Autonomous health care organization responsible for the health care administration within a certain area. Through specific boards of governance, RHAs manage funding/delivery of community/institutional health care services within the area.
Describe the role of each independent agency that works collaboratively with health Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada- health promotion and disease prevention, tracks outbreaks, TB, and measles, recommends corrective and preventative measures
Canadian Institution of Health Research- directs research across Canada
Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission- makes decisions on compliance of safety with Prov., Fed., Ter., legislation
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board- regulates prices of patented drugs using the consumer price index
Public Health Agency of Canada- promotes health, and disease prevention acts as a center of disease control (tracks illnesses, injuries accidents,)
List 5 sectors of New Brunswick Health System
Department of Health non-clinical
Horizon Health Clinical
VitaliteNB Health Network clinical
Services NB clinical
Medavie Health Services NB clinical
Describe the responsibilities of the provincial and federal government
Provincial- abides by the Canadian Health Act, responsible for leadership, policy, direction, and support; negotiates health care professional salaries
Federal- responsible for primary health care as well as that under the Canadian Health Act
Explain the WHO’s pandemic phases
interpandemic Phase I- between the flu pandemics
Alert Phase II- activities to protect the public are exhausted
Pandemic Phase III- the subtype develops further into the bigger transmission of disease
Transition Phase IV- the disease subsides, the risks are assessed, precautions are reduced, and recovery
Which government is responsible for providing care to the following groups?
RCMP-Federal
Inuit. Innu, First Nations Canadians -federal
Disabled person-Prov
Seniors prov
Veterans - Federal
Canadian Forces - Federal
Individuals on income assistance Prov.
Refugee - Federal
Which criteria must be met for a person to be eligible for provincial or territorial health
insurance?
Canadian Citizen
Must be a resident of said province
Must live there for. at least 6 months
Explain the different services that are offered with respect to long-term care.
Homecare: helps individuals with basic personal care, meals, and household maintenance, allowing them to stay at home longer
Respite care: allows non-professional caregivers relief (family)
Hospice care: a home-like setting for those unwilling to die at home
Palliative care: medication and supplies for people dying at home or in a hospital
All provinces and territories provide 3 general categories of health care, explain each category.
Primary- direct care Services ex doctors, nurses
Secondary- a Specialist short-term care, cardiologist
Tertiary- highly specialized, referred by a specialist ex. Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery
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