Attitudes Toward Other Health Care Systems
Skeptical and sometimes contemptuous of “alternative medicine”
May see modern medicine as an alternative to ethnocultural or religious traditions
Seen as a danger
Source: Adapted from: Hanson, M. J., & Callahan, D. (Eds.). (1999). The goals of medicine. Washington, DC: Georgetown Press.
Table 8–7 continued
The struggles continue as we attempt to find a balance between the high technology of the 21st century and primary preventive care and a strong public health care system. There must also be a balance between the forces of modern medical care and CULTURALCARE.
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Box 8–1: Keeping Up
It goes without saying that much of the data presented in this chapter will be out of date when you read this text. However, at this final stage of writing, it is the most recent information available. The following resources will be most helpful in keeping you abreast of the frequent changes in health care events, costs, and policies:
1. The National Center for Health Statistics publishes Health, United States, an annual report on trends in health statistics. It can be retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm. Health, United States, 11 is not available and Health, United States, 12 will be published in May, 2012.
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3. Information regarding the Affordable Care Act can be found at www. healthcare.gov.
4. Information regarding selected health statistics and other relevant information in a global context can be found at https://www.cia.gov/ library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.
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