Answer one of the following questions: 1) Public health effo…
Answer one of the following questions: 1) Public health efforts and those of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of health needs of American society. Identify some reasons why the relationship between public health and private medicine has sometimes been contentious. OR 2) There is strong evidence that personal behaviors and the environment are responsible for more than 70 percent of avoidable mortality and that health care is just one of several determinants of health. Aside from assuring more access to healthcare services, what additional actions should/could the U.S. healthcare system use to combat the factors that contribute to avoidable mortality? Should these actions be laws such as seat belt regulations or non-smoking ordinances? Or should these actions focus on Americans’ personal responsibility such as providing incentives for health insurance premium reductions or tax rebates for proof of healthy lifestyles such as exercise and weight control? Consider your responses and rationale and the means through which you might enact your proposals.
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