Choose one (1) country from the following list. These countries ranked high on the WHO overall healthcare system rankings: ? France ? Italy ? Singapore ? Spain ? Oman ? Austria ? Japan ? Norway ? Portugal ? Iceland.
For assistance on searching for information about your selected country, find the official websites of the global organizations/agencies and look up your selected country for the most current health information and statistics.
Begin with the World Health Organization (WHO). Determine which organizations/agencies (United Nations, non-governmental, nursing) are active in your selected country. Investigate the situation of nurses and nursing (nursing personnel, nursing organizations/associations, migration, etc.) in your selected country.
? For the U.S. healthcare system and health care reform, use the following references to find information
Chua, K. (2006, February 10). Overview of the U.S. healthcare system. Retrieved from
https://www.stritch.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/IPM/ipm3/BPandJ/HealthCareSystemOverview
-AMSA%2020062_25_09.pdf
Article is a little old (2006), but a concise summary of U.S. healthcare system.
Shay, P., & Schumacher, E. (2014). U.S. health care delivery: An overview. San
Antonio, TX: Trinity University.
(CLICK on POWERPOINT file: US HEALTH CARE OVERVIEW
A more recent (2014) PowerPoint presentation, includes tables and statistics on U.S. health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2015, July 17). FastStats: How
healthy are we? Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/healthy.htm
Up-to-date U.S. health statistics from the CDC.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). (2011). Disparities in healthcare quality among racial and ethnic groups: Selected findings from the 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparity reports. Retrieved from
https://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/minority.html
Provides tables/statistics on inequity/inequality health care issues among U.S.
racial/ethnic groups.
Jackson, J., & Nolen, J. (2010, March 21). Health care reform summary: A look at
what’s in the act. New York: CBS News. Retrieved from
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-care-reform-bill-summary-a-look-at-whats-in-thebill/
or (CLICK on the PDF file: HEALTH CARE REFORM)
Provides a concise summary of the Affordable Care Act.
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