Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Publicly Funded Health Care, Medicalization, Determinant

• School: Western University
• Department: Biology
• Course: Biology 1002B
• Professor: Niki Sharan

Document Summary

Access to healthcare is a key social determinant of health. While focusing only on access is a limited approach, it does not mean that it is not. There is global focus on increasing the access to healthcare. Canada"s global maternal health programming-> almost exclusively about incre access to medical care during pregnancy and childbirth- neglects social determinan health during pregnancy and throughout the life course. Need to go beyond just "access" and look specifically at inequalities in access. Healthcare systems are key determinants of healthcare access. Publicly funded insurance schemes-funded through public dollars (taxes) and adm by the state. Private insurance schemes- funded by private corporations and motivated by prof are purchased by employers and individuals. Or is it a commodity? not important increasing inants of administered profit- plans. Canada"s health care system- provision of healthcare through social policy. Decrease the role of income in determining access. Yet income still remains the key determinant of access.