U.S. Health Care Systems Comparison with Health Care Systems of Other Countries[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 4, 5]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 1 and Chapter 4 from Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach and Chapter 3 from Turnock’s Public Health: What It Is and How It Works, and the recommended resources for this week.
The system for health care delivery in the United States is massive, complex, and expensive. Is there a better way to “do” health care in the U.S.? How does the U.S. health care system compare to health care systems in other countries? This assignment is in 2 parts.
- For the first part of the assignment, you will compare the U.S. Health care system to that of two other countries using a table format Download table format.
- The second part of the assignment is to write one to two paragraphs following the table regarding the interface of public health in the health care system and suggest an idea of how to use public health in the U.S. to improve the health care system.
In your paper,
- Compare the U.S. health care system to health care systems of two other countries of your choosing.
- Analyze the differences in health care systems by identifying the services provided, the source of funding for health care in that country, and comments about challenges related to the care and/or funding of health care in that country.
- Assess the interface of public health with health care in the United States and suggest how public health can be used to improve the health care system.
The U.S. Health Care Systems Comparison with Health Care Systems of Other Countries assignment
- must include a table, followed by 1-2 paragraphs of text. The total number of pages including a title page, table (of 1-3 pages), 1 page with text, and references (of 1-2 pages) should be between 4 and 8 pages. The information outside of the table should be double-spaced and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
- must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
- title of the paper in bold font
- Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
- student’s name
- name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- course name and number
- instructor’s name
- due date
- title of the paper in bold font
- must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
- must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
- Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
- For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
- must include a table for comparison with columns for the name of the country, services provided, funding sources, and challenges/comments.
- must include 1-2 paragraphs describing public health interface with the U.S. health care system.
- must use at least three sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
- must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
- See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
