NURS 1130: Chapter 1 - The History of
US Healthcare and the Demographics
of Disease Questions Fully Solved.
What does the health care delivery system mean? - Answer The Hospital
-Insurance
-Faculty
-Patients (the consumers what are being helped/treated)
Who is WHO? - Answer -1948
--> WWII was happening during this time
-7000 people
-150 countries
-Geneva Switzerland headquarters
-Global health
-Health care delivery
According to the WHO, what is the definition of health? - Answer Health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity
Health - Answer - Absence of disease
- Well being
Constitution of the World Health Organization Principles:
-Health is a state of complex physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
-The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of
every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic, or social
condition
-The health of all people is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is
dependent on the fullest co-operation of individuals and states
-The achievement of any state in the promotion and protection of health is of value to all
-Not all countries have the same type of healthcare in the US
-The extension to all people's of the benefits of medical, psychological, and related knowledge is
essential to the fullest attainment of health
, -Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled by the
provision of adequate health and social measures
Is healthcare a privilege or a right? - Answer A privilege
What are the goods of healthcare? - Answer -Tangible
-Measurable and visible
-Touch, taste, see, smell
-Reproducible
-Input/Output guarantees
What are the services of healthcare? - Answer -Intangible
-Cannot touch, feel, taste
-May be able to see it
-No guarantees
--> COMPLEX
What is Primary Prevention? - Answer Informing the client on what they can do to get better
-Ex. Seminar or a doctor's office
What is Secondary Prevention? - Answer Early detection to limit progression of disease
-Ex. eye exam
--> Finding out if there is an issue before it is full blown
What is Tertiary Prevention? - Answer PREVENT or MINIMIZE disease related complications
-Ex. making sure someone takes their meds and does the required things to become better
--> This can happen in the hospital, urgent care, physicians office, etc.
Why do we need insurance? - Answer To cover medical as well as life insurances, which helps
to cover the high costs
What is Medicare? - Answer A federal insurance program for the elderly (65+)
What is Medicaid? - Answer A health insurance program for people with low incomes and
limited resources
US Healthcare and the Demographics
of Disease Questions Fully Solved.
What does the health care delivery system mean? - Answer The Hospital
-Insurance
-Faculty
-Patients (the consumers what are being helped/treated)
Who is WHO? - Answer -1948
--> WWII was happening during this time
-7000 people
-150 countries
-Geneva Switzerland headquarters
-Global health
-Health care delivery
According to the WHO, what is the definition of health? - Answer Health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity
Health - Answer - Absence of disease
- Well being
Constitution of the World Health Organization Principles:
-Health is a state of complex physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity
-The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of
every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic, or social
condition
-The health of all people is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is
dependent on the fullest co-operation of individuals and states
-The achievement of any state in the promotion and protection of health is of value to all
-Not all countries have the same type of healthcare in the US
-The extension to all people's of the benefits of medical, psychological, and related knowledge is
essential to the fullest attainment of health
, -Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled by the
provision of adequate health and social measures
Is healthcare a privilege or a right? - Answer A privilege
What are the goods of healthcare? - Answer -Tangible
-Measurable and visible
-Touch, taste, see, smell
-Reproducible
-Input/Output guarantees
What are the services of healthcare? - Answer -Intangible
-Cannot touch, feel, taste
-May be able to see it
-No guarantees
--> COMPLEX
What is Primary Prevention? - Answer Informing the client on what they can do to get better
-Ex. Seminar or a doctor's office
What is Secondary Prevention? - Answer Early detection to limit progression of disease
-Ex. eye exam
--> Finding out if there is an issue before it is full blown
What is Tertiary Prevention? - Answer PREVENT or MINIMIZE disease related complications
-Ex. making sure someone takes their meds and does the required things to become better
--> This can happen in the hospital, urgent care, physicians office, etc.
Why do we need insurance? - Answer To cover medical as well as life insurances, which helps
to cover the high costs
What is Medicare? - Answer A federal insurance program for the elderly (65+)
What is Medicaid? - Answer A health insurance program for people with low incomes and
limited resources
