executive summary Ecotherapy The green agenda for mental health Mind week report, May 2007 www.mind.org.uk/mindweek Executive summary Background With this report Mind calls for a new green agenda for mental health, following growing evidence in support of an accessible, cost-effective and natural addition to existing treatment options – ecotherapy. Ecotherapy is a natural, free and accessible treatment that boosts our mental wellbeing. Whether it’s a horticultural development programme
every citizen access to basic health care. Many citizens in the United States needlessly suffer and die each day due to the inequities of the health care system in the U.S. This is a horrible national catastrophe! The United States needs to provide universal health care to all of its citizens and legal residents. While the issue is very complex and touches many people and institutions, it is a problem that can and must be
This is where I examine the “intersection” of global health agendas and domestic government’s health policies. Recipient countries are encouraged to claim ownership for development strategies, and one way is through Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP). These papers would be published and submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank every few years detailing where a country has come from and its strategy in the short or medium term to reach poverty reduction goals. The PRSP
Additionally, 57 million fewer people would go without medical care because of the cost. “Roughly 40% of both insured and uninsured U.S. respondents spent $1,000 or more out-of-pocket during the year on medical care, not counting premiums,” the report authors say. And, perhaps as a result, more than 50,000 preventable deaths would be avoided. Although it wouldn’t all be good news and Canada’s free system comes at the cost of greater wait times for a few services as well as more ER visits, it is a
1. Introduction In 2010, the percentage of Americans without health insurance was 16.3%, or 49.9 million uninsured people[ ]. According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is defined as ensuring that all people pertaining to that region can use the health services they require, “of sufficient quality to be effective”, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship[ ]. This global issue is currently being discussed among
Health Care Reform in Politics Due to the upcoming presidential election, the two major political parties, and their candidates, have been focusing on the primary problems that the nation will face. Chief among those problems is the future of Medicare, the national health-insurance plan. Medicare was enacted in 1965, under the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson, in order to provide health insurance for retired citizens and the disabled (Ryan). The Medicare program covers most people aged
of Medicine called for nurses to engage in health policy and lead in transformation of the US healthcare system (Institute of Medicine(IOM), 2010). It has been years since this report and the government is still lacking nursing representation. In the words of Abood (2007), The current health care environment...challenges both nurses and patients who are often caught between the cross currents of cost constraints and access to appropriate quality care (p.1). A Review of the Literature “Activism”
distinctly different proposals to reform current US healthcare system known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which is, a comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 by President Obama. Mrs. Clinton agenda is to work within the existing ACA framework, furthermore she proposed additional policies intended to expand coverage, and reduce consumer out-of-pocket costs for individuals. Contrary to Hillary’s proposal, Mr. Trump’s agenda is to completely repeal Obamacare Act,
in 2008 by the Department of Health (DH) led by the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) to address education and training needs to the whole healthcare workforce in the National Health Service (NHS) and associated bodies (MSC: The facts, 2013). Before MSC programme has been established healthcare science
000 children in California. Of the nation 's 3.5 million children who still lack health insurance, nearly one in five live in Texas. The Problem Our Children Deserve Better… A look at where we are and how we got here: 1997 The Children 's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly the State Children 's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)): was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, enacted Title XXI of the Social Security Act. It has allocated about $20 billion over 10 years to help states insure