The Pursuit Of An Msw

The key component being the individual; dealing with the patients right to scarce health resources, regarding treatment with fairness, equal access and benefits from that treatment, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or ability to pay.

From a social justice perspective, quality healthcare is perceived as an innate right of every individual. The problem with this perspective is it is not a universally held sentiment. For example, individuals would argue from an economic standpoint that social justice is a “value” and healthcare is a commodity which drives our nation’s economy, thus presenting

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

As a result, I will focus on how these ideas have led to changes in the way justice in health care is applied to everyone. My thesis will demonstrate that in the future there will be greater access to care. This will be accomplished through using primary care as the main tool to

Despite efforts and goals in the United States to reduce or eliminate disparities in healthcare by 2010, significant disparities, including risk factors, access to healthcare, morbidity, and mortality, continues in vulnerable populations. For example, studies find that Americans living in poverty are much more likely to be in fair or poor health and have disabling conditions, and are less likely to have used many types of healthcare. I believe that more effort should be made to bring affordable healthcare to vulnerable population

For this paper, I have interviewed 3 individuals who have their MSW degrees. Items addressed in the interviews reviewed the following: theories/models used in their practice, what makes their work interesting/stimulating, constraints they encounter, their perception on the effectiveness of their practice, professional social work values they demonstrate with their practice, and how they stay current in their practice. First, I will start with an introduction of the MSW social workers I interviewed, and their areas of practice.

Which, in simpler terms, is a matter of inequitable access to health services. This suggests the need to focus health equity development programmes on improving fairness in the allocation of health care resources.

Issues such as limited access to health care contribute significantly to health disparities (Health Policy Institute of Ohio 2004; Smedley, Stith, and Nelson 2003). Social determinants of health plays a crucial role in controlling the health outcomes of any population.

Several issues and theories exist involving access to health care. The four types of models determine if one has the right to only basic care or the right to all of the needed healthcare. They also showcase various views. Regardless, justice is applied to healthcare throughout the four models. Although each model has its own strength, each model for the allocation of healthcare encounters several issues.

“There is a strong association between lower levels of health and lower socioeconomic status” (Bradshaw, 2008). “A large proportion of the population is unable to afford or access nutrient dense food, sanitation, health care services, clean water and as a result, the poor health of the individuals living in poverty stricken areas is driven by the unequal distribution of resources in the healthcare system.”

Millions of people are deprived of attaining proper medical care and endure the challenges that poverty throws at them. Every person in the world is on a different social status in society, thus some people faces challenges that others may not. Some of these challenges are expensive medication, inability to attain medical care, resulting in bad treatment towards patients. One of the many challenges that people face when being in poverty is the expense of health care.

Adults and children alike are unable to receive simple healthcare because clinics and medications are in short supply. Given these situations, poverty stricken areas create an abundance of infections and diseases. Poverty areas also lend to an epidemical lack of education and insufficient knowledge. The lack of education, particularly of the female populace, has been associated with underprivileged health concern in under-developed countries.

I have personal and professional experiences that have contributed to understanding the burden and the injustice placed on individuals who have limited access to health care. In Atlanta, I spent the majority of my life in an urban environment, and my community was composed of non-native English speakers who often did not seek out health care due to immigrant related and/or financially related strains. I myself never frequented at the doctor's office and it was largely due to my socioeconomic status. In Madison, a majority of the patients I observed while shadowing at the UW-Hospital were from outlying rural areas of Wisconsin. Patients had to drive 3+ hours for hospital services, which is also a highly inconvenient and gross injustice. These

Unfortunately, in some countries like mine, the access to the basic health is a privilege. In deontological manner, the access to the basic health care implies the health care providers to deliver services regardless of the opinions and circumstances of those who provide the services.

The United States government, has in the last eight years, made tremendous headway in healthcare services being offered and afforded to all citizens. However, before any further modifications can be made to our healthcare services, one question, albeit one of the most debated, must be answered: Is healthcare to be considered a basic human right or is it a privilege (Bauchner, H., 2017).