Cultural means relating to the habits, practices, beliefs, and traditions of a certain group of people.
agricultural holding means a portion of land not less than 0.8 hectares in extent used solely or mainly for the purpose of agriculture, horticulture or for breeding or keeping domesticated animals, poultry or bees;
Cultural Competence or "culturally competent" means the ability to recognize and respond to health-related beliefs and cultur- al values, disease incidence and prevalence, and treatment efficacy. Examples of culturally competent care include striving to overcome cultural, language, and communications barriers, providing an environ- ment in which individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds feel com- fortable discussing their cultural health beliefs and practices in the context of negotiating treatment options, encouraging individuals to express their spiritual beliefs and cultural practices, and being fa- miliar with and respectful of various traditional healing systems and beliefs and, where appropriate, integrating these approaches into treatment plans.
Health Equity means a health system where all Members can reach their full health potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, other socially determined circumstances, or intersections among these factors.
Environmental and Social Management Framework or “ESMF” means the document to be prepared by the FSRDC and adopted by the Recipient, consisting of a framework outlining the modalities for social and environmental screening of Subprojects (as hereinafter defined) and rules and procedures for the preparation and implementation of social and environmental assessments to be complied with, as the case may be, prior to carrying out a Subproject;
Transit-oriented development means infrastructure improvements that are located within 1/2 mile of a transit station or transit-oriented facility that promotes transit ridership or passenger rail use as determined by the board and approved by the municipality in which it is located.