IHST 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Keynesian Economics, Reductionism, Socioeconomic Status
21 Oct 2018
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Ill health = breakdown of the body part treatment = surgical/chemical intervention: notion that disease depends on individual lifestyle & behaviour. Week 2 canadian health care: problem: thinking of health as only absence of disease reductionistic. Ignores broader context (social, economic forces: narrow focus, health promotion is a reductionistic it focuses on lifestyle than sdoh, focuses on individual lifestyle practices (smoking, diet) How did we get medicare: failure of market to ensure access, pre-depression and post wartime experiences(solidarity, demand for services. Tensions of medicare: federal investment, reduce spending due to neo-liberal-based approach (private, market-based control is more efficient, funding changes, canada health act, 1984 reconfirmed 5 principles: universality, accessibility, Comprehensiveness, portability & public administration: ffs to capitation or salary. Types of privatization: downloading not admitting to hospital or early discharge, marketization direct transfer to private sector (eye exams, user fees (physician"s note, p3 public private partnerships, paying to provide public care (labs)
