The unique public health functions and services are reflected in the core programs and in the. public health strategies by which those core programs are implemented. The more generic. maintenance and support functions are considered to be aspects of system capacity.
Also found in: Dictionary. livelock. /li:v'lok/ When two or more processes continuously change their state in response to changes in the other process(es) without doing any useful work. This is similar to deadlock in that no progress is made but differs in that neither process is blocked or waiting for anything.
An alcohol interlock is an electronic breath-testing device that is wired to the ignition system of a vehicle. A vehicle fitted with an alcohol interlock will not start unless the driver passes a breath test. The alcohol interlock will also request breath tests during the trip.