Health Care Spending: Large Differences, Unequal Results

As we have been learning all through of our public health education and last week’ lecture, we know that Global inequality in health care spending is large.

According to global GDP in 2003 America’s health statement in that year was 15.2 percent of GDP; this is equal to $1.7 trillion. Dr. Shahi once mentioned, “less than 5% of the world population live in United States” and we are reporting about half of the world's health spending money.
With that said this would be assumed that America’s health care stands somewhere between scale of 1-5 globally.

So what do you think are the reasons behind the fact that “U.S health system is ranked # 37th in the world?”

This is a real big issue, with an improved/access to technology, developments which we have, our country is still ranked 37.

Rapid Response Capabilities

The topic of last week is a one of the main challenges that field of public health faces during the man made and natural disasters.
Therefore Cori completed the concept of the “rapid response” by addressing the theory of “Triage.”
To refresh your memory;
“Triage is a system used by medical or emergency personnel to ration limited medical resources when the number of injured needing care exceeds the resources available to perform care so as to treat those patients in most need of treatment who are able to benefit first.” Wikipedia
We know that we as soon to be public health professionals are leaders of crisis situations and should be able to over come stressful, traumatic conditions by using the first-class guidance and leadership skills. According to Dr. Calderon we are leaders of catastrophes and there will be peoples that may not to follow leaders!
How do you think Public health professionals should react to disobedience individuals during hardships, wars, difficult times and disasters?

Business & Health

What is Technology Innovation?

Technology is a broad concept of new ideas that deals with a usage of knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects ability to control and adapt to its environment. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts.

Last class’ topic was comprised of a broad concept of BioBusiness, BioInnovation, Public-Private Partnership and Technology Assessments.
While I got to expose to a vast amount of information it was interesting for me to look at PUBLIC HEALTH from a business perspective.
I learned that in order to achieve success in a system, besides providing good infrastructure, facilities, policies in a business; we need to have the criteria’s listed below:
Smart People
Smart Ideas
Smart Money
Smart Alliances and Partnerships
Within the field of preventive medicine for better health result we should come up with new and different Innovation methods.
How would you incorporate these facts in promoting health in disadvantage pockets of our society and developing countries?