Health according to apple - Answers disease state and physical attributes; can be measured through
activity, mindfulness, nutrition and sleep
Health according to the Oxford Dictionary - Answers the state of being free from illness or injury
Health according to etymology - Answers means to be whole or sound for well-being (holistic)
Health according to the ancient world - Answers religious healers believe that individuals must pray and
sacrifice to the gods (healing god Asclepius)
Health according to WHO - Answers a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of infirmity or disease
Health according to the Ottawa Charter - Answers health is seen as a resource for everyday life, not the
objective of living (emphasizes social and personal resources as well as physical capacities)
Health according to Health Canada & PHAC - Answers believes in health promotion and equity in health
care system (SDOH)
Health according to Bury & Bury - Answers health can be seen as a multifaceted dimension of human life
and as a reserve stock of vitality, fitness, and strength which individuals can draw upon to pursue their
goals and actions; the experience of health both good and poor is likely to be influenced by the
circumstances into which people are born and the contexts and actions which prevail at different stages
of life
Biomedical perspective - Answers a mechanistic view that objectives illness and disease based solely on
physiological factors, separating it from the individual as well as from the larger cultural, political, and
social context in which it occurs
Sociological perspective - Answers a perspective that examines how personal issues are patterned across
group and are connected to the larger social and structural organization of society
The fallacy of specific etiology in biomedical model - Answers emphasis on diseases having one cause
objectification in biomedical model - Answers only viewed in physical terms; doctors have no
interpersonal skills
reductionism in biomedical model - Answers focus on one piece of disease
victim blaming in biomedical model - Answers individualize health problems rather than asking why they
are occurring
Medicare - Answers Canadas publicly funded healthcare system
, Responsibilities of Provinces and Territories in Medicare - Answers management, organization, and
delivery of health care services for their residents; non "necessary" items (Pharma, home care,
optometry, physio) are not always covered
responsibilities of federal government in medicare - Answers setting and administering national
standards through the CHA; providing support for delivery and providing other health-related functions
CHA - Answers to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of
Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers
Jeanne Mance - Answers a French nurse that established the first hospital in Montreal in 1645
Tommy Douglas - Answers the father of medicare, advocated for health care program for poor
individuals (premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961)
Comprehensiveness of CHA - Answers provinces and territories plans must insure all medically necessary
services provided by hospitals, physicians and dentists costs are covered
Universality of CHA - Answers the provincial and territorial plans must cover ALL residents
Public Administration of CHA - Answers the provincial and territorial plans must be administered and
operated on a non-profit basis by public authority
Portability of CHA - Answers must cover all residents when they travel within Canada and limited
coverage is required for travel outside of the country; and when a resident moves they have 3 months
to use original health card and plan until they sign up for the new plan
Accessibility of CHA - Answers must provide all residents reasonable access to medically necessary
services (must be based on medical need not ability to pay)
Who the federal government is responsible for delivering health services to - Answers -First Nations
people living on reserves
-Inuit
-serving members of the Canadian forces
-eligible veterans
-inmates in federal prisons
-some groups of refugee claimants
Jordan's Principle - Answers implemented when the federal and provincial government cannot agree on
who should pay for child's care (respects interest of the child)