A set of statements or commitments to pursue courses of action aimed at achieving defined goals of public or private institutions.

World Health Organization. Definitions. Internet. Accessed on August 7, 2009.

A course of action selected from alternatives and, in light of given conditions, to guide and determine present and future decisions.

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. A Model to Guide Hospice Palliative Care. Appendices: Lexicon of Commonly Used Terms. Accessed on June 21, 2009.