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Week 1 Discussions
Discuss your position regarding access to and coverage for health care. Are we obligated to provide access to and coverage for health care for all Americans as an entitlement (a right), or should health care be considered a commodity that is subject to the influences of economic, social, and market demand (supply and demand)?
I agree that all U.S. citizens should have the right to healthcare since the Declaration of Independence states that everybody has the right to life, which means that everyone needs sufficient healthcare to live a healthy life. It cannot be classified as a product if its value is influenced by economic, cultural, or market forces. In America, healthcare administration has been complex. According to McEwen and Willis (2018), our healthcare system is not set up to offer convenient coverage to anyone that needs it. As a consequence, patient appointments are being postponed due to a lack of medical insurance options. For a while, such patients wind up in the emergency department for further problems, necessitating further costly procedures.
In 2018, our federal government spent nearly $1.2 trillion on healthcare, with Medicare itself accounting for $583 billion (McEwen and Willis (2018). As has been shown, our country invests more resources in treatments than in prevention. I assume that once anyone has access to hospitals, everyone would get essential medical attention. They will be screened regularly for health issues, which will be addressed at an early level.
Describe your current knowledge of public health nursing and provide specific examples of public health activities in your community
A public health nurse’s core responsibility is to combine community engagement and population awareness with intimate, professional understandings of the health and disease interactions of people and families in the population (Woolf & Braveman, 2011). A public health nurse may also help representatives of the group express their problems and desires by translating and articulating the health and disease views of varied, frequently disadvantaged people and communities in the population of health planners and decision-makers. Public health nurses are educated about various intervention methods, including those that apply to the whole community, the household, and the patient (Woolf & Braveman, 2011). A public health nurse frequently uses tailored initiatives, services, and advocacy to communicate information from social health to people and demographic groups. We engage in various events in my neighborhood to hold people involved in wellness practices and activities that encourage and enhance their life and well-being. In collaboration with the hospital, the city organizes an organic food delivery drive.
References
McEwen, M., Willis, E. (2018). Theoretical Basis for Nursing, 5th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Woolf, S.H., Braveman, P. (2011). Where health disparities begin: the role of social and economic determinants–and why current policies may make matters worse. Health Affairs, 30, 1852-1859
Question
1) Discuss your position regarding access to and coverage for health care. Are we obligated to provide access to and coverage for health care for all Americans as an entitlement (a right), or should health care be considered a commodity that is subject to the influences of economic, social, and market demand (supply and demand)? Be sure to include the rationale for your position in your discussion.
2)Describe your current knowledge of public health nursing and provide specific examples of public health activities in your community.