Healthcare Notes

Types of Care

• Preventative Care: Includes screenings, immunizations (e.g., flu shots), eye check-ups, dental check-ups, lab tests, and counseling.
• Rehabilitative Care: A broad range of interventions aimed at improving physical, mental, and social well-being for individuals suffering from injury, illness, or chronic disease.
• Long Term Care: Provides supervisory care, personal care, and nursing services to individuals who cannot live independently.
• End of Life Care: Care for individuals with advanced and progressive terminal conditions, often in the final days and hours of life; also known as palliative care.
• Primary Care: Focuses on diagnosing and treating acute or chronic illnesses, as well as preventive and wellness measures.
• Acute Care: Active, short-term treatment for severe injury, episode of illness, urgent medical condition, or recovery from surgery.

Health Care Models

• Universal Health Care: A system where everyone has access to health care and health insurance.
• Single Payer Health Care: A system where the government covers the cost of essential health care for all citizens.
• Two Tier Health Care: A system where the government provides essential medical necessities, with a secondary tier for those who can purchase additional services.
• For Profit Health Care: A system where private companies offering insurance services make a profit after medical expenses are paid.
• Public Health Care: In Canada, governed by the Canada Health Act, providing access to universal, comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital and physician services.

Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. Question: What is the primary function of prescription medications?

   • Answer: b) To manage symptoms of an illness

2. Question: Which of the following is NOT true about Family Pharmacare in Nova Scotia?

   • Answer: c) There is an annual premium to join the program.

3. Question: What is the primary focus of Public Health as opposed to Medical Care?

   • Answer: b) Population prevention and health promotion