Ethics Organizational Profile

“For over 60 years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability,” (CDC, 2012, p. 1). The organization has a focus of decreasing the health and economic disadvantages of the principal reasons of demise and incapacity through diverse programs, thus safeguarding an extended, prolific, vigorous life for people, (CDC, 2012). This paper will expound on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and it is enhancement to the fundamental operations

The barriers to receiving effective public health treatment are nothing short of intimidating. Many people in the United States could die if they do not receive adequate public health that take care of their diseases. The government need to create available programs to deal with the increase of diseases and with the aging U.S. population. Invasive and debatable actions sometimes are needed it to find the causes of some diseases.

The highest priority healthcare issue discovered during the survey, is the lack of access to health care especially for uninsured persons. The Healthy People 2020 goal that coincides with this issue is to decrease the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care or prescription medications. . If an indigent care clinic were started for Limestone County, it could assist with providing care for the residents of Groesbeck and possibly surrounding counties. . Patients without insurance are often unable to pay the upfront cost for visiting the clinic, so they

In our first week of class, we have looked at the first three chapters in, Health Care Delivery in the United States. The first chapter talks about how the health care system has moved from a mindset of restoring a person’s health, into the phase of preventative medicine, which we see now. This has resulted from measurement of how the health care system is working, and with research looking at patients throughout the years. We now know, that any problem, disease, or condition, should be treated early or prevented if possible. The health care system has been working with public education to make citizens aware of what tests and preventative programs will be of assistance to them. (Knickman & Kovner, A., 2015).

The other purpose is carrying out awareness campaigns to establish a solid partnership with active community corporations. This goal has several underlying causes; the main one is the large number of children who are deprived of the simplest form of therapy they are so deserving of, because it is too expensive. Therefore through the relations with these corporations I will attempt to start a fundraiser to cover the needed expenses for the above mentioned category on an annual basis.

Healthcare is a very important asset that people need to have. The possibility of accidents, illnesses, and other occurrences resulting in needed hospital care is high and these things happen every day. Many people in these circumstances can’t get the treatment they need because they are denied access by healthcare providers. Many treatments and medications that people need in order to stay healthy or become healthy are very expensive and some people cannot pay for those medications all on their own, which is one service provided by healthcare insurance. According

In local communities, in America, people’s health is affected by both the availability and the affordability of the healthcare services. In fact, healthcare costs are so high that most people in the middle class and low-income class can only afford it if it is covered by insurance. Access to health care, in the United States is linked to access to health insurance. Uninsured children and nonelderly adults are substantially less likely to have usual source of health care than their insured counterpart (Center for Disease Control, 2017). Most insurance cover preventive care that reduces the risks for the rise of serious medical conditions. Preventive care and screening help in evaluating risks associated to both genetics and life style. Regular checkups help ensure that the individual is in good health and also to detect medical condition during their onset phase, making them easier to cure. Early medical care improves the chance for complete recovery. In fact, most conditions, including cancers can be completely cured if discovered early, thus increasing life

Chronic disease is a burden for the healthcare authorities in U.S. due to the rising cost. Surely, the debilitating costly effects of chronic conditions is preventable. The economic effects of chronic disease extend beyond the cost of health care, evidence-based practice shows that disease prevention starting to all the people who are at risk of developing any chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, respiratory diseases, arthritis, obesity, and oral diseases should be a priority for the healthcare authorities. To reduce cost and health disparities, there are certain measures that should be taking by the healthcare authorities. For example, access to a local comprehensive and quality health services is

Some of the factors are globalization of trade, urbanization, ease of global travel, advanced technologies have boosted development around the world. High prevalence of tobacco use along with increase in unhealthy dietary prices and decrease in physical exercise contributes to increase in biological risks which in turn leads to emergence of non-communicable diseases. The existence of these non-communicable diseases has given rise to a cause for prevention programs to be implemented so that positive health behaviors can be encouraged. These programs are established to protect people from prevalent diseases and those ones that are currently in occurrence. People that have been infected with diseases can also find solace in these

2014). The model it promotes widely takes recognition of the wider determinants of health that focus on socio-economic, environmental and influences of politics (Ahnquist. J, Wamala. S.P & Lindstrom. M, 2012. Within the deprived and less well off communities, multiple disadvantages are reinforced by the presence of these determinants of health and thus continually diminish people’s health status (Tod. A, Norton. C, Baillie, L, Deaton, C et al, 2015). This calls for the need to actively work in partnerships with policy makers, education, health services professionals and the relevant communities facing inequalities (Soni. H, 2014). There tends to be a perception that maybe one size would fit all(Piazza. J, Charles. S, Luong. G & Almeida, D. 2015). This happens as the social model of public health never puts emphasis on individual behaviours but on action that healthcare should be downstream- treatment of illness intervention in individuals(Tod. A.M & Hirst, J, 2014). There is also a need to look upstream –preventative healthcare where the impact would be felt within the different communities and population at large that would avoid the requirement for downstream treatment (Malhotra.S & Naughton. L, 2015). If barriers are tackled in the first place that hinder access to health and care services within people and communities at

The non-profit organization we actively raised money for was Samaritan Health Services, a hospital system, which has a main campus in Corvallis and four surrounding hospitals in Albany, Lebanon, Newport and Lincoln City. The organization’s mission is to build healthier communities together. The hospital is able to accomplish this goal by maintaining and developing relationships, and investments from generous corporations, foundations and individuals in the community. The established donors’ commitment is aligned to support the values of the hospital in philanthropic efforts and activities. Donations received for this non-profit organization supports efforts to promote-state-of-the-art health care, education, and wellness in the Willamette

Every member of the community should have sufficient access to healthcare so as to have a means of defense against illnesses and pain that can be avoided (Baldwin 2003). Every member of society should have a means of alleviating suffering caused by health complications. The main causes of unequal access to healthcare include poverty, poor education and lifestyle choices. Lack of adequate healthcare providers limits the ability of people to seek medication and treatment from illnesses and diseases (Baldwin 2003). People who live in rural areas are prone to lack healthcare. Quality of healthcare is also limited in rural areas, hence making it hard for people to access quality healthcare.

Public health is concerned with protecting and improving the health of entire populations, whether through education and promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention, detection and control of infectious diseases, or changes in public policy.1 The patient-provider encounter is an important point of access between the patient population and the healthcare system and other healthcare resources.2 During this encounter, conversations around health education and prevention, in addition to delivery of immediate care, can take place. When it becomes evident that populations are failing to receive proper healthcare, not due to a lack of tangible resources, but because of institutional/societal barriers (i.e. within the field of medicine) that prevent them from accessing that care, this constitutes a public health problem.

With perpetually advancing medical technology comes new knowledge of diseases and possible causes and treatments of diseases. What is being done with this new information? It would be great if everyone had equal opportunity to take advantage of the new discoveries that surface daily. Unfortunately, here in America, opportunity for access to health care varies widely from citizen to citizen, which can lead to an unhealthy country. There are many ways to promote better health for the American population, a few of which include lowering the cost of health care, making medications more affordable, and offering free health screenings.

How do ethical values shape behavior in organizations? According to Saleem (2014), ethical values and behaviors of an organization are made up of organizations institutionalized philosophies along with the moral ideologies of its members. In addition, the codes of ethics help to enhance the moral reasoning of employees while shaping their behaviors towards morally questioning unethical situations. Organizational leaders are encouraged to build cultures of trust with leadership who establish concerning goals employees pursue y setting examples for others to follow (Crosbie, 2008). The leaders whom are able to build training and development throughout their organization helps design and build relationships characterized by collaborative behaviors those results in mutually beneficial outcomes (Crosbie, 2008).