MHA 707 Module A test
What are the different variations of healthcare systems?
Health Care Systems
•All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis, treatment or mitigation of
health problems
•For legitimized patients by appropriate providers
•Definitions of health problems (e.g., obesity)
•Diagnosis & treatment models
•Social position, training, and authority of healers
What are the determinants of health?
•Genetic inheritance – also epigenetics (gene-environmental interactions)
•Physical environment – ex: exposures, housing, availability of healthy foods
•Social & economic environment – ex: education, income, employment,
community, social support and culture
•Health behavior – ex: exercise, smoking, diet (often shaped by the preceding)
•Health care – accessible, affordable, quality and adequate intensity
What are some examples of health behavior?
•Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
allopathic medicine
Western medicine is also called ________________ after the medical faction (allopath) that
gained dominance in the 19th century over groups of healers, including homeopaths,
chiropractors, and osteopaths (Starr, 1982)
What are the main goals of healthcare as a determinant of health?
•Restore health
•Prevent worsening of problems
, Failure to address the determinants of health results in increased need for what?
healthcare
What are the three levels of prevention?
Primary, secondary, and tertiary
___________is concerned with eliminating risk factors/development for a disease or
injury before it occurs
Primary prevention
____________ attempts to eliminate or moderate disability associated with advanced
disease
tertiary prevention
___________ focuses on early detection and treatment of disease (subclinical and
clinical)
secondary prevention
Healthcare is primarily focused on __________
secondary and tertiary prevention
Less than 10% of healthcare money is spent on ___________
primary care
Ex of _____________ includes exercise, vaccination, weight loss, seatbelt use, tobacco
cessation programs etc.
primary prevention
Ex of ____________ include screening, pap smears, mammograms, and routine lab
screening
secondary prevention
The US healthcare system is _______ & ______ among other nations
complex and unique
The US healthcare system is __________, and therefore, fragmented
decentralized
The US healthcare system mixes ________& _________ financing
private and public
What are the different variations of healthcare systems?
Health Care Systems
•All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis, treatment or mitigation of
health problems
•For legitimized patients by appropriate providers
•Definitions of health problems (e.g., obesity)
•Diagnosis & treatment models
•Social position, training, and authority of healers
What are the determinants of health?
•Genetic inheritance – also epigenetics (gene-environmental interactions)
•Physical environment – ex: exposures, housing, availability of healthy foods
•Social & economic environment – ex: education, income, employment,
community, social support and culture
•Health behavior – ex: exercise, smoking, diet (often shaped by the preceding)
•Health care – accessible, affordable, quality and adequate intensity
What are some examples of health behavior?
•Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, lack of exercise
allopathic medicine
Western medicine is also called ________________ after the medical faction (allopath) that
gained dominance in the 19th century over groups of healers, including homeopaths,
chiropractors, and osteopaths (Starr, 1982)
What are the main goals of healthcare as a determinant of health?
•Restore health
•Prevent worsening of problems
, Failure to address the determinants of health results in increased need for what?
healthcare
What are the three levels of prevention?
Primary, secondary, and tertiary
___________is concerned with eliminating risk factors/development for a disease or
injury before it occurs
Primary prevention
____________ attempts to eliminate or moderate disability associated with advanced
disease
tertiary prevention
___________ focuses on early detection and treatment of disease (subclinical and
clinical)
secondary prevention
Healthcare is primarily focused on __________
secondary and tertiary prevention
Less than 10% of healthcare money is spent on ___________
primary care
Ex of _____________ includes exercise, vaccination, weight loss, seatbelt use, tobacco
cessation programs etc.
primary prevention
Ex of ____________ include screening, pap smears, mammograms, and routine lab
screening
secondary prevention
The US healthcare system is _______ & ______ among other nations
complex and unique
The US healthcare system is __________, and therefore, fragmented
decentralized
The US healthcare system mixes ________& _________ financing
private and public
