Positive Social Sanctions

Rewards of any sort, from good grades to public esteem. postneonatal infant mortality Deaths of infants between day 28 after birth and 11 months after birth. potentially ill Individuals who have been identified as being at a higher than average risk of illness. power Refers to the ability to get others to do what one wants, whether willingly or unwillingly. practice protocols Guidelines that establish norms of care for particular medical conditions under particular circumstances based on careful review of clinical research. prejudice Unwarranted suspicion or dislike of individuals because they belong to a particular group. prevalence Total number of cases of an illness or health problem within a given population at a particular point in time (e.g., the number of persons living in the United States who have hepatitis). This includes both those newly diagnosed and those diagnosed earlier who still have the disease. primary care Health care provided by physicians (such as family care doctors) and others who are trained to offer treatment and prevention services when individuals first seek health care and, ideally, as part of an ongoing provider– patient relationship. primary care doctors Doctors in family or general practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics who are typically the first doctors individuals see when they need medical care. primary practice; primary practitioners See primary care doctors. privatization of health care The shift toward encouraging the private purchase of health care; the private,