Examples of public health in the following topics:
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- Health literacy is of continued and increasing concern for health professionals, as it is a primary factor behind health disparities.
- There are many factors that determine the health literacy level of health education materials or other health interventions.
- Health literacy skills are not only a problem in the public.
- Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, public health workers) can also have poor health literacy skills, such as a reduced ability to clearly explain health issues to patients and the public.
- Demonstrate the impact of health literacy on access to and understanding of health care issues, especially for certain social groups
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- Two types of health insurance exist in modern society, private health insurance and publicly funded health insurance.
- In contrast to this private method, in public insurance, health care is paid wholly or mostly by public funds.
- A premium is the amount a policy-holder or his sponsor (e.g. an employer) must pay to a health plan to purchase health coverage.
- For example, policyholders might have to pay a $500 deductible per year, before the health insurer covers any health care costs.
- Discuss the use of both private and public health insurance and the implications for society's overall health
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- While aging is often associated with declining health, current research suggests there are some things people can do to remain healthy longer into old age.
- For instance, maintaining a positive attitude has been shown to be correlated with better health among the elderly.
- Older individuals with more positive attitudes and emotions engage in less risky behavior and have lower levels of stress, both of which are correlated with better health.
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- World health research considers global patterns of interaction between people, products, money and information as they affect health trends.
- The main diseases and health conditions prioritized by global health initiatives are sometimes classified under the terms diseases of affluence and diseases of poverty, although the impacts of globalization are increasingly blurring any such distinction.
- In contrast, the diseases of poverty tend to consist largely of infectious diseases, often related to poor sanitation, low vaccination coverage, inadequate public health services, and weak enforcement of environmental health and safety regulations.
- Maternal health is one of the priorities of global health organizations, such as the World Health Organization.
- Explain why health interventions must not just address diseases but also structural factors
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- Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private, as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
- Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
- Health insurance is now primarily provided by the government in the public sector, with 60-65% of healthcare provision and spending coming from programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration.
- Most Americans under age 65 (59.3%) receive their health insurance coverage through an employer (which includes both private, as well as civilian public-sector employers) under group coverage, although this percentage is declining.
- Some Americans who do not qualify for government-provided health insurance are not provided health insurance by an employer, and are unable to afford, cannot qualify for, or choose not to purchase private health insurance.
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- Different classes have different levels of access to treatment and encounter different mental health stressors.
- Mental health describes a level of psychological well-being or the presence/absence of a mental disorder.
- Members of different social classes often hold different views on mental health.
- Similarly, different social classes have different levels of access to mental health interventions and to information about mental health.
- Define mental health and explain why it is regarded as a socially constructed concept
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- The WHO definition also overlooks the fact that several factors influence both the definition of health and standards of health.
- Finally, sociologists have demonstrated that access, utilization, education, and practices related to health and well being are incredibly influenced by (and often seemingly determined by) prevailing cultural norms, beliefs, and patterns that often have little or nothing to do with physiological health.
- Health care (or healthcare) is an industry associated with the prevention, treatment, and management of illness along with the promotion of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.
- In 2000, health care costs paid to hospitals, doctors, diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, medical device manufacturers and other components of the health care system, consumed an estimated 14 percent of the gross national product of the United States, the largest of any country in the world.
- Importantly, this may be due to the United States' interesting position as - since The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 - a private, for profit system of managed care rather than a public good non-profit system of health promotion.
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- Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions that influence individual and group differences in health status.
- Additionally, people with low SES tend to experience a much higher rate of health issues than those of high SES.
- Health inequality refers to the unequal distribution of environmental health hazards and access to health services between demographic groups, including social classes.
- Consequently, affluent communities are likely to have better health outcomes than nearby impoverished ones.
- Describe how a low socioeconomic status (SES) can impact the health status of individuals
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- They are unable to use health care as often, and when they do it is of lower quality, even though they generally tend to experience a much higher rate of health issues.
- Social determinants of health are the economic and social conditions, and their distribution among the population, that influence individual and group differences in health status.
- According to some viewpoints, these distributions of social determinants are shaped by public policies that reflect the influence of prevailing political ideologies of those governing a jurisdiction.
- Health inequality is the term used in a number of countries to refer to those instances whereby the health of two demographic groups (not necessarily ethnic or racial groups) differs despite comparative access to health care services.
- Discuss the role social class plays in access to adequate health care and health inequality
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- Gender discrimination in health care could be changing in the United States.
- In January of 2012, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, announced that all health care plans were required to provide coverage for contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Whereas services for male reproductive health, such as Viagra, are considered to be a standard part of health care, women's reproductive health services are called into question.
- In the context of the 2012 contraceptive mandate debate, health care professionals' assessments that contraception is an integral component for women's health care, regardless of sexual activity, went largely unaddressed.
- This bill is seen as a vital step in combating gender inequalities in the health care system.