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It means to recognize, accept, appreciate (what someone just said). 

What is "acknowledge?"

100

It can mean a sweet thing; it can mean how you interact with someone; it can mean how you cope with an illness.

What does "treat" mean?

100

I can use these words and phrases (this, that, he/she/they/it, such a + noun) to connect ideas in one sentence to ideas that were already mentioned another way in a previous sentence.

How can I use language of continuing ideas?

100

In other words, it refers to a disaster or an extremely difficult situation. We often hear of the healthcare__ or environmental___ or afforable housing___. 

What does "crisis" refer to?

100

This includes vascular disease, heart disease and strokes.

What is cardiovascular disease?

200

Some examples are: "That's a good point, but...", "I disagree...", "True, but we shouldn't forget that...," "It's not a case of ... but..."

What are some academic language phrases for expressing disagreement or contradicting what someone said?

or

What are some phrases to begin a statement of disagreement or contradiction?

200

This is a conclusion an expert makes after analyzing the circumstances.

What is a diagnosis?

200

Some examples are: due to, result in, contribute to, bring about

What are some examples of language of cause and effect?

200

In other words, it means to wait for or expect.

How can you paraphrase "anticipate?"
200

Because income, access to healthcare, education levels, social supports, safe and healthy housing are not equally available to everyone.

Why are there disparities in health across populations?

300

It means to make something clearer, or give an explanation.

What is "clarify?"

300

This means that someone has knowledge about something, or is conscious of it.

What is awareness?

300

This paragraph structure answers the question "Why?" or tells how one event produced another event.

What is the cause and effect paragraph structure or relationship?

300

In other words, it refers to stopping something from happening- like crime, the flu, an accident.

What's a synonym for "prevent" or "prevention?"

300

Some adaptive coping mechanisms include talking to a friend, getting exercise, anticipating or planning, having a sense of humor, and problem solving.

What are some adaptive coping mechanisms for dealing with stress?

400

Some examples include: You mentioned, what I heard you say was..., So you said that..., I noticed that...

What are ways to begin a statement acknowledging what someone said?
or
What are some ways to show you recognize or heard what someone just said?

400

In other words, you can reach something, attain it, or have an opportunity to get it.

We often hear it associated with healthcare, higher education, affordable housing, etc.

What does "have access to" mean?

400

It might be list-example, it might be cause-effect, it might be time sequence, or compare-contrast, or definition-classification... or a combination of more than one structure.

What are some types of paragraph organizational structures?

400

In other words, directly stated.

What is a synonym for "explicit?"

400

Awareness of CVD risk factors has brought about a decrease in the death rates.

What is the impact of awareness of CVD risk factors?

500

Some examples include: Could you illustrate, could you clarify, could you explain, could you say more about....

What are some ways to ask a clarifying question using academic language?

or 

What are some academic language phrases for asking for more information?

500

It means that something is accessible because you have sufficient money, in other words, you can __ it.

What does "afford" mean?

500

It helps me identify the key points of a paragraph and take notes on those important points. I can also anticipate test questions.

How does it help me to identify paragraph organizational structure?

500

It refers to a group of things that are connected to each other, and often goes with phrases like social __, healthcare ___,  business ___.

What is another way of saying "network?"
or

What does "network" mean?

500

These are circumstances in a person's environment (government policies, culture, neighborhood, support networks, education and job opportunities) that affect their health and well being and that they may or may not be able to control.

What are social determinants of health?

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