Health Comparison
List the differences and similarities between the hospital health care system and the public health system. Your responses should be full sentences, not just words or phrases, written in the chart below. Simply complete this chart.
For example, you know that in health care we focus on the health of the individual by an individual assessment of health and illness usually directed by a physician; whereas, in public health, we focus on the health of a population or target aggregate. We then utilize many healthcare resources and community assets with measurement being accomplished by the outcomes for a population.
CRITERION HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH
Client:
Major goal of care:
Client entry into care methods:
Breadth and scope of practice/care delivery:
Provider/client Relationship (role, duration, scope, etc):
Funding sources:
Other criteria: