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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altruism | Belief in selfless concern for the well-being of others. |
| Citizenship | State of being vested with rights, privileges, and duties. |
| Empathy | Ability to understand and share the feelings of another. |
| Healthcare | Maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health through medical services |
| Helping professions | Careers that nurture the growth of a person. |
| Needs assessment | Process for deciding the needs or gaps a person has. |
| Oath | Solemn promise regarding one's future action or behavior. |
| Patient-centered-care | Care for individual patients. |
| Public health | Health of the population as a whole, that is monitored and regulated by the state. |
| selflessness | Concerned more for others than for yourself. |
| Servant leadership | Philosophy of leading others by putting their needs over your own. |
| Simulated work environment | Place able to practice using and operating relevant industrial equipment under realistic workplace conditions. |
| Stewardship | Supervising something like an organization or property. |
| Cash flow | Total amount of money transferred into and out of a business or household. |
| Cost-benefit-analysis | Where business decisions are analyzed, benefits summed, and then costs are subtracted. |
| Cost comparison | Process of comparing the price of different products. |
| Creditworthy | Financially sound enough to justify the extension of credit. |
| Depreciation | Reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time. |
| Financial advisor | Person employed to provide financial services or guidance to clients. |
| Gross income | Total pay before taxes and deductions are taken out. |
| Income tax | Tax levied by government directly on income a person makes. |
| Inflation | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| Medicare | Federal health insurance program for people 65 or older or some younger people with disabilities. |
| Net income | Individual's income after taking taxes and deductions into account. |
| Property tax | Tax levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located. |