NFDN 1001 Unit 2 Health Care in Canada

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NFDN 1001 Unit 2 Health Care in Canada The Canadian Health Care System • We, as Canadians, own our health care system. • “Publically Funded” • Comprehensive, Accessible and Univers... al • All health services are provided by health professionals to eligible residents with reasonable access Approaches to Health Care in Canada • Provinces and Territories are responsible for providing care to the residents. • Money provided by the Federal Government • Province/Territory decision on how money is spent. • Tommy Douglas (1947): “Father of Socialized Medicine” • Developed 1st Provincial Hospital Insurance Plan • Focus on curing the disease, fixing the problem • Post WWII: increased funding for new hospitals • Heavy reliance on in hospital care • Health care was reactive not proactive • 1970’s moved away from medical model • 1974-1981 “The Lalonde Report” • Promoted individual responsibility for health • Focus not on seeing health problems as physiological • Looked at a person’s behavior (Lack of exercise, smoking, unhealthy eating (Canada’s Food Guide), substance abuse) • Lalonde: • Introduced health promotion & disease prevention • “Health is within the individuals control then poor health is lack of knowledge” therefore developed education initiatives (Let’s watch ) • Epp Report 1986 (Canadian Minister of Health) (Box 2.2 Page 26) • Broadened the Lalonde report by expanding on health promotion • Health is more than medicine • Stressed health of lifestyle, nutrition, physical environment • Health Promotion was born!! ...........................................................................................continued...................................................................................... [Show More]

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