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Final project (Using examples of (UK,USA and Canada)
This module has examined the influence of social policies on public health. The end of module assessment is the opportunity to bring much of what we have studied together.
In week 1 we learned about some of the key concepts in social policy and how some of these are also very important for public health (for example, inequality or poverty).
In week 2 we examined the historical development of the welfare state and reflected on the impact it had on public health.
In week 4 we examined the social determinants of health and established the importance of social policies in mediating their effects on public health. In week 5 we examined how different types of welfare state (welfare state regimes) have different effects on public health.
In later weeks (6-8) we explored the influence of health care systems and international institutions on social policy. This assignment enables you to reflect on many aspects of this material and see how it links together.
2500 Word Assignment (30% Total Module Grade).

Using relevant examples from at least 3 countries(UK,USA and Canada) or regions, critically examine how social policy influences and explains:
(i) health within countries
(ii) health between countries
The aim of the project is to relate the theories, concepts and models of social policy discussed in the module to either specific countries as a case study, or a more general overview. You will be credited for the critical analysis and application of theories of social policy, not the reproduction of statistical or factual information
Description:
This assignment draws on the topics we studied in weeks, 1, 2, 4 and 5, and it builds on the work we have done in our previous HAs. However you may also draw on the material covered in weeks 6-8. There are two parts to the question:
1. To discuss health within countries (this could be, for example, by area or by socio-economic status) and the influence of social policy in this, and
2. To compare health between countries and how differences in social policy may explain this. The expectation is that answers will cover both of these parts.
For part 1, the readings on the social determinants of health (week 4) will be particularly useful.
For part 2, the readings on welfare state regimes and material looking at ideological and political differences relating to welfare provision will be most helpful (week 5). The key concepts examined in week 1 provide a useful background as does the historical overview of week 2. Answers may reflect on the influence of social policies in your own country – although some reference to the UK and/or other developed countries is also required. Ideally, answers should focus primarily on theories, concepts and models of social policy related to both health within and between countries.
Both the assessment of
How 'healthy' an individual country is, and How patterns of health and provision of services differ between countries, has been discussed within the module. For example, within the UK, life expectancy for men in a deprived district such as Glasgow is 12 years less than for men in prosperous Surrey. And the type of services and approaches to welfare provision differ greatly between, say, the USA and Sweden. Developed and developing countries also have very noticeable underlying differences with regard to public health and provision.

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Final report  
Comparative analysis on health care scenario between countries
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Table of Contents 
 
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 
Problem statement ...................................................................................................................... 3 
Nature of project ........................................................................................................................ 4 
Research question ...................................................................................................................... 4 
Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 4 
Literature review/ concept used ................................................................................................. 5 
Social policy scenario within countries .................................................................................. 5 
Poverty analysis .................................................................................................................. 5 
Health inequality................................................................................................................. 6 
Relation between welfare regimens, social policy and health care facilities ......................... 7 
Approaches to welfare provision differ greatly between countries........................................ 9 
Health scenario between developed and developing regions ............................................... 10 
Findings.................................................................................................................................... 11 
Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 11 
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 12 
Bibliography ............................................................................................................................ 13
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Introduction  
 
Public health issue has become a prominent concern of government within different 
countries; several studies have been undertaken to analyze the level of inequality in access of 
healthcare services within different regions. Healthcare system is like a backbone of social 
system within country; it impacts the welfare of its population and economic growth of a 
country greatly. Availability of strong public health scenario in a country is a competitive 
advantage in a global market. Government manages this public health scenario with the help 
of social and welfare policies.  
This report has been written with the objective of analyzing the impact of social policy on 
public health; this final report will include analysis on all the subject matters read in context 
of this topic. This report will include comparative analysis of health care scenario, social 
policies and impact of using different welfare approaches in different countries such as USA, 
UK and Canada and at the same time it will also evaluate the scenario within countries, as 
scenarios within country also varies greatly. This report will also include analysis to show 
how social policies vary between developed and developing nations.  
Problem statement 
Major problems that will be addressed through this report are as follow; 
 Inequality and inequality in the health care access within different countries and its 
influence on several other social determinant factors 
 Impact of social policy on influencing the public health care scenario at large 
 Impact of welfare approaches on improving health care access within and between 
different countries 
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 Ways to improve public health scenarios by increasing equality in terms of health care 
access to all.  
Nature of project 
Health has been considered as crucial factors for improving economic and social condition of 
a region.  This project aimed at understanding the key concepts such as welfare ideologies, 
social policies, its types, different welfare approaches, welfare models, political ideologies 
and its interrelationship with social policy will be evaluated critically in this paper. 
Research question  
Major research questions that are aimed to be answered through this paper are as follow; 
 What is the impact of poverty and inequality on public health? 
 What is the influence of welfare approaches used and development in public health in 
different countries such as US, UK and Canada?  
 What are the impact of political ideology in the formation of social policy within 
region and its overall impact on public health scenario? 
 How public health scenario between developed and developing countries varies and 
its impact on economic development of regions?  
Methodology  
The way data has been collected for the research will impact the validity and reliability of the 
findings of the paper. This report has been prepared with the help of secondary data analysis. 
Secondary data has been collected from various sources such as different books on social 
policy, welfare policy and public health. Data has also been collected from various economic 
and management journals as they include published research paper that include reliable 
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primary data which have been collected by other researchers on the topic. Beside this, 
websites, periodicals and blogs have been used to understand the concept and get in-depth 
information on the topic. 
Literature review/ concept used  
Social policy scenario within countries  
Social policies can be defined as the different strategies made for the development of the 
society in terms of social, political and economic growth.  These policies are mad by the 
government of the nation to promote growth within region. According to Fienstine, (1993) 
removing poverty and inequality from the country is the main aim of such polices; as the 
above mentioned two variables directly impacts public health scenario negatively in a region. 
Inequality can be evaluated by analyzing education and employment scenarios (Leon, et al., 
2001). The main aim of social policy of a region is to ensure that all basic needs of all the 
individuals in the region are fulfilled. Impact of social policy in a country can be analyzed 
with the help of poverty and inequality scenario in the region.  
Poverty analysis  
Poverty can be defined as the inability of a nation to fulfill basic demand of a certain group of 
people;

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