HS201 FINAL WINTER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Identify the role that early Indigenous medicine had on health care. - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Segregated hospitals for Indigenous People operated with little regard for
traditional health practices for Indigenous culture
- Tuberculosis was the disease initially leading to the establishment of segregated hospitals for
Indigenous People
- Oral history indicates that Indigenous people had arthritis and jaw abscesses
- The sweat lodge was the most valued of traditional healing
- The healing circle was structured to promote open communication
- Smudging - the burning of medicine such as sage or sweetgrass
- Medicine wheel - represented four parts of a person: spiritual, physical, cognitive, and
emotional
What were the key contributions of central figures, such as William Kelly, Roy Romanow,
Emmett Hall, and Tommy Douglas, to the development of health care in Canada? - CORRECT
ANSWERS William Kelly
- In 1834, he deduced that sanitation is related to disease
- Suspected a relationship between sanitation and disease - that water was a major
contaminant
Roy Romanow
- Romanow Report (2002)
- As chair of the Commision on the Future of Health Care in Canada, he argued that health care
was sustainable with appropriate and immediate action and opposed privatization of health
care
- His report provided 47 recommendations for both health care reform and renewal of the
Canada Health Act. These included:
● Creation of the Health Council of Canada to facilitate collaborative leadership in health and
new approaches to primary care
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● Stable and predictable long-term funding
● More integrated, team-based care
● Investment in diagnostic technologies and training programs to reduce waiting lists
● Centralized management of waiting lists
● A national home care strategy and improved service to rural and remote communities
● A National Drug Agency and improved coverage of prescription drugs
Emmett Hall
- The Hall Report 1960 (Royal Commission on Health Services)
- Supported the introduction of a national Medicare
- Passed in the house of commons on December 8th, 1966
Tommy Douglas
- "The Father of Medicare" - premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961
- Free healthcare in Canada
- Introduced Canada's first provincial government-funded health insurance in 1947
- The Hospital Insurance Act of Tommy Douglas was passed by the government in 1947
Explain the criteria in the Canada Health Act. - CORRECT ANSWERS The Canada Health
Act (1984)
Criteria:
Public Administration
- Managed by provincial plans (not a private company), on a not-for-profit basis
Comprehensive Coverage
- Allows patients access to medically necessary services, in particular, physician and hospital
services
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- Available to all residents with equal opportunity
Other services may be covered, it's up to the province (e.g., nursing homes, chiropractic care,
eye care, pharmacare)
Universality
- Every resident is entitled and must have equal coverage without discrimniation
Portability
- Citizens must wait no longer than three months if moving provinces to gain access to the
provincial health care system; in the meantime, their home province pays for their care
Accessibility
- Access to services when and where they are available - so if a person lives far from a service,
they must be granted access to the service in the closest location where it is offered
What were the major propositions of the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act and
the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWERS - In 1957, the federal government under
John Diefenbaker introduced the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services act
- The act proposed that any province or territory willing to implement a comprehensive
insurance plan would receive federal assistance in the form of 50 cents on every dollar spent on
the plan - literally cutting in half the province's or territory's expenses for insured services
- This act proposed that provinces and territories with a health insurance plan would receive
substantial funding from the federal government
Identify the major public health initiatives highlighted during the evolution of Canadian health
care. - CORRECT ANSWERS - In 1919 the Department of Health was created but was
renamed in 1944 to the Department of National Health and Welfare - In the late 1990's it was
then named Health Canada
- The first school of nursing was established in St. Catherines in 1873
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Identify the role that early Indigenous medicine had on health care. - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Segregated hospitals for Indigenous People operated with little regard for
traditional health practices for Indigenous culture
- Tuberculosis was the disease initially leading to the establishment of segregated hospitals for
Indigenous People
- Oral history indicates that Indigenous people had arthritis and jaw abscesses
- The sweat lodge was the most valued of traditional healing
- The healing circle was structured to promote open communication
- Smudging - the burning of medicine such as sage or sweetgrass
- Medicine wheel - represented four parts of a person: spiritual, physical, cognitive, and
emotional
What were the key contributions of central figures, such as William Kelly, Roy Romanow,
Emmett Hall, and Tommy Douglas, to the development of health care in Canada? - CORRECT
ANSWERS William Kelly
- In 1834, he deduced that sanitation is related to disease
- Suspected a relationship between sanitation and disease - that water was a major
contaminant
Roy Romanow
- Romanow Report (2002)
- As chair of the Commision on the Future of Health Care in Canada, he argued that health care
was sustainable with appropriate and immediate action and opposed privatization of health
care
- His report provided 47 recommendations for both health care reform and renewal of the
Canada Health Act. These included:
● Creation of the Health Council of Canada to facilitate collaborative leadership in health and
new approaches to primary care
,HS201 FINAL WINTER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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● Stable and predictable long-term funding
● More integrated, team-based care
● Investment in diagnostic technologies and training programs to reduce waiting lists
● Centralized management of waiting lists
● A national home care strategy and improved service to rural and remote communities
● A National Drug Agency and improved coverage of prescription drugs
Emmett Hall
- The Hall Report 1960 (Royal Commission on Health Services)
- Supported the introduction of a national Medicare
- Passed in the house of commons on December 8th, 1966
Tommy Douglas
- "The Father of Medicare" - premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961
- Free healthcare in Canada
- Introduced Canada's first provincial government-funded health insurance in 1947
- The Hospital Insurance Act of Tommy Douglas was passed by the government in 1947
Explain the criteria in the Canada Health Act. - CORRECT ANSWERS The Canada Health
Act (1984)
Criteria:
Public Administration
- Managed by provincial plans (not a private company), on a not-for-profit basis
Comprehensive Coverage
- Allows patients access to medically necessary services, in particular, physician and hospital
services
, HS201 FINAL WINTER EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE
SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST RATED TO SCORE A+ FOR PASS
- Available to all residents with equal opportunity
Other services may be covered, it's up to the province (e.g., nursing homes, chiropractic care,
eye care, pharmacare)
Universality
- Every resident is entitled and must have equal coverage without discrimniation
Portability
- Citizens must wait no longer than three months if moving provinces to gain access to the
provincial health care system; in the meantime, their home province pays for their care
Accessibility
- Access to services when and where they are available - so if a person lives far from a service,
they must be granted access to the service in the closest location where it is offered
What were the major propositions of the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act and
the Canada Health Act? - CORRECT ANSWERS - In 1957, the federal government under
John Diefenbaker introduced the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services act
- The act proposed that any province or territory willing to implement a comprehensive
insurance plan would receive federal assistance in the form of 50 cents on every dollar spent on
the plan - literally cutting in half the province's or territory's expenses for insured services
- This act proposed that provinces and territories with a health insurance plan would receive
substantial funding from the federal government
Identify the major public health initiatives highlighted during the evolution of Canadian health
care. - CORRECT ANSWERS - In 1919 the Department of Health was created but was
renamed in 1944 to the Department of National Health and Welfare - In the late 1990's it was
then named Health Canada
- The first school of nursing was established in St. Catherines in 1873
