HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canada Health Act, Fall Prevention, Adult Daycare Center
6 Sep 2017
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3 models of healthcare: the medical model, the social model, the health promotion model. Focus on treatment of disease and injuries. Treatment in physician"s of ce, hospital, or other healthcare institution. Surgery, drug therapy, and rehabilitation are common treatments. Physicians have considerable control over organization of healthcare and other health professional. Never covered home visits, designed so set up in a way so you need to go to the clinic to get help, doctors have a lot of control, called "gate-keeper" Decided if you needed a home clinic; nurse to come home. Includes personal and family counselling, home care, and adult daycare programs. Care often takes place in the community. Attempts to keep people at home (developed more conditions in hospital) Doctor is part of a healthcare team that also includes other service providers. Long-term care = serves people with chronic illnesses and functional disabilities. Social and medical services, including formal services, home or institutional care, and family care.
