VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Government sector: federal, state, and local - ✅✅department of health and
human services
Private, nonprofit sector - ✅✅many hospitals and voluntary agencies such as
AMA, Red cross
Private, for profit sector - ✅✅pharm and other medical products, insurance
companies, nursing homes, and hospitals
Organizations of HC services - ✅✅government, private NFP, and private FP
Types of health services - ✅✅primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care
Primary care (office) - ✅✅gatekeeper (less developed/utilized in US) exercise
promotion, immunization, prenatal care and health exam
Secondary care (hospital, lab or ambulatory center) - ✅✅well developed in US.
Surgical procedures and common diagnostic and treatment interventions.
, Tertiary care (big hospital or medical center) - ✅✅well developed in US. Organ
transplantation, highly-specialized surgery, and chemotherapy.
US population characteristics (335 million people) - ✅✅non hispanics white
60%, black 13%, asian 6%, and hispanics 19%. Large population over 65/yo,
significant income disparities, prevalence of chronic disease, and cultural
differences.
Majority of deaths occur - ✅✅> 65(73%); age 45-64 =20% deaths
Cardiovascular disease account for majority of deaths in age? - ✅✅>65
leading cause of death, age 1-44 years - ✅✅unintentional injuries which includes
car accidents. Ages 1-9 = 32%, 10-24 = 41% and 25-44 = 35%
next leading cause of death for ages 10-24 - ✅✅suicide= 19%
homicide= 15%
next leading cause of death for ages 25-44 - ✅✅suicide 11% and homicide 6%