comp1_unit1a_lecture_slides.ppt
Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US
Introduction and History of Modern Healthcare in the US
Lecture a
This material (Comp1_Unit1a) was developed by Oregon Health and Science University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015.
Welcome to Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US, An introduction to modern healthcare in the US. This is Lecture a.
This unit is part of a component that is a survey of how healthcare and public health are organized and services are delivered in the US.
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Introduction and History of Modern Healthcare in the US
Learning Objectives
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Delineate key definitions in the healthcare domain (Lectures a, b, c, d)
Explore components of healthcare delivery and healthcare systems (Lecture a)
Define public health and review examples of improvements in public health (Lecture b)
Discuss core values and paradigm shifts in US healthcare (Lecture c)
Describe in overview terms, the technology used in the delivery and administration of healthcare (Lecture d)
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The Objectives for Introduction and History of Modern Healthcare in the US, are to:
Delineate key definitions in the healthcare domain (covered in lectures a, b, c and d)
Explore components of healthcare delivery and healthcare systems (covered in lecture a)
Define public health and review examples of improvements in public health (covered in lecture b)
Discuss core values and paradigm shifts in US healthcare (covered in lecture c), and
Describe in overview terms, the technology used in the delivery and administration of healthcare (covered in lecture d)
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Some Definitions: Health
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Health – often thought of as the absence of disease
World Health Organization (WHO) - specialized agency of the United Nations definition: Health is defined as the “…state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
Thus “illness” is a state of poor health
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This introductory lecture will provide a high level perspective as well as some important definitions.
We will begin by defining the term “health.” We often think of health as the absence of disease but this is a somewhat na
ow description of the term. In 1946, representatives of 61 countries attended the International Health Conference in New York to ratify the Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, which is the specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with global health. The WHO [hoo] definition of health is that health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Thus, illness represents a state of poor health.
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Healthcare
Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness
Healthcare is delivered by different people from different disciplines, including
Medicine
Dentistry
Nursing
Laboratory Science
Pharmacy
Other allied health professions
These people come together as interdisciplinary teams to deliver care
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Let’s look at the term “healthcare.” Healthcare is the prevention and treatment of illness. It’s delivered by people who are drawn from different and often disparate disciplines including medicine, dentistry, nursing, laboratory science, pharmacy, and other allied health professions which may include anesthesia technologists, cardiovascular technologists, medical assistants, perfusionists [pu
-fyoo-zhuhn-ihsts] or respiratory therapists. As you can see, these people have different backgrounds, and they have disparate training, but often work together as interdisciplinary teams in order to deliver care to patients.
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Healthcare Delivery
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Healthcare is delivered in different places
Inpatient facilities
Hospitals
Institutions for treating sick or injured people
Historically places for shelter, almshouses
Hospital Survey and Construction Act (also known as the Hill-Burton Act) passed in 1946 that provided federal grants to improve hospital physical infrastructure
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