scientific information and policy deliberation began to coalesce. Sometimes also referred to as health systems research or health policy and systems research (HPSR), HSR is a multidisciplinary scientific field that examines how people get access to health care practitioners and health care services, how much care costs, and what happens to patients as a result of this care.
Centres pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladiesLes Centres pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ou CDC) forment ensemble la principale agence fédérale des États-Unis en matière de protection de la santé publique. Les centres produisent des informations dans le but d'améliorer les décisions gouvernementales en matière de santé. Ils promeuvent également la santé par des partenariats avec les départements de la santé des différents États américains et d'autres organisations.
Centre chinois de contrôle et de prévention des maladiesLe Centre chinois de contrôle et de prévention des maladies (, en anglais : Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CCDC) est une agence de la Commission nationale de la santé basée dans le district de Changping à Pékin, en Chine. L'institution œuvre pour la protection de la santé et de la sécurité publiques en fournissant des informations pour améliorer les décisions en matière de santé. Elle noue également dans ce but des partenariats avec les départements de santé provinciaux et d'autres organisations.
Community organizationCommunity organization or Community Based Organization refers to organization aimed at making desired improvements to a community's social health, well-being, and overall functioning. Community organization occurs in geographically, psychosocially, culturally, spiritually, and digitally bounded communities. Community organization includes community work, community projects, community development, community empowerment, community building, and community mobilization.
Community organizingLe community organizing décrit le processus par lequel des gens vivant à proximité les uns des autres construisent une organisation pour avoir plus de pouvoir et mieux faire valoir leurs intérêts communs face aux institutions publiques, aux entreprises, aux propriétaires dont les décisions impactent leur vie. Il a été popularisé par Saul Alinsky généralement considéré comme son père fondateur via ses deux apports majeurs: la formalisation de la fonction de community organizer, et l'idée de sortir les principes d'organisation, d'action et de négociation collectives des usines pour les appliquer dans les quartiers.
Molecular epidemiologyMolecular epidemiology is a branch of epidemiology and medical science that focuses on the contribution of potential genetic and environmental risk factors, identified at the molecular level, to the etiology, distribution and prevention of disease within families and across populations. This field has emerged from the integration of molecular biology into traditional epidemiological research. Molecular epidemiology improves our understanding of the pathogenesis of disease by identifying specific pathways, molecules and genes that influence the risk of developing disease.
Community developmentThe United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities.
Molecular pathological epidemiologyMolecular pathological epidemiology (MPE, also molecular pathologic epidemiology) is a discipline combining epidemiology and pathology. It is defined as "epidemiology of molecular pathology and heterogeneity of disease". Pathology and epidemiology share the same goal of elucidating etiology of disease, and MPE aims to achieve this goal at molecular, individual and population levels. Typically, MPE utilizes tissue pathology resources and data within existing epidemiology studies.
