NURS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Canada Health Act
4 Nov 2020
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Can be informal (like dinner table rules in a household) Allocates resources to attain health goals and priorities. Enacted, formulated and enforced through political forces (e. g. canada health act) Who definition: decisions, plans, and actions that are untaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. Use power to influence and persuade change. Conflicting interests struggle for advantage or dominance. Exist because resources can be limited and some people have more control of resources than. Stakeholder: interest groups that exert political pressure and make the system work to their others advantage. Need to develop strong political advocacy skills. Understand impacts on income, workload, working environment and clients in healthcare. Knowledge on the social determinants of health. Social justice: fair distribution of societal benefit and responsibilities equity human rights democracy/civil rights capacity enabling environments poverty reduction ethical practice advocacy partnerships just institutions. Can be avoided if reasonable action is taken. Different people need different levels of resources to ensure fairness.
