Analyse health care performance data in at least two countries one of which must be Australia (if you are studying in Australia) or Singapore (if you are studying in Singapore) and write an essay of 3000 words comparing the following five (5) areas for each country.
Be careful to pick the other country that is comparable and has the quality of data required to complete the comparison.
The areas for comparision are listed below:
1. Funding System (including health insurance systems)
2. Governance System
3. Selected Population Health Indicators
a. Maternal Mortality Rate
b. Infant Mortality Rate
c. Life Expectancy at Birth
4. Health Status
a. Low birth weight
b. Obsesity
c. Diabetes
d. Asthma
e. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
f. Cancer
5. Health System Performance
1. % GDP Spent on Health
2. Define each of the following measures and provide the results and commentary for comparison that the countries use to demonstrate that health care is:
i. Acceptable
ii. Appropriate
iii. Effective
iv. Efficient
v. Safe
Where no data is available on individual measure you must indicate this clearly but be sure that you carefully research to make sure that this is in fact the case.
IMPORTANT: You should also make comment on each of the areas of comparison thus interpreting the results.
Marking Criteria
The assignments will be assessed against the following criteria:
No. Criterion Marks
1 Intellectural Coherence
Addresses the assignment question 30
Logical flow of ideas 10
Conclusions supported by evidence and argument 10
2 The intelligibility of presentations and contributions
Presentation is clear and concise 5
Accurate referencing. 5
Evidence of adequate/critical reading. 10
3 Demonstrated understanding and application of the evidence sourced
Use of evidence to support arguments 10
Use of course materials and readings to support argument 10
Use of literature and evidence through own research 10

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Posted on May 31, 2016Author TutorCategories Question, Questions