Policy and Organizations Flashcards
public health policy definition
the laws, regulations, actions, and decisions implemented within society in order to promote wellness and ensure specific health goals are met
how many divisions of the us department of health and human services are there
12
largest payer of healthcare in the US
Center for Medicare and Medicaid services
medicare eligibility
65+, disability, end stage renal disease
US surgeon general oversees, focused on delivering nation’s public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
recommendations from multidisciplinary group, six subject matters: governance, funding, workforce, etc.
Indiana Governor’s Public Health Review Commission
created in 1991, health care and social services funding agency with eight care divisions
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
United Nations Agency, leads global health efforts, connects nations, partners and people to promote health and keep world safe
World Health Organization
what is the PREP act response
public readiness and emergency preparedness act, authorizes HHS secretary to issue declarations
what is a standing order
enables a provision of a certain service/medication by a single provider
pharmacists in the UK have been prescribing since ___
2002
CPA
collaborative practice agreement
how many states permit CPAs in the US
49 states
alberta pharmacists have been prescribing since ____
2007
at what age in indiana can pharmacists immunize without an rx?
11+
