Glossary of Terms

appropriate technology (AT) - "technology that can be made at an affordable price by ordinary people using local materials to do useful work in ways that do the least possible harm to both human society and the environment." [1]Some good examples of appropriate technology are a hand powered water pump or an efficient clay oven.

appropriate medical technology (AMT) - appropriate technologies used in primary care, public health, rehabilitation or any other health care setting. They can be as simple as making your own saline solution or as complex as an intraocular lens. They can be as abstract as a teaching method or as real as a plastic bottle used for asthma or water distillation.

appropriate information technology - designing information resources and computer technology in order to include as many users as possible. Viewers in developing countries may have slower internet connections. To reduce bandwidth, the files on this site are small and images are kept on separate pages so that viewers can choose when to download those larger files. .

South-South technology transfer - sharing knowledge and information between two different areas in the southern hemisphere.

South-to-North technology transfer - sharing knowledge gained in the southern hemisphere with those in the northern hemisphere.

evidence-based practice - Practice supported by research findings and/or demonstrated as being effective through a critical examination of current and past practices. [2]

[1] McGraw Hill Online Learning Center, Environmental Science: A Global Concern
William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota;
Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College;
Barbara Woodworth Saigo, St. Cloud State University.

[2] http://www.cona-nurse.org/standards/glossary.htm