Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Glossary
Concept An idea or a principle that is connected with something
Glossary
Rationale The principles or reasons which explain a particular decision, course
of action, belief, etc.
Discreet Careful in what you say or do, in order to keep something secret or to
avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for somebody
Counselling Professional advice about a problem
Referral The act of sending somebody who needs professional help to a person
or place that can provide it
Feedback Advice, criticism or information about how good or useful something
or somebody’s work is
Khaki A strong greenish or yellowish brown fabric used especially
for making military uniforms and also used for the uniform of
Community Health Nurses (CHN) in Ghana
Nurses Persons whose jobs are to take care of sick or injured people, usually
in a hospital
Limits A point at which something stops being possible or existing
Morbidity The presence of illness or disease or their relative frequency of
occurrence
Mortality The number of deaths in a particular situation or period of time
Environment The conditions that affect the behaviour and development of
somebody or something, the physical conditions in which somebody
or something exists
Management The act of running and controlling a business or similar organisation
Breeding sites A place where wild animals go to produce their young
Preventable Stopping something from happening
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