HSA 510 Health economics week 1 discussion -E-Activity 1-

E-Activity 1
 Go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website, located at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm, and review at least three to five (3-5) topics listed in the “Health, United States, 2012, Data on Selected Topics” section.

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.

E-Activity part 2
• Go to the World Health Organization Website, located at http://www.who.int/gho/countries/en/index.html, to review data statistics about the health care systems in the United States and other developed countries. Be prepared to discuss.