ECON 3840 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cardiology, Copayment, Co-Insurance
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Health system- all the goods and services and activities that influence health. Individual determinants of health; individual characteristics & individual behaviours. Individual characteristics- genetic makeup, some people are more prone to cancer. Individual behaviours- have control over, smoking, eating habits, exercise. Health care system refers to narrow set of goods, services, and activities aimed at improving or maintaining health. (goods and services) Goods prescription drugs, medicine: health care spending makes up 10. 7% of gdp and is rising in almost all oecd countries. Physician, hospital, drugs: canadian health care system has 4 fo(cid:272)uses": governance, financing, delivery, regulation. Canada, public health is generally identified with the following six discrete functions: population health assessment, health promotion, disease and injury control and prevention, health protection, surveillance and emergency preparedness and epidemic response. Governance- the set of institutions that oversee the health care system. Provincial responsibilities most people, covers provinces & territories.
