KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Urology, Health Care, Knee Replacement
27 Sep 2013
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Health- a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. It is not just the absence of disease/illnesses. Being healthy s connected between mind, body and soul: health is not just physical (cannot always tell if someone is healthy by their appearance) Lalonde framework- a canadian health field concept contrasting our lifestyle an environment (1974). System built to help maintain the populations" health (hospitals, therapy, rehab, etc. Canada"s healthcare is publicly funded (public healthcare system): free access to healthcare for all canadian citizens. Unite states offers a private healthcare, majority of the population obtain is through their employers. Medicare publicly funded health care system. Ontario residents have access to health funded by the province. Reside in ontario for 153 days within a 12 month span. Ontario is required to fund necessary hospital and medical or primary care services and other health services. Us does not provided medicare to senior citizens.
