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Economic Policies for Health Promotion, Wellness, and Prevention

Note: Before completing this Assignment, please familiarize yourself with the Week 1 Assignment Rubric, located in the Course Information area of the course navigation menu.

In the United States, the healthcare system emphasizes health promotion, wellness, and prevention as a strategy to improve population health and lower per capita spending. Around the world, however, healthcare systems vary considerably in terms of cost, quality, and provisions. For this Assignment, you explore the World Health Organization website and research healthcare in the United States and another country of your choice.

Resources

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WEEKLY RESOURCE

To prepare for this Assignment, review the World Health Organization and the Health systems Policy Monitor websites in this week’s Learning Resources:

https://www.who.int/en/Links to an external site.

https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/monitors/health-systems-monitorLinks to an external site.

Research healthcare disparities between the United States and another country of your choice. Good choices for this assignment include the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Canada, Australia, and Sweden. You may use another country, but please ensure it has health and wellness policies that could useful in the U.S. and your own state. If you are unsure, you may contact your Instructor for permission to use a particular country not on the list above.

Note: If you are an international student, reflect on how you might implement the policies from the country you selected into your own country and/or region.

By Day 7, submit a cohesive Word document that includes the following:

The Assignment

• Compare the economic policies for health promotion, wellness, and prevention programs in the United States and the country you selected. Include differences in approaches to wellness and prevention.
• Analyze the economic motivations and implications of these policies and disparities.
• Consider the policies from the country you selected and analyze how you might implement them in the United States and in your own state. Evaluate the influence of U.S. market conditions on the provision of healthcare.

General Guidance on Assignment Length: Your Assignment should be 2−4 pages in length. Refer to the Week 1 Assignment Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the r