Economics of Healthcare Instructor Kristie Racca South University Online Sunday April 7‚ 2013 National health expenditures have increased over the last 39 years. Out-of-pocket costs and third-party payments have increased significantly. From 1970-1980‚ out-of-pocket costs doubled and the total of health care expenditures nearly tripled. Also‚ out-of-pocket costs increased from 1980-2000 but haven’t increased drastically since 2003. However‚ the increases
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My field of study is health services administration (HAS). I choose this career for various reasons. First‚ I can work in a healthcare setting without having direct hands on with patient care. Second‚ the potential for career advancement in many different sectors of the job looks promising. Third‚ there are many different types of agencies I can work for such as; city‚ state‚ county‚ federal‚ and governmental facilities. HSA’s can also work in healthcare settings or non-healthcare settings.
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fitness lever‚ ability to care for yourself * Eating well * Exercising *Avoiding harmful habits *Practicing safer sex *Recognizing symptoms of disease * Getting regular checkups *Avoiding injuries -Emotional Wellness: Mental health and reflects your ability to understand and deal with your feelings‚ ability to live a full and creative life and the flexibility to deal with life’s challenges *Optimism *Trust * Self-esteem *Self-acceptance *Self-confidence *Ability
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The term ‘economic disparity’ would literally translate to the differences in incomes and wealth between different economic strata in society. In any economy‚ therefore‚ disparities are bound to exist‚ since levels of skills‚ contribution‚ ownership and wealth do vary. This is as true of fully developed economies as it is of developing and underdeveloped ones. In India‚ however‚ we use the term very specifically‚ to point to the yawning gap that exists between the rich and the poor. We acknowledge
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Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0
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Public health as agreed by the faculty for public health (2010) is “ The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well-being‚ preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society.” A health needs assessment HNA‚ is a public health tool which underpins a large proportion of government policy. It offers ideal opportunities to engage with an identified population‚ and accumulate evidence from them and about them. This provides an evidence base from which
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Canada’s health care policy was designed to give all residents equal right and access to health care professionals. Although health care is available to all Canadian citizens‚ it publicly funded‚ not free. The provinces have separate health care plans but they all share common characteristics which were decided in the Canada Health Act. The Canada Health Act of 1984 was an amalgamation of two previous acts with an addition to give all Canadians access to health services; however‚ recently Canada’s
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At the Intersection of Health‚ Health Care and Policy Cite this article as: Michael Marmot The Influence Of Income On Health: Views Of An Epidemiologist Health Affairs‚ 21‚ no.2 (2002):31-46 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.2.31 The online version of this article‚ along with updated information and services‚ is available at: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/2/31.full.html For Reprints‚ Links & Permissions: http://healthaffairs.org/1340_reprints.php E-mail Alerts : http://content.healthaffairs
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Reducing Health Disparities in African Americans Through Culturally Competent Church-Based Interventions to Increase Physical Activity Suzanne Mosman November 21‚ 2013 PHE 576: Physical Activity‚ Health‚ and Disease Background & Statistics The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that there are 67 million Americans adults with hypertension (HTN). The highest rates are among African Americans‚ 42.5% of whom have HTN (CDC‚ 2012a). Over one-third of U.S. adults are obese
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University of Phoenix Material Weekly Guide Community Health Advocacy Project Overview Each week you will use the Weekly Guide to guide you through the process of creating a hypothetical‚ community health advocacy project due in Week Six. The following breakdown represents each week’s part: • In Week One‚ you select an aggregate and write questions to help you identify areas of strength and of need. • In Week Two‚ you focus on describing the characteristics of your
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