PLANNING & EVALUATING HEALTH

Planning and Evaluating Health Services

Planning and Evaluating Health Services

Introduction

Today in many countries, healthcare services and delivery of better healthcare services has become a major problem. Every country wishes to enhance overall healthcare system. There are many forms in which individuals use healthcare facilities and these forms are not limited to purchasing services. In this article, the researchers give a typology which reveals the diversity of contracting approaches and enhance the understanding of the topic. There has been a change in the healthcare system recently. “Reforms” is the buzz word, as many countries are to rectifying the current healthcare system. Actions include decentralization of health services and overhaul of management and personals (Vincent, 2001, pp.517-519). These changes have led to diversification of actors participating in the healthcare system, not only this, administration functions and service provisions have also separated. Healthcare systems are not user friendly anymore and becoming confusing day by day. Participants have realized that it has become vital to make contractual relationships. This paper discusses about the planning and evaluating health services in Cook Australia, which is a new health authority.

Healthcare System Australia

Health is an inherent right to life and its preservation is the duty of each person. It is a social good. Currently, it is generally accepted that, in its most basic sense, inequality in health represents inequalities that are unfair and unjust. Health inequalities do not occur randomly. Health status is related to biological and social characteristics of the individual, economic and political organization, social structure and cultural background, as well as with macro demographic and ecological processes that must be taken into account for noticing trends long-term health and disease process. There have been many investigation in which is shown as the lifestyle of a person affects the risk of illness and death. Smoking, drinking alcohol, the type of food and exercise performance has been highlighted as a behavior very directly related to health. Culture of Health includes the harmonious combination of all these components (Tahiraj, 2009, pp. 212-321). It is absolutely healthy person feels healthy as in the physical plane, and the moral. As the saying goes, "a healthy body healthy mind", but most people forget about this saying. The morale of the man, his peace of mind and confidence in the future - is the foundation of cultural health. Of course, not everything in this plan depends on the person. Australian cannot fully responsible for the environment, with the economic condition of the state and other problems, which are then reflected in the state of mind (Sophie, 2012, pp.34-38). However, each person is able to contribute to this cause. For example, do not litter the streets, in parks, nature; quit smoking, save water, etc.

In Australia, the government provides help with medical expenses through a scheme called Medicare. This plan covers basic medical expenses for Australian residents and immigrants. Medicare is funded through a national fund in which residents and immigrants from Australia contribute when they pay ...