FINAL Flashcards
(127 cards)
what is Medicare?
- Canadas national health insurance
- insurance system for Canada
- insurance system all over Canada
Canadas national health insurance it’s like a safety net prepaid access
Canada health act 1984
federal government has set guidelines for health care to be
- accessible; everyone has access to it
- portable; can go to a different province and have access to it
- universal; there for everybody regardless of race, gender ect
- comprehensive; covers every thing like surgery, seeing the doctor, and other appointments needed by specialist
- publicly; federal government gives money to each province and the provinces decide what they want to do with that money
what is the most recent principle added to the Canadas health act of 1984
- sustainability; no extra billing no extra fees
what groups are excluded from the health care act of 1984
- Canadian forces
- RCMP
- veterans
- indigenous people
whats a “social safety net”
- health insurance in Canada
- stability of a career
- Canada health act of 1884
its the insurance in canada thats considered to be a social safety net
what are the 5 levels of health care
level 1- health promotion
level 2- disease and illness prevention
level 3- diagnosis and treatment
level 4- rehabilitation
level 5 - supportive care
what level of health is that?
increase their determinants of health and own well-being with their own money example seeing a herbalist rather than a doctor bc they dont have access to doctor, it makes people go to the hospital for small things
level 1 health promotion
what level is this
reduces risk factors for disease or illness
- clinical; going for regular check ups with the doctor, getting your immunization
- behavioural; lifestyle changes support groups, yoga, gym
- environmental; drinking clean water, living in a clean space, air quality in the area you live at
level 2 disease and injury prevention
what level is this
recognizing and managing clients existing health problems and there are 3 levels within this level
- primary; first contact you have with a health care professional could be a doctor, clinic
- secondary; occurs in the hospital or home setting where specialized care is involved ex. cancer clinic
- tertiary; specialized care that diagnoses and treats health problems
level 3 diagnosis and treatment
what are the 3 levels within diagnosis and treatment?
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
what level is comprehensive, social, and political process in?
level 1 health promotion
what level is this
required treatment to regain patients maximum level of function ex, physical therapy for someone who’s suffered a stroke
level 4 rehabilitation
what level is this
providing ongoing support to improve quality of life
level 5 supportive care
what is holistic care
caring foe the whole person and not just their condition
(mind, body, and spirit)
the 12 determinants of health are
- income and income distribution
- education
- unemployment/ job security
- employment and working conditions
- early childhood development
- food insecurity
- housing
- social exclusion
- social safety network
- healthy services
- indigenous status
- race
- gender
- disability
personal, social, economic, environmental factors that determine individual and population health like education, race, gender, housing ect are….
- determinants of health
- levels of health
- holistic care
determinants of health
“increasing one’s highest level of wellbeing and self-actualization”
- health
- wellness
- health promotion
health promotion
“objective process, everything in the body is functioning as it should be theres a balance in the body”
- health
- wellness
- health promotion
health
“state of living a healthy lifestyle a subjective experience”
- health
- wellness
- health promotion
wellness
the subjective process is what
objective process is what
wellness is subjective
health is objective
efforts to minimize the harmful effects caused by drug use is…
harm reduction
examples of harm reduction where the public reduces the harm of substances on civilians is
- substance use support groups
- take home naloxone (narcan) kits
- safe injection sites
- mental health support groups
- education on needle exchange to reduce bloodborne infections
growth and development
- both happen simultaneously (continuously)
- influenced by genetics and environment
- can be a slow or fast process
its a increase in size that can be quantitative and measured in centimeters or inches
- growth
- development
growth