Cruise control mounted on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee steering wheel. Cruise control (sometimes known as speed control or autocruise, or tempomat in some countries) is a system that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle.The system is a servomechanism that takes over the throttle of the car to maintain a steady speed as set by the driver.n an engine the governor adjusts the throttle position as the speed of the engine changes with different loads, so as to maintain a near constant speed. Modern cruise control (also known as a speedostat or tempomat) was invented in 1948 by the inventor and mechanical engineer Ralph Teetor.
Medical Definition of American Journal of Public Health. American Journal of Public Health: A monthly journal that publishes original research articles that are peer-reviewed in both general and specialized areas of the science, art, and practice of public health.
The balance of health benefits and harm is the essential core of a definition of quality. Avedis Donabedian. In 2002, the Institute of Medicine published Crossing the Quality Chasm, an influential book that framed all future discussions of quality health care.