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Medical anthropology — is an interdisciplinary field which studies human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation .[1] It views humans from multidimensional and ecological perspectives.[2] It is one of the most highly developed areas of… … Wikipedia
Homelessness in the United States — OverviewObservers of modern homelessness often cite some of the following potential causes of homelessness: * The movement in the 1950s in state mental health systems to shift towards community based treatment as opposed to long term commitment… … Wikipedia
Central Islip State Hospital Powerplant — Abandoned CISH Powerplant as it stood in 2006 photo. The Central Islip State Hospital (CISH) Powerplant was constructed in 1953 by the Titusville Iron Works Co. and The Interboro Co. It was constructed to meet the rising electrical demands of the … Wikipedia
Connecticut — /keuh net i keuht/, n. 1. a state in the NE United States. 3,107,576; 5009 sq. mi. (12,975 sq. km). Cap.: Hartford. Abbr.: Conn., Ct., CT (for use with zip code). 2. a river flowing S from N New Hampshire along the boundary between New Hampshire… … Universalium
deinstitutionalize — deinstitutionalization, n. /dee in sti tooh sheuh nl uyz , tyooh , dee in /, v., deinstitutionalized, deinstitutionalizing. v.t. 1. to release (a mentally or physically handicapped person) from a hospital, asylum, home, or other institution with… … Universalium
deinstitutionalize — [dē΄in stə to͞o′shən ə līz΄, dē΄in stətyo͞o′shən ə līz΄] vt. deinstitutionalized, deinstitutionalizing to discharge (a patient) as from a mental institution deinstitutionalization n … English World dictionary
