The Problem Of Global Health

Determinants of health are specific categories in a person 's life which impact their mental and physical health. Brought into light by a report produced for the Government of Canada by the minister of national health and welfare Marc Lalonde in 1974 titled A new perspective on the health of Canadians Ottawa. The report sought to move healthcare in Canada from a purely physiological process into one which included preventative measures from environment and lifestyle. This behavioural approach was a step in the right direction and paved the way for the shift in thinking beyond just that of treatment of the disease. In 1986 the Ottawa charter for health promotion put into motion the move from medical/behavioural approach to the socioeconomic approach. This approach includes peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, social justice and equity (World health organization [WHO], 1986.) These would be used as a framework for how Canada views the health of an individual. Today these are broken down into 12 categories; income and social status, social support networks, education and literacy, employment and working conditions, physical environments, biological and genetic endowment, individual health practices and coping skills, healthy child development, health service, gender, culture and social environments (Ross-Kerr, J. C., & Wood, M. J. (Eds.) (2014). Each of these categories have been chosen for their impact on canadians health and while on their own each

In order to sustain the health care system, the Canadian government needs to strategically plan for the years ahead and invest more in preventative care rather than curative care. Canada should enforce non-medical health policies which are not only going to promise healthy living for

This paper will step out of the comfort of the first world American lifestyle and look beyond to the health and social issues around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the leading stakeholder in advancing the awareness and support on global health issues along with the United Nations (UN) and other governmental and nongovernmental agencies. Only once the issues of these vulnerable people are identified can these organizations move forward in addressing and prioritizing the rapidly evolving global health agenda. The Millennium Development Goals will be defined briefly, however, since their goal completion date has ended, a future look at follow on program, Sustainable Development Goals seems the best place

This paper will discuss the Canadian healthcare system compared to the United States healthcare system. Although they’re close in proximity, these two nations have very different health care systems. Each healthcare system has its own difficulties, and is currently trying to find ways to improve. Canada currently uses the Universal Health Care system; which provides healthcare coverage to all Canadian citizens (Canadian Health Care, 2007). The services are executed on both a territorial and provincial basis, by staying within the guidelines that have been enforced by the federal government (Canadian Health Care, 2007).

When asked to describe what makes Canada unique compared to other countries, many outsiders might yell out “Hockey!” “Cold Weather!” or “Free Health Care!.” Health care is definitely one of Canada’s most noticeable trademarks when compared to the United States, but the reality is that our health care services are not what they are made out to be. Canadians tend to take pride in the fact that they have a Government funded health care system, but the system is failing at a rapid pace. One can gage the quality of health care in our country while at the emergency ward in any hospital, where most Canadians realize its downsides. The Government spends most of its budget towards health care but Canadians are not feeling an improvement. Waiting

Portability means that Canadians have access to public health insurance even when they travel within Canada or internationally. Accessibility means that no Canadian will be discriminated against on the basis of income, age, health, etc. These conditions lay the foundation for Canada’s health care system. Additionally the Canada Health Act aims to protect, promote, and restore the physical and mental well being of Canadians and focuses on delivering medically necessary procedures in terms of need and not ability to pay. (“Canada Health Act,” 1984) Many Canadians take great pride in the notion of a universal healthcare and the idea of not having to pay upfront fees for medical services but in reality this notion is overstated and ignores the disadvantages of the healthcare sector. In fact in the latest Commonwealth Study, Canada was compared to eleven other major industrialized countries around the world, and was actually ranked second to last, just above the U.S.A (Flood, 2014) Canadians are often caught up in the idea that we have a great health care system by comparing it the U.S.A’s, but simply being better than our neighbouring country is not an

“Without a lifespan view of women’s health… we are unlikely to be successful in advancing women’s health” (Woods 2009, pg. 400). A Global Health Imperative (2009) by author Nancy Fugate Woods explains the issues about health status and opportunities for the health of girl-children world-wide, which includes sex and gender disparities. Girl and women’s health is important, but just not as important as men’s health. Woods gives example of women’s health issues that are extremely serious. “Health issues or problems that occur predominantly in women are breast cancer and menopause” (Woods 2009, pg. 400). Women all over the world have the risk of getting breast cancer, HIV and Aids. Women that are affected by these diseases in some countries may

Globalization involves the movement of people, food, goods from one place to another. And in the process of countries integrating, people and goods move from one location to another. In as much as there is positive impact for people, goods and services to move from one country to another. There are chances that the people, goods and service in a county can be infected and taken across the border to another country. In the course of globalization people move from one country to another and they might have contacted diseases or the product that they are carrying across the border. Diseases such as AIDs, tuberculosis, malaria are the top among the list of the disease that is usually carried by people. But just as globalization increases the frequency and ease with which diseases can move around the world, it also can improve access to the medicines, medical information, and training that can help treat or cure these diseases. Drug companies and governments now have the ability to ship drugs to remote parts of the world affected by outbreaks of diseases. There are various options that can be used to lower the spread of global disease. Most countries usually have screening borders to check the people, food and

The purpose of this paper is to compare the Canadian and the United States health

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It is consider that new innovative ideas needed to put into action in social activities for assurance the future of Canada. A survey of Canadians led for the Canadian Medical Association which demonstrates that increasing the expense of universal healthcare in Canada will cuff governments ' whose capacity to give social services such as education, transportation, financial supports and pension benefits. (Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments ' ability to provide different services: Poll, 2010)

The excuse Canada has given the public, is due to the large and growing migrant workers who are often seasonal, it is hard to reach the whole population and their healthcare needs. There is language, and cultural barriers that Canada is not addressing for this special population of workers who are helping our country. The poor working and living conditions these workers are facing have ultimately lead to an increase in health care risks. (Hennebry 2010). To make matters worse, these highly at risk migrant workers, work close to one and other, which makes it easy to spread infections and diseases through groups of migrant workers rapidly. The fear of reprisal is also a huge contributing factor, causing many workers to not seek medical treatment when it is required (Hennebry 2010). Along with coming to Canada to participate in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programs (SAWP), immigrants have a lack of knowledge of their rights and access to proper health care services. The policies itself and the implementation are bigger issues in these circumstances because, if an employer simply feels a worker can no longer fulfill their tasks, they can terminate the contract, forcing the migrant worker to leave the country before they are healthy (Amuchastegui 2006). According to Hennebry (2010), Migrant workers do not have

To understand why public health care is a more fitting choice for Canada, one must understand the relationship between the welfare state and public health care, and why liberals advocate for public health care. In Canada, public health care is a system of which

Health is a complex concept, and global health adds to this complexity. When I think of health as a concept, I view it as being absent of disease. This understanding is a very biomedical approach to health and is a very narrow viewpoint of health. According to the World Health Organization (1948), health is defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (a cited by Jacobsen p. 2). This definition does give a better understanding of what health is from a broader perspective. At the University of Victoria’s Global Health class, I have become to understand better the WHO’s definition and that it is linked to the social determinants of health. In this paper, I will reflect and analyze the learning that occurred for myself while taking the Global Health class, and how this knowledge has helped my nursing practice evolve at the local and international level.

"The failure to engage in the fight to anticipate, prevent, and ameliorate global health problems would diminish America's stature in the realm of health and jeopardize our own 
health, economy, and national security, " stated by The Institute of Medicine. Global health refers to health phenomenon that transcends across national borders. For instance, global health would address predicaments such as: infectious and insect-borne diseases that can spread from one country to another. Thus, global health should be addressed by collaborative actions and solutions. On the other hand, countries tend to focus on other essential issues that are occurring in the present day and therefore, overlook the global health issue. Some issues that countries