Summative Assignment – Analysis
(INTRODUCE TOPIC) The Canadian health care system would benefit from
integrating and investing in alternative holistic medicine as part of their primary
treatment for ill patients. Additionally allopathic medicine serves well in the case of
emergency treatment of accidents, injuries, and severe illnesses; otherwise its ruling
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political power should be renovated. Medical Herbalist Mark Taylor analyses the
negative and positive aspects of Canada’s health care system, and highlights
intriguing information. For example, Nutrition related disease such as
cardiovascular disease; diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancer are all treated with
allopathic medicine in place of nutrition oriented primary therapy.
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In this case, holistic health practices should be superior to the other forms of treatment used on patients. Not only for the health benefits of holistic health care, but also because conventional western medical practices have proven to have little impact on sick patients. In fact, “Independent appraisal of medical practices state that 80 – 90% of medicine is inefficient, unevaluated, and or ineffective.” (Healer J. Mark Taylor, 2015) This discovery reveals that the current medical practices may not be effective, and or safe enough to treat ill patients. By studying alternative practices the information collected may be useful for research among the health care community. Alternative holistic health care teaches patients to take responsibility for their own health and promotes a healthier society overall. Alison Hazelbaker, Ph.D. in holistic healthcare and wellness lifestyle mentions in her article “Conventional Allopathic vs. “Alternative” Holistic Healthcare” that traditional alternative holistic medicine has been around for thousands of years in North America. However, allopathic health care is still in its infancy, being that it is only hundreds of years old. Originally from the Indigenous people their compound and sophisticated systems of medicine were effective health promotion, disease treatment and preventions. The main difference between allopathic medicine and alternative medicine is there 12 | P a g e philosophies, “1. Allopathic medicine constantly treats the disease, not the individual, whereas “alternative,” holistic approaches maintain the connectedness of the human being to its environment, both internal and external…” (Alison Hazelbaker, 2014) this philosophy examines why individuals are facing health issues from a larger point of view and cures the cause of sickness with a generally healthier lifestyle. Inspecting a patient’s lifestyle habits, diet, access to clean drinking water, and whether or not their environment is toxic to their health, holistic health care treats more than a disease, but also the mind, body, and spirit. The benefits of holistic health care have sparked interest within society, unfortunately many people cannot reap the benefits due to the lack of government support to finance it. Sophie Bloom mentions, “Holistic health care may not be covered by insurance plans, or treatments may be reimbursed on a case-by-case basis. By contrast, traditional Western medical tests and treatments may be covered to a certain degree, depending on referrals and insurance coverage” (Sophie Bloom, 2013). Statistics Canada reports that last year at least 3.3 million Canadians spent $1 billion seeking treatment outside of the medical system, all out of pocket money. (Healer J. Mark Taylor, 2015) Canadians would appreciate having more financial support for health care, would not feel that they have to sacrifice their income. Canada’s health care system could significantly improve with more democracy when making important decisions. 13 | P a g e Health and wellness has become increasing popular within society, as indicated in David Nash’s article “Health and Wellness: We need to broaden our perspective.” Many health plans are investing in health and wellness, as well as corporations that have even created “wellness saving accounts”. Health has undoubtedly become important to citizens “–From World Health Organization health promotion programs to the Canadian government’s recent report of a general uptick in healthier food purchasing and consumption among parents and senior citizens” (David Nash, 2013).
The growth in undergraduate and graduate level degree
programs offered in wellness and health promotion management have been
noteworthy.
Therefore, combining alternative traditional holistic practices with modern day
medical care would please society, by providing them with freedom of choice to
partake in their preferred form of health care. Indeed it would also be a strong step
towards improving health care in Canada, that majority of the population would
admire and respect. As a final point, all articles mentioned are very similar, accurate,
telling, and try to convey the most accurate and honest information found. Each
article is uniquely different, but offers closely related information about the topic of
medical care and health and wellness. Canada’s health care system may be among
the best in the world, but if holistic medicine were researched and incorporated
within Canada’s health care system, researchers could potentially utilize the data
recovered as a cure for many diseases and in conjunction use allopathic practices for
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when they are truly needed; extreme cases of injury, accidents, and intense life
threatening illness.
Summative Assignment –
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Opinion Holistic medicine should be included into the Canadian health care system as a primary treatment for patients that are not suffering from acute injuries, accidents, or fatal illnesses. Millions of people worldwide are moving towards alternative medicine and more holistic approaches to healthcare; by blending allopathic and holistic philosophies into conventional medical care the beneficial outcomes are endless. My prediction is that in the next 5-10 years the government will fund holistic medical practices, and within the next 30-40 years doctors will receive training in more than allopathic medicine, but also holistic.
Another prediction is that holistic
medicine will provide life lasting treatment of illness, and decreases the spread of
disease with the practice of prevention. With the vast improvement of health the
expected human lifespan could potentially last longer. This could save millions of
medical care costs and improve the economy. With the popularity of holistic
medicine increasing among citizens, educational intuitions and family life will be
changed for the better. Society is already turning towards the benefits of living a
healthy lifestyle. Within the next few decades schools will teach students the
importance of maintaining a healthy body, mind and spirit.
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The positive effects of this direction in society are that people will encourage
others and themselves to achieve healthier lifestyle habits. Individuals will be
mentally, physically and spiritually happier, as well as further connected to the
universe. Holistic medicine treats underlining conditions, rather than the issues on
the surface. Unfortunately there are negative side effects of mixing herbs with the
use of allopathic drugs. Another negative aspect may be that funding is limited
and training future doctors in this practice will require large investments.
Specific Purpose: To Persuade my audience that the United States needs to adopt universal health care.
It is generally accepted that the method of payment to physicians affect their professional attitude and behaviour. Consequently, health policy makers manipulate payment system in an attempt to achieve optimal health care for their citizens such as improve accessibility, quality of care, patient’s satisfaction and cost containment. In Ontario, there are a wide range of mechanisms that are used to pay physicians for their services that are funded by both federal and provincial government. According to Canada Health Act annual report (2013), the majority of primary healthcare physicians are funded using the fee for service payment arrangement but of that majority, only less than 30% are compensated exclusively according the fee for service plan. The remaining physicians are funded using one of the following mixed compensation models:
“Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” This is quoted by Winston
...county, which indicates that there is room for improvement in our health care system. Research studies have shown inside our community that these outside factors in our population increase our risk for developing chronic diseases. Minority groups, those with little to no health insurance, smokers, the overweight and obese population, people who live below the poverty line or have little socio-economic status, and those with low access to medical care. By being able to guarantee health care with the Affordable Care Act and to increase funding for social services such as Cal Fresh, Medicare, Medical and many other programs that our government has developed, we will then be able to help people who fall into those specific categories, as well as those who are genetically inclined to developing chronic diseases, and to ultimately be in control of our own health outcomes.
Health care is an uprising issue today in the United States. I believe in order for health care or the medical field to succeed in the future that social contract should be enforced. By enforcing social contract, it will allow health care to be more efficient by allowing individuals to assume responsibility for their own healthy by having the ability to ensure health. According to The Enduring Democracy book, " from the philosophy of Jean- Jacques Rousseau, an agreement people make with one another to form a government and abide by its rules and laws, an in return the government promises to protect the people’s rights and welfare and promote their best interest"(Dautrich, 7). In other words, if people came to an agreement about health care being available for all American citizens, the government will uphold this idea and will make sure all American citizens have the right to health care.
Providing health care for all workers and their families is a very good way to improve the benefit that workers receive for the worst forms of work to render workers less vulnerable, and to express social and communal respect for them.
In Canada, access to health care is ‘universal’ to its citizens under the Canadian Health Care Act and this system is considered to the one of the best in the world (Laurel & Richard, 2002). Access to health care is assumed on the strong social value of equality and is defined as the distribution of services to all those in need and for the common good and health of all residents (Fierlbeck, 2011). Equitable access to health care does not mean that all citizens are subjected to receive the same number of services but rather that wherever the service is provided it is based on need. Therefore, not all Canadians have equal access to health services. The Aboriginal peoples in Canada in particular are a population that is overlooked and underserved
It is essential for the United States government to provide its entire citizen with a free health care. This system ensures that everyone has an access to medical services regardless to his or her social status. It is an important way of preserving life as free health care plan ensures free treatment to the entire citizen. In addition, it can play a big role of ensuring that there is an improved access to health services. Ensuring that all American citizens have an access to the right health care will in turn decrease health care costs. It can also help to stop medical bankruptcies in the entire nation. Lastly, it is one way of reducing poverty as it will lower the debt of the US which would then increase employment.
Most of these articles also argued that healthy policies by themselves cannot achieve the expected health improvement.1-3,7-13 This is why the US healthcare access cannot be improved without paying attention to the social and environmental needs of the poor Americans, who in most cases are at the receiving end. The social determinants of health can only be improved through actions targeted at the factors that improve life.1-3,4-5 Government policies should be translated into actions that are centered on enhancing the conditions in which people live, work, play, and grow.1,3,12 The situation that people are born into should not control their destiny, access to healthcare or other opportunities in life, because it will be then unfair and unjust. 1-3,7-13
Resources have always been inadequate for food, economics and healthcare and all scarce resources are rationed in one way or another. Healthcare resources can be in the forms of medicine, machinery, expensive treatment and organ transplantation. For decades, allocation of healthcare resources in an equitable manner has always been the subject of debate, concern and analysis, yet the issue has persistently resisted resolution. Scarcity of resources for healthcare and issue of allocation is permanent and inescapable (Harris, “Deciding between Patients”). Scarcity can be defined in general, in emergency and in crises as well as shortage of certain kind of treatment, medicine or organs. As a result of scarcity of resources, and some people may be left untreated or die when certain patients are prioritized and intention of is that everyone will ultimately be treated (Harris, 2009: 335). Allocation of limited resources is an ethical issue since it is vital to address the question of justice and making fair decisions. Ethical judgments and concerns are part of daily choice in allocation of health resources and also to ensure these resources are allocated in a fair and just way. This paper will explore how QALYs, ageism and responsibility in particular influence the allocation of healthcare resources in general through the lens of justice, equity, social worth, fairness, and deservingness.
I can only hope that this country can find successful means to managing our citizen’s healthcare and one day give our people the right to healthcare, not just the priviledged.
...also be able to pay and reward doctors and nurses who treat people like patients and not numbers. As we have clearly seen, medicine for profit is not solving the problems of the healthcare system and many people are going bankrupt, dying, and choosing suicide over costly bills. Maybe we should learn from all of these situations and numbers and see that like the UK did, we should be looking at ways to expand our basic human rights to include healthcare.
and provide better quality of care through their services which can benefit greatly for many
...on, race, and political belief, economic or social condition. Improving the poor health of disadvantaged individuals and reducing health gaps is important but not enough to level up health through socioeconomic groups. The objective of tackling health inequalities can be changed to local needs and priorities of a community allowing wide-ranging partnerships of support to be organised. However it needs to be made clear that what can be done to help improve the life chances and health prospects of individuals living in poverty may not come close to bringing their health prospects closer to the average of the rest of the population or prevent the gap living on throughout the generations. Being clear about what is trying to be overcome and achieved needs upmost importance in the development and delivery of policies that will promote health equality across the population.
...f expensive unanticipated medical events that could impair their quality of life. This will help maintaing the work force knowing that 81% of the uninsured are from working families. This proposal will also help creating a healthier America and establishing a new culture of following a healthier behavior. According to Cockerham "an important fact of health behavior includes contact by healthy people with physicians and other health personnel for preventive care".