Home›Primary Health Care Program›Associated With›Health Systems and PolicyBranchHealth Systems and PolicyAlso Known As Health PolicySystems and Policy FieldReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe study and practice of how a society organizes, finances and governs the delivery of health care and public health services to its population, from a single national health service to a fragmented insurance market.FactsHealth Systems and PolicyConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsCentral QuestionWell-attestedHow should a society organize the financing and delivery of care so that it reaches the population it serves. 1Key DebateWell-attestedWhether universal coverage is best delivered through a single public system, a regulated multi payer market, or some mixture of the two remains a live policy debate across the countries that have not settled it the same way. 1Health Systems and PolicyFilter Results10 entriesGeographic ScopeAllBrazil (1)Cuba, extended nationwide from its 1984 Havana pilot (1)Iran (national, rural areas) (1)Nepal, nationwide (all 75 districts) (1)Pakistan, deployed across all five provinces (1)Rural China (1)Rural India (1)Thailand, nationwide (1)StatusAllActive (1)Ongoing (1)Ongoing and self-sustaining (1)Target PopulationAllBangladesh's large rural population (1)Rural population of Iran (1)Era (Launch Year)All1968 (1)1977 (1)1984 (1)1985 (1)1988 (1)1994 (2)2004 (1)2005 (1)Program KindAllHealth Education Program (4)Sanitation or Water Program (1)Vaccination or Immunization Program (5)Where (Country)AllAsia (5)Bangladesh (1)Cuba (1)Ethiopia (1)Iran (1)South America (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 10Barefoot Doctors ProgramHealth Systems and PolicyBRAC Community Health Worker ProgrammeHealth Systems and PolicyCuba Family Doctor and Nurse ProgramHealth Systems and PolicyEthiopia Health Extension ProgrammeHealth Systems and PolicyFamily Health Strategy (Brazil)Health Systems and PolicyIran Behvarz Rural Health Worker ProgramHealth Systems and PolicyNational Rural Health MissionHealth Systems and PolicyNepal Female Community Health Volunteer ProgramHealth Systems and PolicyPakistan Lady Health Worker ProgrammeHealth Systems and PolicyThailand Village Health Volunteer ProgramHealth Systems and PolicyConnectionsAssociated WithAffordable Care Act, Public Health Programs Well-attested Barefoot Doctors Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Barefoot DoctorWikipedia contributorsBRAC Community Health Worker Programme, Public Health Programs Well-attested Cuba Family Doctor and Nurse Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested Ethiopia Health Extension Programme, Public Health Programs Well-attested Family Health Strategy (Brazil), Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Family Health Strategy (Brazil)Wikipedia contributorsGermany Statutory Health Insurance, Public Health Programs Well-attested Implementation Science, Branches Well-attested Source PMC: Welcome to Implementation Science (Eccles and Mittman, 2006)Iran Behvarz Rural Health Worker Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional, Public Health Programs Well-attested Japan National Health Insurance, Public Health Programs Well-attested Johann Peter Frank, Figures Well-attested ConnectedJohann Peter Frank wrote System of a Complete Medical Police (1779-1819), a foundational text of government health policy and administration.Kenya National Hospital Insurance Fund, Public Health Programs Well-attested Medicaid, Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: MedicaidWikipedia contributorsMedicare (United States), Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Medicare (United States)Wikipedia contributorsNational Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana), Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana)Wikipedia contributorsNational Rural Health Mission, Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: National Rural Health MissionWikipedia contributorsNepal Female Community Health Volunteer Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested Pakistan Lady Health Worker Programme, Public Health Programs Well-attested Philippines PhilHealth, Public Health Programs Well-attested Rwanda Community-Based Health Insurance, Public Health Programs Well-attested Seguro Popular, Public Health Programs Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Seguro PopularWikipedia contributorsSouth Korea National Health Insurance Service, Public Health Programs Well-attested Taiwan National Health Insurance, Public Health Programs Well-attested Thailand Universal Coverage Scheme, Public Health Programs Well-attested Thailand Village Health Volunteer Program, Public Health Programs Well-attested Turkey General Health Insurance, Public Health Programs Well-attested IncludesAlma Ata Declaration, Milestones Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Founding of the World Health Organization, Milestones Well-attested Source Constitution of the World Health Organizationtier 1Halfdan Mahler, Figures Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Health Economics, Branches Well-attested Lalonde Report, Milestones Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Marc Lalonde, Figures Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1MPOWER Launch, Milestones Well-attested National Health Service, Institutions Well-attested Source Wikipedia: National Health Servicetier 2Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health, Milestones Well-attested Smoking Ban, Practices Well-attested A smoking ban (SubLabel Tobacco Control Practice) is a regulatory and legislative policy instrument, distinct from the individual-behavior-change practices Health Promotion covers.Universal Health Coverage, Concepts Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Milestones Well-attested World Health Organization, Institutions Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Sources1. World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1World Health OrganizationWho We Are pageTogether, we coordinate the world's response to health emergencies, promote well-being, prevent disease and expand access to health care.Includes: Universal Health CoverageIncludes: Marc LalondeIncludes: World Health OrganizationIncludes: Lalonde ReportIncludes: Alma Ata DeclarationIncludes: Halfdan MahlerView the SourceWikipedia: Health Policytier 3WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionHealth policy can be defined as the decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society.View the SourceConstitution of the World Health Organizationtier 1World Health Organization, 1948Includes: Founding of the World Health OrganizationView the SourceWikipedia: National Health Servicetier 2WikipediaIncludes: National Health ServiceView the SourcePMC: Welcome to Implementation Science (Eccles and Mittman, 2006)Implementation Science (BioMed Central), via PubMed CentralAssociated With: Implementation ScienceView the SourceWikipedia: Medicare (United States)Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Medicare (United States)Wikipedia: MedicaidWikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: MedicaidWikipedia: Seguro PopularWikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Seguro PopularWikipedia: National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana)Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana)Wikipedia: Barefoot DoctorWikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Barefoot Doctors ProgramWikipedia: National Rural Health MissionWikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: National Rural Health MissionWikipedia: Family Health Strategy (Brazil)Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Family Health Strategy (Brazil)Comments (0)No comments yet. 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