Population based health is a newer method of making health care decisions. These decisions are made for a whole population rather than the individual. Currently, health needs are assessed on an individual basis. The populations are made of individuals with like characteristics.
There are many diseases that are conditioned on the population on a whole. These diseases include but are not limited to diabetes, asthma, ulcers and several other conditions. Health care issues that can be related to population based health care are immunizations, maternal and child care services, and vaccinations. The decisions that are made in the population based health care is that decision makers can make a cross regional comparison of residents' health status, socioeconomic risk factors, and health care utilization in order to assess issues such as high risk services to populations that are exemplifying high rick activities.
Discuss processes to improve population based health
In population based health care the treatment recommendations are proposed for a specific group of people. Guidelines are set up by evaluating a specific technique or drug to a whole population of comparable patients. The standardized treatment is a typical usage of this type of treatment. The decision is based on the results of finding the treatment or drug that works successfully with the whole population.
List and describe the determinates of health
The determinants of health are considered the items that are important to determine the health of an individual. Demographic patterns are a majority determinant of health. Other factors include income and social status as higher incomes afford better health.
Lower economic status leads to many diet and lack of care diseases such as mal nutrition. Lower economic status also leads people not to pay for immunizations and vaccinations so that the whole population is at risk. The relationship to the ethnic and the racial makeup of the population all have a part in the determinants of health care.
Describe the impact of demographic and workforce projections on the health care sector
The aging population in the US has a definite impact on healthcare. Seniors tend to use more resources and since they are not part of the workforce any more the remaining population must take care of them. Racial diversity also has an impact on health care s certain racial common disease is ethnically linked. Chronic diseases are delegated more often to like racial groups.
Discuss the political influences on the passage and the implementation of the ACA.
The Affordable Healthcare Act has clear influences on the political system in the US. Since this was an effort by President Obama the Republicans are always looking to find fault with the process.
For the women voting block the ACA provides for options for their health care. The options provide for certain covered services not before offered to women such as abortion and birth control options. The ACA offers birth control options at a reduced or lower price. The ageing population finds new options through the ACA. Yearly wellness checks and an increased in preventative procedures encourage the seniors to participate in health clubs, YMCA initiative and many other exercise programs are offered. This wellness initiative helps to lower the cost of healthcare in the long run by preventing typical senior diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses.
