Exam 1 Flashcards
Major changes of healthcare in 21st century
- Development of patient/client care
- Increased use of technology
- Increased personal responsibility
Eight principles of PHN
- The client or unit of care is the population
- Primary obligation is to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people or people as a whole
- Public health nurses collaborate with the client as an equal partner
- Primary prevention is the priority in selecting appropriate activities
- Public health nursing focuses on strategies that create healthy environmental, social, and economic conditions in which populations make thrive
- A public health nurse is obligated to actively identify and reach out to all who don’t benefit from a specific activity or service
- Optimal use of available resources and creation of new evidence- based strategies is necessary to assure the best overall improvement in the health of populations
- Collaboration with other professions, populations, organizations, and stakeholder groups is the most effect way to promote and protect the health of people
Challenged if PHN in 21st century
- Engaging in EBP
- Helping eliminate health disparities in underserved populations
- Demonstrating cultural competence
- Panning for community change
- Contributing to a safe and healthy environment
- Responding to emergencies, disasters, and terrorism
- Responding to the global environment
Purpose of comparing HC systems and philosophies
- Gives understanding on how these systems work and ensure health and wellness of populations
- helps set standards and initiatives for organizations like WHO, world bank, organizations for economic cooperation and development
US HC System
- federal, state, local governments
- federal regulation: food, drugs, devices, occupational health, environment
- federal allocates tax funds to state govts
- state: public health regularities
- local: implement public health activities within communities
Canada health system
- national health program: single-payer system with universal coverage
- everyone had Medicare, fundings comes from personal, sales and corporate taxes
- some federal transfer payments
France healthcare system
- general health management and hospital and HC management
- hierarchy like FDA (govt presents a law to parliament each year as a way to use public policy to finance a social security fund)
- HC includes private, public and non for profit sectors that make sure the long wait lists aren’t as big an issue
Germany HC system
- universal
- private practice physicians provide ambulatory care
- centralized nonprofit provide majority of inpatient care
- sickness funds financed by public and private sectors
- standard insurance comes from employer and employee contributions along with govt subsidies
- option to pay a tax and opt out of standard plan and get private insurance instead
Netherlands HC
- dual enrollment: all primary and acute care is financed from private, mandatory insurance
- Social insurance is a long term care for elderly, dying, long term mentally ill is covered by taxes
United Kingdom’s HC
- part of NHS
- provides HC for UK
- provides HC for all permanent residents of UK
- people can choose own physician
- NHS decentralized with access to cafe and prevention provided by the strategic health authorities
- meds paid through a flat rate or annual capped charges
- physicians contracted by NHS for salaries
- hospitals owned and run by NHS
- NHS revenues form taxes, employer-employee contributions and user fees and co payments
Characteristics of marginalized and oppressed
- different genders and ethnicities
- less education
- low socioeconomic status
- certain geographical errors
HC Implications for marginalized and oppressed
- higher rates of morbidity and mortality
- difficulty assessing care
- negative outcomes when receiving care
Areas of care that are overseen for marginalized and oppressed
- infant mortality
- cancer screening
- CVD
- diabetes
- HIV/aids
- immunizations
Governmental agencies
Assess info regarding level of health in their jurisdiction, assure infrastructure (personnel and resources), legislate to support and implement health policy, recruiting skilled personnel, run report and gather data (even research)
Non governmental agencies
Use their resources to address and provide info/resources/care for a specific or a variety of health conditions. Have an important and impactful role in developing society, improving communities, and promoting citizen participation
WHO
- World Health Organization
- goal: attain highest level of health for all people
- public health services
- allow access to current info about disease and disability and establishing standards of care on the basis of evidence found in health research
CDC
- center for Disease Control
- avoiding epidemics, recognizing trends, interventions
USDHHS
- US department of health and human services
- protects health of all Americans and provides essential human services
International council of Nurses
- federation of over 130 national nurses associations
- represents 16 M nurses worldwide
- formed 1899
- goals are to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and competent and satisfied nursing workforce
- active in international classification of nursing practice, advanced nursing practice, entrepreneurship, hiv/aids, tb, malaria, women’s health, primary HC, family health and safe water
Clinical model of health
Elimination of disease or symptoms
Role performance model of health
Health that involves a match between people and social roles
Adaptive model
Health that involves adaptation to environment
Eudaemonistic model
Health that is the actualization or realization of human potential (functioning physical, emotional and socially)
Which health model does the world collectively strive for
Eudaemonistic
Globally burden of disease definition
Risks to health and health outcomes in different demographic populations and social settings
What are some things that impact the GBD
Climate, public policy, age of population, socioeconomic conditions and risk factors
Examples of GBDs
Non communicable disease
Impact of disease burden
Risk factors affecting GBD
- childhood and maternal malnutrition
- other nutritional-related risk factors and inactivity
- addictive substances
- sexual and reproductive health
- environmental risks
What are key determinants of health
Physical environment
Social environment
Health behaviors and coping skills
Individual health
Access to health services
Overall health policies and interventions
What are some worldwide barriers to health
Political factors:
Economic factors
Socioeconomic factors
**poor= less health
Purpose do sustainable development goals
To address inequalities between nations, but also within nations