I enjoyed the PBS film “America. vs. The World.” I consider myself relatively new to learning about the U.S. healthcare system. I have learned a good bit through my graduate classes in my Master’s of Public Health, and through life experiences such as getting my first full-time job with benefits and health insurance. Growing up, I am … Read more
Watching PBS’s Health Care: America vs. the World was a fascinating and a quick look into what other countries are doing to manage the growing need for well-rounded services. I am inspired by our neighbor’s agility in creating and implementing solutions. Those places include Canada, UK, and Switzerland all of which have different systems and options … Read more
In the PBS Blog “Healthcare: America vs. the World”, viewers were introduced to a comparison of the US Health system versus other systems which have adapted different ways of addressing health equity and equality. From the UK to Switzerland, Australia and Canada, common themes of universal healthcare and government price limits on those services highlighted … Read more
PBS shows a documentary about health insurance in the United States versus other countries. The film discusses how the U.S. death rate is higher than anywhere else in the world when it comes to preventative care. In the film, the narrator visits Texas in the United States. Additionally, he visited the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, … Read more
I have been a certified nursing assistant since 2017 where I was just a junior in high school. Expanding off of this chapter, it was interesting to see how things I have experienced in five years was provided into statistics right on the page. I was lucky enough to go to a vocational high school … Read more
Whenever a discussion is brought up among peers about the United States healthcare system, opinions may range from us having the best regulatory systems and care, all the way to us having the worst systems in place. How does one rank a healthcare system? Is it lives saved? Is it the amount of dollars spent … Read more
The United State government for the most part stays out health care system. Many other first world countries play a large role in their health care systems like running and maintaining health care institutions. The Unites States on the other hand lets hospitals and doctor offices run themselves like any other businesses.1 Overall the constitution … Read more
“This too shall pass”, these words stuck with me for several days after watching the PBS film: Critical Care vs. the World. This short phrase made me brainstorm on the facts given in the film and how I personally could help. However, the healthcare system is so large and intricate that it would take more … Read more
Health Care: U.S. vs The World (PBS) documentary provides comparisons of universal healthcare models from other countries including Sweden, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Often, the U.S. is compared to Canada when describing the benefits of universal healthcare and many like myself were not aware of other countries with similar models. Universal healthcare for those … Read more
Hi everyone, My name is Kristen Hunt. I live in Raleigh, NC but am originally from Fairmont, NC. I am currently in my last semester for the Masters of Public Health Program with a concentration in Community Health and Health Behavior. I obtained my under grad in Exercise Science at UNCW. I manage one of … Read more