chapter 2

Question 1

duty to treat

Answer 1

any person deserves basic health care.

Question 2

who are the main groups of consumers?

Answer 2

patients

Question 3

what is the largest industry in the US

Answer 3

healthcare

Question 4

who produces an annual report on the health of the nation?

Answer 4

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)

Question 5

what are calculated to asses the health of the nation?

Answer 5

statistics, life expectancy, and infant mortality.

Question 6

what does the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development do?

Answer 6

monitor trends of economic
development.
-35 countries, 9 partner countries, are members of this organization.

Question 7

what are some health indicators and what do they do?

Answer 7

infant mortality rates, average life expectancy, and health risk behaviors are used to evaluate the health status of a population.

Question 8

what is the gross domestic product?

Answer 8

The percentage of products or
services produced within a country’s borders

Question 9

what is the average life expextancy in OECD countries?

Answer 9

80.6 years

Question 10

what is life expectancy

Answer 10

a measurement of mortality for a designated age group in a particular year. Gender has an impact on life expectancy.
* Life expectancy is calculated at birth, by ethnicity, age 65, and gender.

Question 11

what is the average life expectancy for men and women

Answer 11

83.1 years for women; and 77.9 years for men.
– U.S. men: 76.3 years, close to the OECD men’s average.
– U.S. women: 81.2 years, close to the OECD women’s average.
* OECD average of years of life at 65 is 19.5 years