Programs that provide information that helps the public make choices which promote personal health, prevent illness and disability, take advantage of opportunities for early detection, and support their ability to deal effectively with health problems when they arise. General health education programs provide information about a wide variety of health related topics rather than specializing in a particular area.

Programs that provide information concerning the basic principles of healthful eating, food handling, food preparation and shopping skills. Included is information about the basic food groups, vitamin and mineral requirements, the relationship of nutrition to the preservation of good health and the prevention of illness, and dietary choices such as vegetarianism.

Individuals who are generally between the ages of 18 and 25 depending on the ages that specific programs use for qualification.

Individuals whose nationality, ethnic background and cultural ancestry are those of one of the countries and peoples of Central America, the contiguous land mass that extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of the South American nation of Columbia.

Americans of Spanish or Latin American descent. Latin America is a geographic and cultural region comprising 18 Spanish-speaking countries, Brazil, and Haiti, or generally the areas which Spain and Portugal colonized in the Americas.

Individuals who are either citizens of Mexico or who identify themselves as part of the Mexican community.

Individuals whose nationality, ethnic background and cultural ancestry are those of one of the countries and peoples of the South American continent.