Health care in Canada

Health Issue To start off, the definition of a refugee according to the World Health Organization is, “A refugee is someone who fears being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. A refugee is outside the country of his or her nationality, and is unable to, or unwilling to be protected by that country.” That being said, the issue of interest was the Syrian refugee crisis because of how recent it is and how much this…

On March 23, 2010 United States President Barack Obama signed the law currently known as “Obamacare” or to be even more definite, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”. Now for a little over 6 years, the ACA has perpetually been in control of the healthcare system for United States individuals. According to Senator Ted Cruz, “What Obamacare does is decreases choices and drives up cost.” This system of healthcare…

last week was all about the issues and challenges faced by the Canadian health care system. We came to know the various crisis that prevail in health care and the key areas we need to focus on to improve the health sector to make Canadian health care system best among the other nations. One of the main challenges Canadian nation faces is the aging population. Canadian health care system is not that much efficient to take care of this population and most of them are affected with one or more…

Rehabilitation Counselling in a Managed-Care Environment. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/docview/236391640/fulltextPDF/D2E838D57BE24600PQ/1?accountid=15182. (Apr/May/June 2000). This article examines the influence and pervasiveness of managed-care organizations on ethical Rehabilitation. This article is relevant because it discusses ethical problems that rehabilitation counsellors face as they practice within a managed-cared environment. Health Care Sector. Retrieved…

Global Health Socio- Biography On March 21st, 1998, a premature baby, my family member asked me, “she’s coughing her lungs out, is she okay?”. But the uncertainty of my cough gave off many hints, that something was wrong. At the time of my birth I looked weak, and was having shortness of breath. However, the doctors were unsure, and believed at that time that my asthma was temporary, and would leave overtime. However, these predictions were inaccurate. Slowly, as time progressed one day I had a…

film called “Sicko” who lost her child because of health insurance companies really bothered me as a future mom. She, as a good mother called an ambulance to get help for her daughter. They took her to the hospital, but it turns out they took her into the “wrong” hospital because her health insurance refused to cover her treatment in another hospital. To me, it is inhuman to refuse medical help because of money. According to the “Sicko” in Canada, a patient has to wait for 9 to 10 months for…

horizontally Integrated Health System that I chose is Sunrise Senior living. Sunrise Senior living is a new approach to senior care for the quality of life for all seniors. They understand the various wellness needs and assistance that seniors may benefit from as they age. Sunrise Senior Living communities offer a range of personalized services and care levels, including Independent Living, Assisted Living & Personal Care, Alzheimer’s & Memory Care, Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitative Care,…

Disability is an everlasting problem not only in Canada, but also in other countries. As a well-developed country, Canada should take the leading role to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities and promote more social, economic opportunities for them. According to Pediatric Advanced Life Support, approximately 4.2 million (16.5%) adults in Canada have at least one disability in which 81.7% of them have multiple disabilities today. These disabled people were differentiated in…

public policy aspects like health inequalities and political economy perspective. The policies the government makes revolves on the social determinants. It shows that economics, politics and…

Preventing non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), is a public health priority that has currently dominated both global [1] and African regional health policy [2]. This as a result of the growing evidence that shows that stroke and ischaemic heart disease are responsible for 20% of premature mortality globally [3]. In addition, stroke is the highest cause of disability. In Africa, the reasons for the increase in CVD are varied. They include urbanization and…