...Neighborhood Public Policy This paper is regarding a scenario involving Marcus Young in an automobile accident and Angie Young, Marcus’ mother and her attempt to change public safety for children in her residential area. The paper will also discuss the Legislative process, the different approaches of the Neighborhood Council and Angie Young’s ability to refute the opponent’s claims and propositions. Public safety and public health cannot be separated. Anywhere there are safety issues, it affects the people around the unsafe zone. Neighborhood scenarios represent both public safety and public health. Marcus Young was playing around the neighborhood and got into a car accident where he was struck and suffered a pelvic fracture, a right leg fracture, and multiple lacerations to the body. He is now in stable condition at an intensive care unit. Marcus’ mother, Angie Young wants to prevent these incidents from happening in the future to other families in the community. She wants to put speed bumps in her residential area. She is planning to take this matter to the state and local Neighborhood Council. This scenario exemplified the legislative process and how it influences public health in the Neighborhood community. Angie Young discovered a problem for public safety and is planning to take this matter to state and local Neighborhood Council. She wrote a letter to a congresswoman and made phone calls to city officials. While waiting for the meeting, she organized a Neighborhood...
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...Public health and health care Concepts of Population Health HCS/535 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, coordinate efforts in conjunction with states and other partnersto offer a system of health surveillance, which would monitor and prevent disease outbreaks, which includes bioterrorism. The goal of the agency is to implement strategies to prevent diseases as well as maintain national health statistics. Another role of the CDC is to safeguard against international disease transmission, this is vital as the agency has personnel located several countries outside the United States. Looking at the agency’s core functions, examining influences in the workplace, and identifying roles of the agency personnel is vital to understanding the CDC’s contribution(Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], n.d.). Core functions The primary focus of the CDC has been geared toward the protection of health and the promotion of life. This is achieved through preventing and controlling of disease, injury, and forms of disability. This will be attained through collaborative efforts with partnerships in the United States as well as throughout the world. These efforts include monitoring health, detecting and investigating health issues, performing research to improve prevention, develop and promote policies, spearhead leadership and training, and foster safe and healthy environments(Fos& Fine, 2005). Support to the Public Health System The CDC is a sub-set...
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...Review the health policies of each of the following countries. Then, choose a country from the following list to compare and contrast with the current U.S. healthcare system: China England Germany Australia Canada Japan Once you have thoroughly analyzed the health policy information for your chosen country, answer the following questions: What is the main focus of the policy standard in this (chosen) country? What are the similarities to the U.S. healthcare system? Governance Workforce Leadership Quality How does the U.S. healthcare system differ in terms of policy? Where do you foresee the U.S. healthcare system in the future (long-/short- term)? ( Review from one of the the following perspectives: the provider, the patient, or other stakeholders) Summarize the meaning of universality in U.S. health policy versus your chosen country. (Include your research on the future of the U.S. healthcare system) The paper: Must be 4 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must use at least four (4) scholarly sources in addition to the course text. Must document all sources...
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...experiences that contribute to decision making. I originated from Nairobi, Kenya and was raised in a middle class conservative Christian household. All my life has focused on respect for my culture, language, good health, good work ethics, professionalism, reliability, optimism, respect for all humans, respect for laws, religion, education, friendships and keeping up with major life events like graduation, birthdays, baby showers and weddings. As Christian I believe in God and the existence of Christianity which has been a source of my strength all my life. In our younger years, all the family members were encouraged to participate in church activities which I still believe is important to my lifestyle and has given me confidence and believe that I am who I am today because of God. As nurses, the beliefs we have developed may be related to the stereotypes that we have formed around issues like sexuality, abortion, alcohol, marriage, ageing and disability, health care policy and other people’s rights (Federico, 2009). As healthcare workers our duty is to provide services that meet or target group and help them feel empowered without being judgmental thus avoiding imposing our values and beliefs on other people (Federico, 2009). Beliefs and opinions about health care policy Newport (2013) states that recent research on healthcare quality, cost and coverage shows that quality of healthcare is a constant concern. Americans continue to be much more positive and believe in the...
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...Learned: Developing the Health Promotion Strategy and Action Plan in Georgia In 2009 Oxford Policy Management (OPM) completed technical work to support the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia, in producing a comprehensive national Health Promotion Strategy (HPS) along with a prioritised Health Promotion Action Plan (HPAP). This work was commissioned as part of the European Union support to the Ministry, aimed at facilitating evolution of key evidence-based policies, and enabling the people of Georgia to increase control over their health and its determinants. This briefing note develops the case for giving support to the Georgian government in elaborating the HPS. It argues that transparent and participatory processes must be established to assure strong national ownership and consensus over the outputs. The process must also guarantee the skills transfer and capacity building of national stakeholders; and be flexible and highly responsive to the government needs while producing strategies effective, feasible and applicable to the local context. Georgian public health Over recent years Georgian efforts to adopt and nurture a democratic market oriented economy have been impressive (Chanturidze et al. 2009). On the down side however, the Georgian health sector still demonstrates system imbalances between curative services and O x f o r d • prevention, and between clinical services and primary health care (MoLHSA 2009b)...
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...Nurse as an Advocate Nursing Leadership Health Policy Advocating for Health Care Policies. Nurse’s Vital Role as Policy Advocates Introduction “I’m not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward” Thomas Edison (1847-1931). In today’s healthcare system, nurses are aware of the inconsistencies and the troubles that the healthcare system faces, and a need for a change. Expert nurses and nurses with vast experience are stepping forward and motivated to take part in advocacy roles. This movement is initiating a great wave of change in nursing world and how nurses influence a change in policies, regulations and law that oversee the health care system. Nurses stepping into this arena requires great deal of courage and knowledge on how the policies and politics interchange hands to implement a major change in health care system. The nurses who step up into this role should have the will, power and with power comes responsibility to negotiate through the legal system. Methods to advocate for health Nurses taking part in advocacy is not new anymore, but what advocacy means is still a mystery in nursing world. Great theorist like Florence Nightingale and her efforts, did influence other nurses throughout the nursing profession to step out of the box and shape the health system, where discover, heal and teach remains the core motto. Nurses throughout the world in some shape or form initiated policy recommendations, represented their view through...
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... | |Theme 1 | | | |Principles of Governance | |Traffic | |Population | |Healthcare (Singapore and UK) | |...
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...An Introduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported (WHO, 2007b) that an amount RM13.53 trillion (US$4.1 trillion x 3.3) spent worldwide on healthcare industry. This massive amount of spending is due to the number of disease and sickness arises daily with the rise of health cost globally. Country like Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and other various South-East Asia countries has their own healthcare system for the people living in their country. As for Singapore, a country that was formed after the separation from Malaysia in 1965 the healthcare is mainly under their Ministry of Health and was ranked six the best by the World Health Organisation in 2006. For a newly established country Singapore leaders had a very difficult time in managing the country, particularly in health services that need a strong resources, where rising health budget yearly is a problem until in 1975 former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew integrated the Central Provident Fund (CPF) to supplement the medical bills. The Singapore National Health Plan in 1984 develops the Medisave Accounts under the CPF where both employee and employers are compulsory to make an contribution to these accounts, where the accumulate savings can be utilized to pay the persons or his family medical bills. The philosophy of the Singapore Ministry of Health is to ensure a quality and affordable basic medical services for all where it also promotes a healthy living and preventive health programs and also to maintain...
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...Commentary: Values and Health Policy: The Case of Singapore Christopher Ham From: Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Volume 26, Number 4, August 2001 pp. 739-745 | In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 26.4 (2001) 739-745 Commentary Health care systems do not develop in isolation. They are products of the societies in which they are embedded and of the values held to be important in those societies. There could be no better illustration of this truth than the comparison between Sweden and the United States. The commitment in Sweden to equity and to the belief in that country in the benefits of action by the state has resulted in the development of a universal, tax-funded health service in which the emphasis is on ensuring access to health care for all. In contrast, the commitment in the United States to individual freedom and the aversion to government intervention has led to the development of a market-based health care system in which choice is highly valued and inequities in access tolerated. The case of Singapore described by Michael Barr is a further illustration of the influence of social embeddedness and values in health care. A former British colony that gained independence in 1965, Singapore has attracted attention mainly because of the success of its economy. Rapid economic growth since independence has created a city-state of 3 million people in which per capita incomes are among...
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...Singapore – Country Analysis Vineet Khattar; Group Work 9/29/2012 Contents Country Background: .......................................................................................................................... 3 Cultural Aspects of Singapore: ............................................................................................................ 3 Political context................................................................................................................................... 3 Economic policies of Singapore .......................................................................................................... 4 Institutional Framework ..................................................................................................................... 5 Labor Policies of Singapore ................................................................................................................. 7 Objectives of the country: .................................................................................................................. 8 Corresponding Policies Implemented by the Government ................................................................ 8 Performance ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Opportunities, Challenges and Risks......................................................................................................
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...Introduction Asia, predominantly consisted of developing nations are experiencing rapid economic growth in the past decades. However, for the majority of the population, quality of life have not improved accordingly. In most countries, social security policies are under-budgeted which could be used help the lower-income, unemployed, elderly, or those stricken by natural disaster. As one of the most developed nation in the region, Singapore still fell behind on social protection spending. Combined with rapidly aging population, Singaporeans have the highest savings rate in the world. Fearing that the government will not be able to help them in the future (Quasem 2013). From the extract of the article above, this paper will underlie the definition and academic analysis of Singapore’s underspending on its social protection policy. Which will include a discussion on its current GDP, Economic inequality, fiscal policy, and subsidy. Even though the article discusses on the problem as a continent, with the given world count limitation, the essay will only look on Singapore alone. A concluding statement will follow with an appropriate argument of the consequence of the policy currently at hand. Discussion With $65,048 per capita GDP, Singapore is known for having the fifth highest per capita GDP in the world (Singstat.gov.sg 2005). GDP, or gross domestic product, is a measure of the total value production of goods in services within a nation at a given time period. Whereas GDP per capita...
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...TOPIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN SINGAPORE CASE STUDY PARKWAY HEALTH XXXXXXXX College University of Wales STUDENT ID- Anonymous (XXXX- XXXXX) INDEX 1. Introduction 3 2. Education system 4 3. Healthcare status 5 4. Health care system 5 5. PESTEL analysis 12 6. SWOT analysis 14 7. References 15 INTRODUCTION One of the most prosperous countries in the world was founded just 200 years back. Singapore was founded as a colony by British Empire in 1819. In 1963 it was under Malaysian federation for 2 years but it detached itself from that identity and now is an independent country. Known for the conservatism of its leaders and strong discipline in social controls, Singapore has grown to be one of the most important trading links in the world. Singapore’s port is one of the busiest ports in the world in terms of amount of cargo it handles. The country comprises of Main Island along with 50 small islands and they are linked to Malaysia by bridge and causeway. The location of Singapore is around south eastern Asia, an island between Indonesia and Malaysia. The latitude and longitude coordinates for Singapore are 1 22 N, 103 48 E. With covering a total of 697 sq km, it has land of more than 687sq km and water of somewhere over 10 sq km. It also enjoys a strip of 193 kms of coastline. On the comparison of countries in the world, it lies at 192 rank. The prosperity and the economic importance...
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...“To a large extent, current research and development and government policies have helped to ease the aging process.” Discuss this statement in relation to your particular field of study or interest (e.g. economics, science, medicine, social policy, architecture, psychology, technological inventions). “Population ageing is both a triumph and a challenge” (Lim, 2008). With the advances in economics and medical development as well as better health systems, Singaporeans now are having longer life expectancy than they used to have in the past. Current research has shown that Singapore is one of the fastest ageing populations among Asia. However, the drop in birth rates over the past years has resulted in a smaller ratio of younger Singaporeans. Chan (2000) states that as there are fewer people to take care of the elderly, taking care of the elderly will rest on the government’s shoulder and this will has implications on the economy, financial security, living arrangement as well as health care system within the country (Chan, 2000). With researches done on the ageing population and the social policies, in terms of economy, living arrangement and health care system, implemented, these can help to ease the ageing process. In order to maintain financial security so that the problem of ageing population will not affect the economy, the government has come out with a few policies. As Singaporeans now live longer, they will thus have to work longer. The government promotes lifelong employability...
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...Introductions Page 2 2. Situation Analysis a. Micro Factors Page 2-3 b. Macro Factors Page 4-5 3. SWOT Analysis Page 5-6 4. Issue Analysis Page 7 5. Recommendations Page 7 6. Conclusions Page 7 7. Referencing Page 8 Introduction OSIM the well establish Asia healthy life style brand, originated from Singapore. OSIM was founded by Dr Ron Sim Chye Hock in November 1980. Initially derive from R Sim Trading which deal mainly with household appliance. Dr Ron Sim Chye Hock later founded OSIM and eventually changes his focus to creating healthy life style products since he felt a great market potential in home care products in Asia. Dr Ron Sim Chye Hock brought together different equipment manufacturers and introduces OSIM which then receives significant growth to the extent of establishing multiple outlets Asia (straitstime). Having the motto “Inspiring Life” OSIM company has a significant numbers of outlets all over the world (osim) Situational Analysis on Micro and Macro Factors In the IT and Health conscious era, companies are trying to find opportunities to stay ahead of other rival companies. Companies have to examine and evaluate their environmental forces and take necessary approaches in order to stay competitive. Micro Factors Microenvironments are factors closely related to company operations and directly impact the customer experience. OSIM has several factors that affect her...
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...Introduction Many of us are aware of the popular saying, “Our Health is our Wealth.” However, not many know the true definition of health. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO, 1948), “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” There are many factors that contribute to health either positively or negatively; this is called the determinants of health. The determinants of health can be divided into biomedical or biological conditions; which may include hereditary conditions such as diabetes, behavioural and psychosocial conditions such as taking drugs or having low self-esteem and also social-environmental conditions which include government policies, poor air quality and many more (WHO, 2013). With the growth in the world population, it is therefore important for countries/governments to realise the importance of switching their strategy from a high risk strategy which tackles individuals to a low risk strategy which tackles the population in terms of handling the health issues in the country. This can be done by looking at the social determinants of health and eliminating the inequalities by providing an equal opportunity for each individual in the country to lead a healthy lifestyle. Social determinants of health is described as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system (WHO, 2013). This includes the social gradient, stress, early life...
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