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health care management
health care economics and organizations
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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health and social care
health care management
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group performance and problem solving
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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group structure
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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types of groups and subgroups
organization (group structure)
organizations (healthcare)
nonprofit organizations
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organization studies
organization studies encyc
issues in organizational structure
nonprofit organizations
Preferred term
voluntary health agencies
Definition(s)
- Voluntary health agencies (VHAs) are private nonprofit groups that work “to improve health by providing patient and family services, community services, public and professional education, medical research support and health related advocacy,” according to the National Health Council, the umbrella organization for 115 health-related groups, 51 of them VHAs. Major VHAs include the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, and Easter Seals.. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Voluntary Health Agencies]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HDDBMP8M-4
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