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HAS 4320. Week 1. Defining Health. Narrow Lack of disease Broad Body, mind, spirit Ultimate Happiness. Health Determinants. Genetic makeup Physical environment Sociocultural environment Economic environment Lifestyle/behavior Health services. U.S. Values. Individual autonomy
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HAS 4320 Week 1
Defining Health • Narrow • Lack of disease • Broad • Body, mind, spirit • Ultimate • Happiness
Health Determinants • Genetic makeup • Physical environment • Sociocultural environment • Economic environment • Lifestyle/behavior • Health services
U.S. Values • Individual autonomy • Self-determination • Personal privacy • Justice for all • Faith in technology • Desire to prolong life
Public policies Authorized decisions that are made in the legislative, executive or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence actions, behaviours or decisions of others.
Public Health Policies Public policies that pertain to health or influence the pursuit of health and affect groups or types of organizations. They can be in the public or private sector.
Forms of Health Policies • Laws • Rules/regulations • Operational decisions • Judicial decisions • Macro policies
Categories of Health Policies • Allocative • Regulatory • Redistributive
Health policies and health Health policies Determinants Health
Heart disease Cancer Stroke Accidents Pulmonary disease Diabetes Suicide Liver disease AIDS Leading causes of death…
How do these tie to the causes of death? • Money • People • Technology • Health Care System
Sources and uses of funds • $4,226 per person • 14% + of GDP • 45% Government • 34% Employers • 17% Self pay • 4% Charity
Flow of funds • Exchange theory • Two-party transaction • Derived demand between firms
Freely competitive markets • Sufficient information • Large numbers of buyers and sellers • Sellers can enter the market • Products can substitute • Quantity is balanced
Sources • Growth • Third-party payors
Use of funds • Intensity of services • Hospitals • Long-term care • Doctors • Staff • Other
Economic Evaluation • Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) • Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) • Opportunity Cost • Marginal
Measuring benefits • Health • Productivity • Reductions in future medical costs
Measuring cost • Medical care and administration • Follow up • Time and pain • Provider time
Efficiency Questions • Technical efficiency • Cost efficiency • Allocative efficiency • Transaction cost • Dynamic efficiency
Value of life • Jones-Lee Approach
Value of life • Wages vs. Risk