Week 1 Discussion Questions

Week 1 Discussion Questions

Effect of Public health on Healthcare System

Public health is the means of providing protection and improvement of health in the society with the help of education, encouragement of healthy lifestyle and studies of injury prevention and diseases. In my opinion, the status of public heath determines the policies and management strategies of healthcare system of a country. For instance, the prevailing diseases in public determine the management requirements of healthcare system. It is the duty of healthcare professional to study the effects on personal choice, health of genetics and environment s as to create the healthcare policies and programs for the protection of community health.

Threats to public health are present all the time. Either these threats are natural, intentional or unintentional. Public health can be overwhelmed by these threats which affect the healthcare system of the country as well. In it significant for healthcare systems and entities of public healthcare to promote the innovative awardees burden and enhance the communication when they create an enduring impact for advancement of preparation programs and responses to the effects on public health. Public health is the means to provide key data which is required for the determination of effective way of funding state and local activities to achieve the goals and improve the healthcare system in order to cope up with the public health emergencies.

Role of Government in United States in Health Care System

I think the government in United States has played a major role in the development of healthcare system in United States. The government has provided Medicaid federal medical health care system to the general public. Furthermore, the government has notified the employers that they now are required to extend the healthcare benefits to all their employees until 2015. This movement is ...