NUR 452 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Health Reimbursement Account, Economy 7, Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality
31 Jan 2020
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Private focus: focus on the individual, sections. Public health: focus on populations, ex: school nurses, sections. Most healthcare in the us is delivered through the private system in: hospitals, ambulatory clinicals, physicians office, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers. Government affiliated: tax supported, school nurses work for the maine department of health. Overall goal: promote, protect & preserve health: concerned with all determinant of health including the social & physical environments. Established laws, rules & regulations to protect health. Focus on the core ph functions & ph essential services. Interested in vulnerable at-risk population; tries to reach populations that have difficulty accessing health services. Wednesday, january 29, 2020: protection against environmental hazards, maintenance of vital & health statistics, advancement of scientific knowledge through research, provision of disaster relief, national health objectives. Healthy people 2020: providing direct services to american indians & alaska natives, ensuring services to vulnerable populations. Us ph commissioned corps: 6,000 uniformed ph professional.
