NSG 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Primary Healthcare, Health Care In Canada, Canada Health Act
16 Dec 2016
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1947 tommy douglas introduced a public insurance plan. By 1961 all prov and territories had prov. By 1972 out of hospital care was included. Not covered under the charter, canada health act covers right to have cost covered not right to health care itself exception is quebec. How is the system organized and governed: federal jurisdiction: Provides policy & money for prevention programs: provincial jurisdiction. Determines organization and location of services and amt of money to each. Reimburses physicians and hospitals, provides some rehab and ltc. Institutional: acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric facilities, rehabilitation facilities. Community: pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) health, physi(cid:272)ia(cid:374)(cid:859)s offi(cid:272)es, chc a(cid:374)d (cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:272)s, assisted li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g, ho(cid:373)e (cid:272)are, adult day(cid:272)are, voluntary agencies (cda), occupational health, hospice/palliative, parish nursing. Health viewed as the extent to which an individual or group is able, on one hand, to realize aspirations and satisfy needs, and on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment.
