Community
Community (kəˈmyo͞onədē)
Community is a term used in various fields, including sociology, public health, and medicine, to denote a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Etymology
The term "community" originates from the Latin word communitas, which means "common, public, shared by all or many".
In Medicine
In the field of medicine, a community refers to a group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a larger society. This could be a group of people living in the same geographical area, such as a town or city, or a group of people with a specific disease or condition.
Community health, a field of public health, is concerned with the health status of these communities, and works to improve the overall health and well-being of the community through prevention, promotion, and intervention strategies.
Related Terms
- Community Health: A field of public health that focuses on studying and improving the health of biological communities.
- Community Medicine: A branch of medicine that is concerned with the health of the members of a community, region, or nation as a whole.
- Community Care: A type of health care that is provided in the patient's home or community, rather than in a hospital or other health care facility.
- Community Hospital: A hospital that is primarily located and provides services in the community where the patients live.
- Community Nursing: A field of nursing that specializes in the care of patients in their own homes or other community settings.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Community
- Wikipedia's article - Community
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski