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Week 1 eActivity

Go to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Website and review at least three to five (3-5) topics listed in the “Health, United States, 2012, Data on Selected Topics” section. Be prepared to discuss.

Go to the World Health Organization Website to review data statistics about the healthcare systems in the United States and other developed countries in all six sub categories listed. Be prepared to discuss.

Link to the book:  http://samples.jbpub.com/9781449665395/FrontMatter.pdf

Discussion Questions

1.       1. From the first e-Activity, determine the most commonly used population and individual measures used in providing healthcare today. Examine the primary impact that these measures exert on the choices that consumers make in order to address their own healthcare needs. Justify your response.

2.       2. From the second e-Activity, compare the magnitude of healthcare costs in the United States to that of other developed countries. Analyze at least three (3) differences that you believe exist between the decisions that U.S. consumers and the consumers in other developed countries make regarding healthcare. Provide a rationale for your response.