For this discussion, compare and contrast local, state, and federal public healt

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Question

For this discussion, compare and contrast local, state, and federal public healthcare services. Begin by selecting one of following health concerns as the substantive basis of your comparison:

Diabetes

Heart disease

Child and well-baby care

Aging and Alzheimer’s

Identify what public health services for your chosen problem are available at the federal, state, and local levels. Describe how these services are delivered and funded for your local community, state, and federal public health departments. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages associated with each of the three levels of service.

Provide examples and support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.

Explanation / Answer

Heart Disease

Local: 1.Limited hours outdoor doctor visit time, 2. On call facility at home, 3. Emergency services like Ambulance, Oxygen cylinder etc are available, 4. Medical checkup and free treatment are not provided and 5. Less funding is available as of lack of sponsors.

Advantages: Emergency ambulance services with full set up of medication are available 24*7.

Disadvantages: No funding facility, the high cost of treatment and surgeries of heart equipment are limited.

Example: Local services like the small clinic with limited resources and little arrangements.

State: 1. Doctors are available 24-7, 2. No on call facility, 3. Emergency services are not available all the time because of non-availability of enough resources, 4. Medical checkup and free treatment are provided, and 5. Optimum funding facilities are available for the patients.

Advantages: Free check-up, ECG scan, and many more high-cost medical tests are completely free.

Disadvantages: Treatment qualities are not good.

Example: The hospitals or the nursing home fully sponsored by the respective state government.

Federal public: 1. Doctors are available 24-7, 2. On call facility, 3. Emergency services like Ambulance, Oxygen cylinder etc are available 24*7, 4. 4. Medical checkup and free treatment are selectively provided and 5. Optimum funding facilities are available for the patients.

Advantages: The facilities are extraordinary for heart operations and the cost is also varied as per the surgeries done, the quality of work performance is extraordinary.

Disadvantages: Sometimes the quality of treating the patients for better diagnosis failed.

Example: It is the government hospitals for the citizen of the country.