H P A 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mathematical Model, Pharmaceutical Care
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Us health care system: approximate spent on health care 2. 7 trillion dollars (more than any nation, us heath care workforce is second largest with approx. Strengths and weaknesses in the areas of access cost and quality. Determinants of individual and population health and illness: syllabus, monday/friday lecture sessions 022, wednesday 10:10 11 room listed on schedule, 830 points for the semester, ex. Role: social justice emphasizes the well-being of the community over that of the individual, social equity/fairness, expanded gov. In general, the us prefers that social goods and services be distributed via the private sector: preferred to limit government"s over involvement in hc, gov. Individual has a usual source of care: use of service, acceptability of services, ability to obtain, needed, affordable, convenient, acceptable, and effective services in time, quality, models using domains of structure, process, and outcomes, three domains are hierarchical.