Nursing 2240F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Health Care In Canada, Health Policy, Health Equity
23 Nov 2018
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If someone makes a good policy, there should be no loopholes or options for variation. Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society. An explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. Long-term policy is not a thing, because health is consistently changing. You can"t create a policy against something that doesn"t exist. The cha did not anticipate technology - however, they created a policy so that maple cannot grow. Because the company already exists, you can"t shut it down. There are many regulations, and benefits that help specific people short-term. People who are supplying hospital supplies are gaining benefits. The structure of the canadian health care system (public sector: public sector.
