Health Sac Flashcards
Social Model of Health
Address the broader determinants of health
Empower the individuals and communities
Ottawa Charter
Build healthy public policy Strengthen community action Create supportive environments Develop personal skills Re-orient health services
Vic Health
Aims to prevent illness in a community
Strategic Priorities
• Promote healthy eating
Private Health Insurance
Private health insurance is a type of insurance under which members pay a premium (or fee) in return for payment towards health-related costs not covered by Medicare.
Physical health
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and it’s systems
Parts physical
Improves ideal body weight
Immune system
Private health benefits
Skip lines
Choose doctor
The Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme
The aim was to provide essential medicines to people who needed them, regardless of their ability to pay.
Medicare
Medicare will pay all or some of the fees relating to many essential health care services.
How Medicare is funded?
Levy
Levy surcharge
General taxation
Accessible
the ‘ability of people to obtain health care at the right place and right time irrespective of income, cultural background or physical location’.
