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.
HEDISÂ® (The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) is the gold standard in health care performance measurement, used by more than 90 percent of the nation's health plans and many leading employers and regulators.