MHA 707 LSUS EXAM A | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Health Care System
All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis and treatment
of health problems and for legitimized patients by appropriate providers.
Variation Among Nations' Health Care Systems
- Definitions of health problems (e.g. obesity)
- Diagnosis & treatment models
- Social position, training, and authority of healers
What is health?
- Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
- NOT just absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)
Determinants of Health
- Genetic inheritance
- Health behavior
- Physical environment
- Social environment
Health Behavior
Behavior that affects health, usually negatively, and are the most common
target for health improvement efforts
Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, exercise
Health Behaviors
Implicated in leading causes of death in the United States
Heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, etc.
Health behaviors are...
the most common target of health improvement efforts
Social determinants
- Education Access & Quality
- Health Care Access & Quality
,- Neighborhood & Built Environment
- Social & Community Context
- Economic Stability
Main goals of health care as a determinant
- Restore health
- Prevent worsening of problems
Late in causal chain leading to illness
cause of chronic illnesses
Levels of Prevention
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Primary
Eliminate risk factors to prevent onset (least focused on now)
Secondary
Early detection & treatment and restore pre-onset health status
Tertiary
Prevent further exacerbation of health problem
U.S. Health Care System
- Complex and unique among nations
- Highly decentralized & fragmented
- Mix of private and public financing and provision of care
- Historically has produced high physician incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products
Components of U.S. Health Care System
- Workforce
- Facilities
- Medical products
- Training & Research
- Financing
Workforce equals
, 12.7 million people
Facilities
- Ambulatory
- Inpatient
Medical Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Durable equipment & nondurable supplies
Training & Research
contributes to quality and innovation of health care system
Financing equals
$4.5 trillion in 2022 (17.9% GDP)
Organization of Health Care Services
- Government
- Private, nonprofit sector
- Private, for-profit sector
Federal, state, and local
Government sector
Private, nonprofit sector
Many hospitals & voluntary agencies such as the American Heart
Association, Red Cross
Private, for-profit sector
Pharmaceuticals and other medical products, insurance companies,
nursing homes, hospitals
Tend to serve middle class and up
Private, nonprofit sector
Tend to serve disadvantaged
Private, for-profit sector
Exercise promotion, immunization, prenatal care, health exam
Primary Care
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Health Care System
All persons, institutions, and processes supporting diagnosis and treatment
of health problems and for legitimized patients by appropriate providers.
Variation Among Nations' Health Care Systems
- Definitions of health problems (e.g. obesity)
- Diagnosis & treatment models
- Social position, training, and authority of healers
What is health?
- Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
- NOT just absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)
Determinants of Health
- Genetic inheritance
- Health behavior
- Physical environment
- Social environment
Health Behavior
Behavior that affects health, usually negatively, and are the most common
target for health improvement efforts
Smoking, alcohol/drug abuse, diet, exercise
Health Behaviors
Implicated in leading causes of death in the United States
Heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, etc.
Health behaviors are...
the most common target of health improvement efforts
Social determinants
- Education Access & Quality
- Health Care Access & Quality
,- Neighborhood & Built Environment
- Social & Community Context
- Economic Stability
Main goals of health care as a determinant
- Restore health
- Prevent worsening of problems
Late in causal chain leading to illness
cause of chronic illnesses
Levels of Prevention
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
Primary
Eliminate risk factors to prevent onset (least focused on now)
Secondary
Early detection & treatment and restore pre-onset health status
Tertiary
Prevent further exacerbation of health problem
U.S. Health Care System
- Complex and unique among nations
- Highly decentralized & fragmented
- Mix of private and public financing and provision of care
- Historically has produced high physician incomes and profits for
suppliers of medical products
Components of U.S. Health Care System
- Workforce
- Facilities
- Medical products
- Training & Research
- Financing
Workforce equals
, 12.7 million people
Facilities
- Ambulatory
- Inpatient
Medical Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Durable equipment & nondurable supplies
Training & Research
contributes to quality and innovation of health care system
Financing equals
$4.5 trillion in 2022 (17.9% GDP)
Organization of Health Care Services
- Government
- Private, nonprofit sector
- Private, for-profit sector
Federal, state, and local
Government sector
Private, nonprofit sector
Many hospitals & voluntary agencies such as the American Heart
Association, Red Cross
Private, for-profit sector
Pharmaceuticals and other medical products, insurance companies,
nursing homes, hospitals
Tend to serve middle class and up
Private, nonprofit sector
Tend to serve disadvantaged
Private, for-profit sector
Exercise promotion, immunization, prenatal care, health exam
Primary Care
