Primary care and Primary Health Care(PHC) are two terms that appear synonyms and are both used interchangeably, however, both terms contain slightly different meaning. According to Muddon, Hogg, Levitt (2006), Primary Health Care is based on the WHO definition which defines PHC as “an essential part of the health care based on practically, socially acceptable methods and technology that is made universally accessible to anyone in a community, through the full cost of the community and country can
Morphine: Preventative Pain Control I. Introduction Narcotic analgesics, especially morphine are underused for pain control with in the medical field. This underuse is because medical professionals, including doctors, fear patient addiction, side effects and possible lose of their licenses. These fears deny adequate healing and a better quality of life to those who would benefit from a more effective use of these drugs, as done in hospice care. II. PAIN: Pain not only involves the physical
programs are searching for strategies to lower the costs associated with providing healthcare benefits to their beneficiaries. Disease management programs are emerging as a way to help decrease the high cost of health care typically associated with chronic illness by coordinating care between the patient and their
other does not (Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland). The disadvantage of the standard co-payment is countered by two measures. One of these is a flat rate coverage of $53 for three months or $188 for an annual coverage. This helps support individuals who have polypharmacological interventions and reduces these costs. The other advantage of this flat rate coverage is that one payment would provide individuals with no upfront costs for the rest of the month or year. The second measure provided to deal
Cannabis has been used for over 12,000 years for many purposes such as food, clothing, and to treat disease and relieve symptoms. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus had one of the earliest descriptions, writing of the Scythians inhaling vapors of hemp seeds, rendering them to a transported state (Herodotus and Rawlinson, G.). Cannabis is also the plant known as marijuana and has been illegal since the 1930s. “Before World War II, marijuana was listed as a medicine in the nation’s Pharmacopeia
complementary medicine, and indeed alternative medicine (Lee-Treweek 2002, Andrews 2004, Barry 2006). Moreover the number of professionally trained therapist and practitioners has increased giving the patient/client a better choice and at more competitive rates (Smallwood, 2005). In this essay a critical assessment of the view that ‘patients use of complementary and alternative medicine, can be understood as part of the individualisation of responsibility for health’ will be made and argued, that there are
Childhood Obesity, Problem With a Solution According to the Institute of Medicine, every one in three children in the United States is either overweight or obese. That means one in three children in the United States is at an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other health risks due to their weight. One in three children is being ridiculed on the playground. One in three children is struggling every day because of their weight. There is a growing obesity epidemic in children
continues to develop even when the child becomes an adolescent and throughout adulthood. It seems that children will grow up to become obese and this can inflict complications towards their health as the child continues to age. The term obesity is a chronic condition that is typically characterized by an excess body fat; body fat it is defined by using the body mass index (BMI) to determine if the child is overweight. The body mass index (BMI) is a calculation of the percentile this will indicate the
Veterans in Montana Introduction One of the biggest problems of the current VA administration is access to health care for veterans in rural areas. According to the office of rural health as of 2014 there were 22 million veterans across the nation, 5.3 million of them live in rural areas, and 57% of these rural veterans are enrolled in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system (ORH). Over 20 percent of military service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan reported symptoms
Candidate Performance Evidence Record | | NVQ Title and Level: Health and Social Care level 5 Unit 534 ………………..……………………………………………….…………...... Candidate Name: Rafal Gac …………………………………………………………………..................... Use this form to record details of activities (tick as appropriate) Observed by your assessor | | Professional discussion | | Evidence ref:Unit numbers: | Seen by an expert witness | | Product evidence observed | | | Seen by a witness | | Assignment/ ProjectOther__________________