HEALTH POLICY 3400 FINAL EXAM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the 4 parts of the health policy triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅context, content, process,
actors
Agency - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅power or capacity of actors to act independently and to make their own
free choices
context - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅systemic factors which may have an effect on health policy
situational factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅transient (impermanent) conditions which may influence
policy (focusing events)
structural factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unchanging elements of society (politics, opportunity to
participate in decision-making, economic, demographics)
cultural factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ability to question higher-ups, linguistic/cultural differences,
difficulties for women's health servcies, religion
international/exogenous factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greater inter-dependence between states,
some health problems require coopeation
Stages heuristic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅problem identification and issue recognition
- how are problems formed
- why on agenda
policy formulation
- who formulated the policy
- who decided and agreed on it
Policy Decision
,- what decision was made
- consider doing nothing
- consider alternatives
policy implementation
- how were objectives pursued
- how did they put it into action
Policy evaluation
- were objectives acheived
- unintended consequences
Mandate letters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅to each of ministers envisioning what the prime minister sees
in the foreseeable future
public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to
address a given problem
healthy public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅public policies outside of the health sector "characterised
by an explicit concern for health and equity in all areas of policy and by an accountability for health
impact"
program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅activity that organizes or delivers a service or goods to achieve a
policy's objectives
politics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the art or science concered with guiding or influencing governmental
policy, with evidence or ideological influences
federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅divides authorities among levels of governemnt, and intentionally
restricts the powers of the cnetral governemnt
, conditions of the canada health act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅comprehensiveness, universality,
accessibility, portability, public administration
comprehensiveness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅all insured services must be provided by physicians or
within hospitals
universality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provincial plans must cover 100% of insured services for all insured
persons under uniform terms and conditions
accessibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅need to be 'reasonably accessible to all insured persons' - no user
charged/extra billing feels, reasonable compensation to its health professionals
portability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅requires certain coverage for insured residents when temporarily
out of province, waiting period of 3 months before eligibility in a new province
public administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅administered and operated at a non-profit basis by a
public authority
ontario health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A 'super agency' established in 2019 whose mandate is "to
implement the health system strategies developed by the Ministry [of Health]" and "manage health
service needs across Ontario..." (among other things)
What is health policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Broad statement of goals, objectives and means that
create the framework for activity
- May be explicit written, may be implicit and unwritten (actions speak louder than words)
Ford + Mandate Letters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- refused to release his mandate letters
- got appealed at supreme court
Plasma Donation History - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plasma Donation
1980- 2000 people infected with HIV from tainted blood supply
What are the 4 parts of the health policy triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅context, content, process,
actors
Agency - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅power or capacity of actors to act independently and to make their own
free choices
context - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅systemic factors which may have an effect on health policy
situational factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅transient (impermanent) conditions which may influence
policy (focusing events)
structural factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅unchanging elements of society (politics, opportunity to
participate in decision-making, economic, demographics)
cultural factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅ability to question higher-ups, linguistic/cultural differences,
difficulties for women's health servcies, religion
international/exogenous factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greater inter-dependence between states,
some health problems require coopeation
Stages heuristic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅problem identification and issue recognition
- how are problems formed
- why on agenda
policy formulation
- who formulated the policy
- who decided and agreed on it
Policy Decision
,- what decision was made
- consider doing nothing
- consider alternatives
policy implementation
- how were objectives pursued
- how did they put it into action
Policy evaluation
- were objectives acheived
- unintended consequences
Mandate letters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅to each of ministers envisioning what the prime minister sees
in the foreseeable future
public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a course of action or inaction chosen by public authorities to
address a given problem
healthy public policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅public policies outside of the health sector "characterised
by an explicit concern for health and equity in all areas of policy and by an accountability for health
impact"
program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅activity that organizes or delivers a service or goods to achieve a
policy's objectives
politics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the art or science concered with guiding or influencing governmental
policy, with evidence or ideological influences
federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅divides authorities among levels of governemnt, and intentionally
restricts the powers of the cnetral governemnt
, conditions of the canada health act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅comprehensiveness, universality,
accessibility, portability, public administration
comprehensiveness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅all insured services must be provided by physicians or
within hospitals
universality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provincial plans must cover 100% of insured services for all insured
persons under uniform terms and conditions
accessibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅need to be 'reasonably accessible to all insured persons' - no user
charged/extra billing feels, reasonable compensation to its health professionals
portability - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅requires certain coverage for insured residents when temporarily
out of province, waiting period of 3 months before eligibility in a new province
public administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅administered and operated at a non-profit basis by a
public authority
ontario health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A 'super agency' established in 2019 whose mandate is "to
implement the health system strategies developed by the Ministry [of Health]" and "manage health
service needs across Ontario..." (among other things)
What is health policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- Broad statement of goals, objectives and means that
create the framework for activity
- May be explicit written, may be implicit and unwritten (actions speak louder than words)
Ford + Mandate Letters - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- refused to release his mandate letters
- got appealed at supreme court
Plasma Donation History - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Plasma Donation
1980- 2000 people infected with HIV from tainted blood supply
