Learning Plan 6

Assignments

LP6 Assignment: Role of Health Canada

This assignment will assess the competency 6. Explore the role of Health Canada, federal and international health agencies, and provincial and territorial governments in health care.

Directions

In a minimum of 2-3 written pages answer the questions provided below.
• Please answer the questions in a double-spaced word document.
• Include a title page, your name, instructor, course, date, and Learning Plan assignment [Learning Plan 6].
• Remember to cite references in APA format.

Directions:
After researching specific information relating to your province or territory, detail the following:
1. The primary objectives of Health Canada
2. The population groups Health Canada is responsible for in terms of health care
3. The primary responsibilities of the minister of health and the deputy minister of health
4. Some of Health Canada’s most important internal services
5. The body or bodies that administer the provincial or territorial health care plan in your province or territory

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP6 Assignment: Role of Health Canada.” This assignment is worth 75 points.

Learning Plan 7

Assignments

LP7 Assignment: Rising Health Care Costs

This assignment will assess the competency 7. Analyze health care funding in Canada.

Directions:

In a minimum of 2 written pages answer the questions provided below.
• Please answer the questions in a double-spaced word document.
• Include a title page, your name, instructor, course, date, and Learning Plan assignment [Learning Plan 7].
• Remember to cite references in APA format.

1. Describe in your own words how advanced technology has contributed to rising health care costs.
2. Outline strategies for reducing hospital expenses.
3. Detail the three largest expenditures for provincial and territorial health plans.
4. Describe what can be done to control the rising costs of drugs.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP7 Assignment: Rising Health Care Costs.” This assignment is worth 75 points.

Learning Plan 8

Assignments

LP8 Assignment: Practitioners

This assignment will assess the competency 8. Assess practice settings and practitioners.

Directions:

In a minimum of 2 written pages answer the questions provided below.
• Please answer the questions in a double-spaced word document.
• Include a title page, your name, instructor, course, date, and Learning Plan assignment [Learning Plan 8].
• Remember to cite references in APA format.

1. Describe the roles of conventional health care providers.
2. Detail the practice settings that exist across the country.
3. Explain the purpose of primary health care reform.
4. Describe the structure and function of primary health care groups.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP8 Assignment: Practitioners.” This assignment is worth 75

Learning Plan 9

Assignments

LP9.1 Assignment: Future Trends in Health Care

This assignment will assess the competency 9. Examine current issues and future trends in health care in Canada.

Directions:

In a minimum of 2 written pages answer the questions provided below.
• Please answer the questions in a double-spaced word document.
• Include a title page, your name, instructor, course, date, and Learning Plan assignment [Learning Plan 9].
• Remember to cite references in APA format.

1. Describe the major challenges in providing health care to Canada’s increasing aging population.
2. Detail how the government is encouraging an increase in available home care services.
3. Describe the reasons a shortage of regulated nurses may exist in one region and not another.
4. Identify why some Canadians have no drug coverage.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP9.1 Assignment: Future Trends in Health Care.” This assignment is worth 75 points.

LP9.2 Assignment: Fact Sheet Brochure

Directions:

Objective of the Fact Sheet Brochure:
To provide high school students with an overview of the Canadian healthcare system with a fact sheet brochure.

Scenario: You work for the Department of Health. You have been given the task of designing an informational brochure or fact sheet, which will provide high school students with a broad, general knowledge base about the Canadian Health Care system. It will become part of a series of brochures entitled “Introduction to Canadian Industry.” Each brochure in this series will briefly touch on a different major Canadian industry and will used as a supplementary instruction tool for General Business classes in high schools across the country.

Formatting Specifics/General Information:
• The brochure must fill both sides of a standard 8” x 11” sheet of paper.
• Set your brochure up in either the portrait or landscape format – either page layout orientation will be able to provide facts on the front and back sides of the paper.
• NOTE: The landscape orientation can be folded into a 3-panel brochure.
• Name your fact sheet or brochure the following: Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare Industry.
• Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Use font no smaller than 10 pt.
• You may use a brochure template provided it can be opened in Microsoft word or as a PDF file.
• Remember you will be focusing on high school students who may not have any information about the Canadian healthcare system.

Content required:
• A summary of the evolution of the Canadian health care system from its roots until today
• A description of major characteristics of the Canadian health care system as a whole
• A listing and brief explanation of major types of health care professionals
• A listing and brief explanation of the major types of the following health care settings or structures: a. outpatient care; b. hospitals: c. hospices; d. long-term care.
• An explanation of 2-3 challenges and/or opportunities the health care industry is facing in its environment today. You may wish to select your challenges/opportunities from the following list:

o conflicting self-interests of multiple players
o imperfect market condition
o maintaining the public trust
o changes in Medicare
o emerging medical technology
o dealing with regulations and/or accreditation
o other topics from our learning in this course that you believe are crucial

• A generalization of the impact of government legislation or health policy on the health care system.
• This is a no-nonsense government style publication, so only the facts need to be provided.
• Artwork and graphics are not part of the grading criteria.
• You may however feel free to use various fonts and print sizes/styles, bullets etc. This would assist in clarifying and give variety to the appearance of the brochure.

You should use the terminology of the textbook whenever it is appropriate, but still write the brochure using your own words as much as possible. DO NOT use entire sentences of direct word-for-word quotations out of the textbook. YOU are to be the author of this brochure based on what you have learned from this class. (Plagiarism policies and APA standards apply)

Below is a sample outline that provides you with a foundation to begin constructing your project. This outline sets up the subheadings for the required six components of your fact sheet/brochure:

The Canadian Health Care System
1. History
2. Characteristics
3. Professionals
4. Settings
5. Opportunities/Challenges
6. Health Policy

As with your essays, follow these instructions:
• Name your file using the first initial of your first name, followed by your full last name and the title of the assignment (e.g., JDoe LP9.2 Fact Sheet Brochure).
• Post your file before Sunday at midnight.
• Errors in spelling, grammar, or punctuation will result in point deductions for the sections of the brochure in which they appear. You are graded according to the following scale and criteria:

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP9.2 Assignment: Fact Sheet Brochure.” This assignment is worth 75 points.

 

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