Unit 1 Test Flashcards
what is health
-complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing
-not just the absence of disease
what is the united nations
-researches, shapes, and leads global health
what are the 5 dimensions of health
-emotional
-physical
-social
-intellectual
-spiritual
what is medicare
Canadian healthcare system created to cover all medically necessary procedures for permanant residents in Canada
What are the 5 principles of medicare
-comprehensive
-universal
-portable
-accessible
-publicly administer
what is comprehensive medicare
-insurance MUST pay for all medically NECESSARY services
what is universal medicare
-every permanant resident is entitled to receive care
what is portable medicare
-residents can receive care even if they’re unemployed, travelling, etc
what is accessible medicare
receive regardless of gender, age, location, etc.
what is publicly administered medicare
-must be run by a non-profit
what is private insurance
*benefits
-usually through employer
-covers additional expenses, ex: eyewear, braces, etc
what does lambton public health do?
-promote health
-immunization
-identify community issues
what does Ontario ministry of health do?
*oversees OHIP
-regulates hospitals
What does health Canada do?
monitors public health but on a national level
what is illness
loss of physical or mental health usually acute
what is disability
loss of physical or mental health usually chronic
what are the 12 determinants of health
-income and social status
-social support
-education & literacy
-employment & working conditions
-community support
-physical enviroment
-personal health
-child devlopment
-biological & genetic endowment
-health services
-gender
-culture
what is RHPA
regulates the scope of 23 health practices
what does RHPA include
-general act
-procedure code
-professional specific acts
how many colleges are there in ontario
21
what does RHPA not govern
traditional healers or aborignal midwives
what are exceptions of controlled acts
-first aid
-training
-religon
-assisting paitent if needed
*you cannot treat your own family
what is a controlled act
*specific acts in healthcare that cannot be performed unless they are authorized
OR
the act has been delegated
what is assult
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch or perform without consent
what is negligance
if its preventable its not an accident
what is battery
the actual touching of a client without consent
