Health Care System - ANSWER All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis and treatment of health problems and for legitimized patients by appropriate providers.
Variation Among Nations' Health Care Systems - ANSWER - Definitions of health problems (e.g. obesity)
- Diagnosis &...
Health Care System - ANSWER All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis and
treatment of health problems and for legitimized patients by appropriate providers.
Variation Among Nations' Health Care Systems - ANSWER - Definitions of health problems (e.g.
obesity)
- Diagnosis & treatment models
- Social position, training, and authority of healers
What is health? - ANSWER - Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
- NOT just absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)
Health Behavior - ANSWER Behavior that affects health, usually negatively, and are the most
common target for health improvement efforts
Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, exercise - ANSWER Health Behaviors
Implicated in leading causes of death in the United States - ANSWER Heart disease, cancer, stroke,
respiratory diseases, etc.
Determinants of Health - ANSWER - Genetic inheritance
- Health behavior
- Physical environment
- Social environment
, Health behaviors are... - ANSWER the most common target of health improvement efforts
Social determinants - ANSWER - Education Access & Quality
- Health Care Access & Quality
- Neighborhood & Built Environment
- Social & Community Context
- Economic Stability
Main goals of health care as a determinant - ANSWER - Restore health
- Prevent worsening of problems
Late in causal chain leading to illness - ANSWER cause of chronic illnesses
Levels of Prevention - ANSWER - Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Primary - ANSWER Eliminate risk factors to prevent onset (least focused on now)
Secondary - ANSWER Early detection & treatment and restore pre-onset health status
Tertiary - ANSWER Prevent further exacerbation of health problem
U.S. Health Care System - ANSWER - Complex and unique among nations
- Highly decentralized & fragmented
- Mix of private and public financing and provision of care
- Historically has produced high physician incomes and profits for suppliers of medical products
Components of U.S. Health Care System - ANSWER - Workforce
- Facilities
- Medical products
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