The government should implement health sciences programs in public secondary schools so that students can prepare for careers in health professions. Programs should aim to be intriguing for students. The government should support education and training grants to meet the critical needs of Americans who require mental and behavioral care. They should also increase funding for geriatric education and training. Finally, they create scholarships and loan repayment programs for allied health professionals. Once those interested in health care have decided to pursue a career in it, they should have help with paying for the schooling. In doing so, the number of people working in the health care workforce will increase making access to care easier. There will be more workers trained in working with the elderly and mental health needs patients as well. This will decrease costs by making services more available to the public. Access and quality will increase since there will be more physicians available to spend quality time with their patients.
Supporting health care professions is important because it is an effective way to encourage students to join the health care workforce. Students and young people respond well to getting help with paying for schooling. Medical school is very expensive, but with scholarships and support for health sciences programs more people will be apt to choose a health profession. The people in the health care workforce are important to our nation’s well being so the government should support them. Although this may increase taxes, which many people fear, it will ultimately decrease overall costs and increase the number of health care workers, which are both positive things for the health of our nation. Making the health care industry attractive to young people is important at this moment in time for our nation, as there is a shortage of workers and low level of access to care.
Supporting health sciences programs in secondary schools is an important step towards health care access on a national level. Learn more about access problems and reforms at these websites. Title V’s subcategory on ‘Supporting the Next Generation of Health Professionals’ is referenced most.
Sources:
Putting Americans In Control of Their Health Care
Title V. Health Care Workforce
Supporting the Next Generation of Health Professionals
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/proposal/titlev/supporting-next-generation
Increasing the Supply of Primary Care Providers in Underserved Communities
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/proposal/titlev/increasing-supply
Issues: Health Reform
Benefits of Health Reform
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/healthcare/index.php
The Costs of Inaction
http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/inaction/diminishing/
Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions
http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/hccd/concernsc.html
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ReplyDeleteI love your ideas..the first paragraph especially! It is a difficult choice to go into healthcare and it would be more beneficial to have a greater number of healthcare providers, even if it means more funding for this area!
ReplyDeleteSo right! I believe it is essential for our youth to be more educated within the sciences. I also believe that having great science teachers in middle and high school are essential. One bad teacher can make a person feel like science is not their strong point. I had this happen to me and if I would have believed the sciences weren't for me I would not be Pre-Nursing or a Community Helath Ed. major.
ReplyDeleteI agree with many of your ideas. I also think that health science programs should be in our secondary schools to expose students to health science curriculums and new ideas. I know in my high school, the basic sciences classes were taught and health class was an elective. If more schools had health science programs implemented then a greater population of students could be exposed to scientific ideas and take an interest in a future health career. I also think if there were more opportunities for students to shadow health professionals, there would be an increased interest in health careers.
ReplyDeleteImplementing health science courses into secondary schools is a great idea. I agree with a lot of your points. A lot of high schools don't mandate a health course, or like at my high school, mandate it, but it is only a quarter long. I wish there were more health class opportunities I could have taken. Even if a student doesn't end up going into the health field, at least by taking health courses in high school, they become more aware of certain aspects of health and health care. I also think that if more high school students were exposed to health science courses, they would also be exposed to the numerous amounts of different directions they could go and positions they could fill in the field. I think a lot of it is also schools being afraid to go there with students; aka, exposing them to different aspects of health. But what they don't realize is ultimately how important it is to be aware.
ReplyDeleteI agree that students need to be more exposed as to what careers are out there under the umbrella of "health professions." I feel like this is something that I would have greatly benefited from in high school. I entered college undecided about my course of study. I knew that I wanted to pursue something with health, but I was not aware of all the opportunities.
ReplyDeleteHow exactly would these programs be implemented? Where would the funding come from?