national health insurance
A system for public funding of the costs citizens incur when they require personal medical and hospital
care. Many nations provide at least partial support from the public purse for some of their citizens, and in
many OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) nations personal medical care
and hospital costs are wholly or partly publicly funded. This has been an evolving process since it was
introduced by the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815–98) in 1883–4. The British National
Health Service (NHS) introduced in 1948 provides comprehensive tax-supported personal and hospital
care, but financial constraints and rising costs have eroded some aspects, and fees are now charged for
some aspects of care. By the late 1980s, all European Union nations and all OECD nations except the
United States had comprehensive publicly funded personal health care services, usually with the proviso
that people pay additional personal expenses.
Community Health
Please See Attached. 4-6 pages. Complete the following: · Assess your chosen community to include socioeconomic and demographic data such as location, lifestyle, age, race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, income, education, employment. (Complete the windshield surveys first.) · Choose a specific health concern or health need from the Assessment 1