In the “Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission” several health care issues, related to urban areas are encountered. The issues presented in this mission display the common problems that urban areas may face with lack of access to preventive or basic health care. A homeless man is portrayed as a frequent visitor to the emergency room for treatments for minor health problems, and also suffers from alcoholism. He eventual visited the department with more severe symptoms, that needed closer examinations, and that eventually lead to a diagnosis; that could have been prevented with preventive care or routine basic health care ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016).
The urban problem of lack of access to health insurance; …show more content…
This mother describes how thorough medical records are required at all health care facilities for her young child; but are not shared among them ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016). This mother expresses this compliant and/or issue when she visits a health care location to receive treatment for her sick child, and has to complete more similar medical record paperwork, which she has already completed at other health care locations she has already taken her child to ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", …show more content…
For example, the son and mothers attempt to gain treatment at the emergency department demonstrated how the health policies designed to provide care to those with or without insurance is available; but also demonstrated how some still may not fully understand the policies, which may cause them to avoid using those benefits. Another example includes the homeless man who was a frequent visitor to the emergency department; and still received a serious diagnosis when requiring serious examinations after arriving for a frequent visit with serious symptoms ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016). Health policy’s that could assist the homeless man with possible basic and preventive care may have prevented his diagnosis. Although, these policies may require assistance with application and approval; as well as take time to be approved. The issue the teen mother faced with medical records at multiple clinics may be connected to health policies that require the recording of all medical records; but do not require them to be synced with all other health care facilities ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016).
As a member of public health leadership in this community I would address these issues by assessing how they are specifically impacting residents. The first issue depicted appeared to be more based on confusion and hesitance about possible conflicts
The urban problem of lack of access to health insurance; …show more content…
This mother describes how thorough medical records are required at all health care facilities for her young child; but are not shared among them ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016). This mother expresses this compliant and/or issue when she visits a health care location to receive treatment for her sick child, and has to complete more similar medical record paperwork, which she has already completed at other health care locations she has already taken her child to ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", …show more content…
For example, the son and mothers attempt to gain treatment at the emergency department demonstrated how the health policies designed to provide care to those with or without insurance is available; but also demonstrated how some still may not fully understand the policies, which may cause them to avoid using those benefits. Another example includes the homeless man who was a frequent visitor to the emergency department; and still received a serious diagnosis when requiring serious examinations after arriving for a frequent visit with serious symptoms ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016). Health policy’s that could assist the homeless man with possible basic and preventive care may have prevented his diagnosis. Although, these policies may require assistance with application and approval; as well as take time to be approved. The issue the teen mother faced with medical records at multiple clinics may be connected to health policies that require the recording of all medical records; but do not require them to be synced with all other health care facilities ("Riverbend City: Urban Health Issues Mission", 2016).
As a member of public health leadership in this community I would address these issues by assessing how they are specifically impacting residents. The first issue depicted appeared to be more based on confusion and hesitance about possible conflicts