2.1 “Use relevant research to determine current priorities and approaches to the provision of services for people with disease or illness”
Title: Linking Public Health with Services
Executive Summary
The current approaches and priorities for the provision of service delivery for people with illnesses are effective in that it helps to keep under control the various diseases. However, epidemiology data has proven that influenza and obesity need these service provisions. There is, however, the relationship between various non-health and healthcare professionals which is also indicated by epidemiological data that link prevalence and service requirements. Changes in lifestyle has impacted individuals of current on future needs.
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However, this report is presenting findings on the mentioned diseases. Moreover, the key message of the report is determining the ways in which these diseases can be controlled and current priorities and approaches to provide services for individuals with these diseases.
Priorities and Approaches to Infectious and Non-Infectious Disease
Prevention Approach
According to Rayner and Mendis (2017) the prevention approach comprises of three factors to consider which include primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
Primary: This prevention is applied before the onset of the disease and the aim is to prevent it from happening. However, the primary prevention has a number of risk factors which include economic, social and environment. The interventions of service provision are the use of vaccination and abstinence programs.
Secondary Intervention: This type of prevention is use before the onset of the diseases with individuals who are at high risk of developing these diseases. The aim is to detect the individuals very early. The services for diagnosing are screening, clinical intervention as well as
The United States is projected to spend nearly 20 percent of the Gross Domestic Product on healthcare by 2020.According to a Mckinsey study $447 billion of the 1.7 trillion the U.S. spent on healthcare in 2003 was in excess of what it should have spent based on its wealth. A 1 % increase in the rate of health-spending results in an increase of about $2 trillion in spending on health over the next 10 years.
There is an ongoing debate on the topic of how to fix the health care system in America. Some believe that there should be a Single Payer system that ensures all health care costs are covered by the government, and the people that want a Public Option system believe that there should be no government interference with paying for individual’s health care costs. In 1993, President Bill Clinton introduced the Health Security Act. Its goal was to provide universal health care for America. There was a lot of controversy throughout the nation whether this Act was going in the right direction, and in 1994, the Act died. Since then there have been multiple other attempts to fix the health care situation, but those attempts have not succeeded. The Affordable Care Act was passed in the senate on December 24, 2009, and passed in the house on March 21, 2010. President Obama signed it into law on March 23 (Obamacare Facts). This indeed was a step forward to end the debate about health care, and began to establish the middle ground for people in America. In order for America to stay on track to rebuild the health care system, we need to keep going in the same direction and expand our horizons by keeping and adding on to the Affordable Care Act so every citizen is content.
2.3 Explain how the health and social care practitioner own values, beliefs and experiences can influence delivery of care.
A health care directive is a legal document, based on personal values and beliefs, providing people with a sense of control and independence for their medical care. The purpose of a health care directive is to allow personal wishes on various treatments options to be met, when the individual is presented incapable. Since it is a legal document, health care professionals and family members have to abide with individual’s health care directive. Personally I value autonomy, independence, family, dignity, and selflessness. These core personal values allow me to reflect, fully comprehend and accept the consequences to the health care decisions I make for myself. In conclusion, the sections of the health care directive
Reflecting on one’s own feeling, beliefs, fears, and weaknesses is a good way to evaluate the needs for improvement and limitations in a nursing practice. This paper will review my top three priorities for my nursing practice, barriers that challenge my priorities, my experiences in the clinical world and the different role models in the nursing profession. I will also be discussing my commitment to improving patient care and safety.
The major variables studied included the dependent variable of the intervention of the individuals and the independent variable of presumed negative
...ithin the target population such as those who come from families with lower incomes and their family members’ educational levels. Some of these priorities will include cost of services, identifying who does not have access to particular health care services such as screenings or yearly appointments, determining which adolescents need the most attention and identifying what influences are impacting adolescents’ decisions (what foods are being served in school and what is being dispensed in vending machines).
Epidemiology is a category of public health, and the study which provides statistical evidence to find preventative measures for diseases. There are several factors that are studied as part of epidemiology which is the time of occurrence, the location of the disease, and the demographic that is being affected. The three major epidemiologic techniques are descriptive, analytic, and experimental. Since those three techniques can be used in the inquiry of diseases existence, the method that they used the most is the one that is more important (Center for Disease,
Interventions will also need to be included to meet assessment needs and must also meet at least one of the following criteria. Improve access to healthcare services. Enhance the health of the community. Advance medical or health knowledge. Relieve or reduce the burden of government or other community efforts (Evans, 2011).
To comprehend our current health care system, it is important to understand the history and how health care has evolved in the United States. The healthcare system we have now didn't always exist. Believe it or not, before 1920, most people would not of known what health care coverage meant! So how did the United States turn into one of the few developed countries lacking nationwide healthcare? Understanding U.S. healthcare history will help you understand the dynamics that built the system that, we struggle with today. Furthermore, I will make conclusions on the current problems we are facing.
Access to health care refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services. Many Americans face barriers that make it difficult to obtain basic health care services. These barriers to services include lack of availability, high cost, and lack of insurance coverage. "Limited access to health care impacts people's ability to reach their full potential, negatively affecting their quality of life." (Access to Health Services, 2014) Access to health services encompasses four components that include coverage, services, timeliness, and workforce
The real problem with the health care system in this country is not just the people running it but mainly the massive pit of debt it is continually digging. America spends around 17%, which is about $2.5 trillion of our GDP on health care alone! It is safe to say we spend nearly more than any other country out there. Where is all of this money going though, are they just giving it away to those in need of free medicine or people who cant pay there doctors bills? Most of the money spent is on regulations, research on medicines and failures of medicines that may have not made the “cut” to be on the market.
...ue to numerous medical errors. With the amount of medical errors that currently do occur which is a current health care issue it cost the health care billions of dollar each year to fix the mistakes that were made.
The definition of “well educated” varies from person to person. Some believe it’s defined strictly on academia, others find well educated to mean having more knowledge than the average person, not schooling. Most believe it’s the best of both worlds, academia and knowledge, but there is still more to the equation. The difference in opinion interferes with our ability come to a conclusive definition. Think of “well-educated” as a list, the top would have the most positive qualities and the least negative qualities, and the bottom would be vice versa.
Health care has always been an interesting topic all over the world. Voltaire once said, “The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” It may seem like health care that nothing gets accomplished in different health care systems, but ultimately many trying to cures diseases and improve health care systems.