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HEALTH SPAN [7 records]

Record 1 2026-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The length of time a person is healthy in relation to their lifespan.

Key term(s)
  • health-span

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Période au cours de laquelle une personne vit en bonne santé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Public health emergencies are emergencies whose "scale, timing, or unpredictability threaten to overwhelm routine capabilities" to provide health care... These emergencies are characterized by their high severity, inability to be managed with routine resources, and tendency to cause increased illness, injury, or death. Public health emergencies span a broad range of emergency and disaster situations, including natural hazards, acts of terrorism and large-scale infectious disease outbreaks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Les urgences de santé publique, telles que les pandémies, les catastrophes naturelles et autres, menacent considérablement l'aptitude des établissements de santé à maintenir les capacités opérationnelles et à fournir les services de santé de base et essentiels au public ou à la communauté. Parmi les causes de perturbation des services de santé courants pendant une urgence de santé publique, à l'origine d'une surcharge des services de santé, on peut citer l'accroissement de la demande, la pénurie d'agents de santé due à la peur, à la maladie ou à des pertes humaines, le détournement de fournitures médicales essentielles au profit de l'intervention d'urgence, les dommages aux établissements de santé, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riesgos y amenazas (Seguridad)
  • Higiene y Salud
CONT

[...] ante la declaratoria de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de considerar a la COVID-19 como una emergencia de salud pública, el día 30 de enero de 2020 se llevó a cabo una reunión extraordinaria del Comité Nacional para la Seguridad en Salud, en la que destacan acciones de preparación y respuesta para la protección de la salud en México [...]

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Record 3 2022-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Sociology
CONT

Disabilities in old age are associated with a higher mortality rate, a decreased life span, greater chronic health problems... and increased expenditures for health care. Disabilities resulting in an inability to ambulate, feed oneself or manage the basic activities of daily living like toileting or self-hygiene(e. g., bathing) are very strong predictors of loss of functional independence...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Sociologie
CONT

Pour un gériatre, la perte d'autonomie, [c'est-à-dire] la perte d'autonomie fonctionnelle, sera alors une limitation ou une restriction des activités de la vie quotidienne : soins personnels, mobilité, tâches domestiques, communication et, dans les cas extrêmes, perte de tout ou partie des fonctions mentales.

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Gov. Provincial Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sciences - General
OBS

The Life Science Association of Manitoba(LSAM) is the voice and organizational nucleus of Manitoba's life science industry. Since 1990, it [has] come to represent over 110 local organizations that span across Manitoba's health, bioproduct, and food and agriculture sectors. As a non-profit, LSAM strives to grow Manitoba's vibrant life science industry. It collaborates with members, stakeholders, government officials, and other organizations to achieve excellence in this competitive industry. Through its training and development programs, LSAM drives Manitoba's life science community forward, providing members with valuable resources, information, and opportunities to grow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Sciences - Généralités

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Immunology
OBS

The Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization(GPV) was established in March 1994. This Programme incorporated two existing programmes from the World Health Organization, the Expanded Programme on Immunization and the former Programme for Vaccine Development, and a new unit for Vaccine Supply and Quality was established. The Programme thus has terms of reference that span from basic vaccine research, through vaccine production and quality control, to helping ministries of health plan and manage their immunization services and control vaccine-preventable diseases.

Key term(s)
  • Global Programme on Vaccines
  • Global Program on Vaccines
  • WHO Global Program for Vaccines and Immunization
  • WHO Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization
  • World Health Organization Global Program for Vaccines and Immunization
  • World Health Organization Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization
  • Global Program for Vaccines and Immunization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Immunologie
OBS

De l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé.

Key term(s)
  • Programme mondial de l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour les vaccins et la vaccination
  • Programme mondial de l'OMS pour les vaccins et la vaccination
  • Programme mondial pour les vaccins
  • Programme mondial pour les vaccins et la vaccination

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Inmunología
Key term(s)
  • Programa Mundial de Vacunas e Immunización de la OMS
  • Programa Mundial de Vacunas e Immunización de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
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Record 6 2007-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Labour and Employment
  • Public Service
CONT

In a closed competition, the occupational criterion means a specific occupational stream that may span several occupations(such as health care services, social services, etc.), may be more specific and refer to a particular occupation(such as registered nurse, lawyer, etc.) or occupational group(such as CS, FI, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Travail et emploi
  • Fonction publique
CONT

Dans un concours interne, le critère professionnel sert à décrire un domaine professionnel comprenant plusieurs groupes et niveaux professionnels (tels les services de santé, les services sociaux, etc.). Il peut aussi être plus précis et décrire un emploi particulier (comme les infirmiers et infirmières, les avocats et avocates, etc.) ou un groupe professionnel (comme CS, FI, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

The third meeting of the WHO(World Health Organization) Global Commission on Women's Health focused on the health conditions that women face inlater life, which to date have not been adequately addressed, the conditions responsible for determining and accelerating the health consequences of aging throughout women's life span and the strategies that will help older women enjoy good health and an improved quality of life.

Key term(s)
  • Global Commission on Women’s Health

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
OBS

La troisième réunion de la Commission mondiale de l'OMS (Organisation mondiale de la Santé) pour la santé des femmes a passé en revue les problèmes de santé auxquels les femmes doivent faire face lorsqu'elles vieillissent et qui n'ont pas encore été convenablement pris en considération, les facteurs responsables de l'apparition et de l'accélération des conséquences sanitaires du vieillissement pendant toute la vie de la femme, et les stratégies pouvant aider les femmes âgées à jouir d'une bonne santé et d'une meilleure qualité de vie.

Key term(s)
  • Commission mondiale sur la santé des femmes

Spanish

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