Assignment:
Paper 1: The Focus of U.S. Health Care
Course: Health Care Systems and Policies
Spring 2020
Requirements:
1. Title page: title of paper, author, course, date.
2. Word count 1500 words minimum (2000 max).
3. Single-spaced (standard 11pt font) with page numbers.
4. Organization for a formal academic essay includes an intro/thesis, body, and a conclusion.
5. This is formalize writing: DO NOT use first person ("I") language.
6. Submission: DO upload a separate .doc or .pdf file for your assignment.
8. References required. APA citation style required. (References not included in word count.)
Paper 1
Writing Prompt:
1) Explain the focus of the U.S. health care system on treatment of disease compared to disease prevention /health promotion.
2) Describe how this focus(foci) is/are reflected at the individual (patient/provider), organizational (hospital/clinic/company), and societal (norms/policy/laws) levels using examples (your profession-specific related examples.) Demonstrate professional credibility by using citations for your chosen examples.
3) Summarize the problems/barriers that occur for patient care when these foci are in conflict with each other.
4) Explain the focus of the U.S. health care system on treatment of disease compared to disease prevention /health promotion the topic of U.S health care system is seen to be controversial. Controversial meaning, there a various factors that play a huge role in determining the quality of the health care system. Factors such as quality of disease prevention enforcement, efficiency in treatment of disease.
Readings:
1. From "Sick Care" to Health Care: Reengineering Prevention into the U.S. System
By Farshad Fani Marvasti
2. Health Care Industry Insights: Why the Use of Preventive Services Is Still Low
By Susan Levine, DVM, PhD ; Erin Malone
3. Book review of Introduction to U.S. Health Policy: The Organization, Financing and Delivery of Health Care in America by Donald A. Barr
By Audrey R Chapman
4. Surgeon General's Perspectives
By Regina M. Benjamin,
5. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Health Care System
By Behrens R, Rosemont C