health care

HEALTH CARE

1. The activity or business of providing medical services:

  • Many people in the country cannot afford health care.
  • Large corporations should have some responsibility in providing healthcare, safe working conditions, and an environment of equality.
  • For many voters, health care reforms are high on the political agenda.
  • healthcare system/service/sector The NHS is a world-leading healthcare system free at the point of need to everyone.
  • healthcare benefits/costs/expenses
  • healthcare/industry/company/provider
  • free/private health care

2. Home and community care

  • Many types of health care interventions are delivered outside of health facilities. They include many interventions of public health interest, such as food safety surveillance, distribution of condoms and needle-exchange programs for the prevention of transmissible diseases.
  • They also include the services of professionals in residential and community settings in support of self-care, home care, long-term care, assisted living, treatment for substance use disorders among other types of health and social care services.
  • Community rehabilitation services can assist with mobility and independence after the loss of limbs or loss of function. This can include prostheses, orthotics, or wheelchairs.
  • Many countries, especially in the west, are dealing with aging populations, so one of the priorities of the health care system is to help seniors live full, independent lives in the comfort of their own homes. There is an entire section of health care geared to providing seniors with help in day-to-day activities at home such as transportation to and from doctor’s appointments along with many other activities that are essential for their health and well-being. Although they provide home care for older adults in cooperation, family members and care workers may harbor diverging attitudes and values towards their joint efforts. This state of affairs presents a challenge for the design of ICT (information and communication technology) for home care.
  • Because statistics show that over 80 million Americans have taken time off of their primary employment to care for a loved one,many countries have begun offering programs such as the Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program to allow family members to take care of their loved ones without giving up their entire income.
  • With obesity in children rapidly becoming a major concern, health services often set up programs in schools aimed at educating children about nutritional eating habits, making physical education a requirement and teaching young adolescents to have a positive self-image.

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