Essays on Universal Health Care

When one thinks of socioeconomic status (SES), three terms may come to mind; low, middle, and high SES. However, SES can be determined by three different factors; educational level, occupational status, and income level. Ones SES can determine their privileges and opportunities they have within...

From health statistics to economic factors, Haiti is a small country located in the Western Hemisphere that is known to be the poorest country in the Americans and one of the poorest in the world. Geographically, Haiti is smaller than the U. S. state, Maryland,...

Empowerment, a concept that is so diverse and can be applied in numerous ways within literature, is a fundamental aim of health promotion and thus a key element within nursing practice. The Ottawa Charter (1986) from which health promotion principles are derived, resulted in the...

What did health specialists use to carry out investigations in their departments, how long did it take to carry out research, how long did they take to get back health records and how much did they use to make a follow up of patients located...

The approach to healthcare is evolving once again. Healthcare initially started as bedside medicine in the 18th century, in which care was directly delivered to patients in a holistic approach. Physicians and healthcare workers would evaluate the entirety of the patient’s wellbeing in order to...

In Pivotal Politics Theory, as proposed by Keith Krehbiel, supermajorities are needed to overcome gridlock, which is the downside of simple majority. A supermajority vote is one that includes more than half the vote and is used in the United States congress quite often. Common...

Obama’s Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, was a main focus of his election and the biggest shock to healthcare in years. As the foundation of the election for our first African American president, it is no surprise that the ACA had mixed...