Federation and Public Health Administration in Canada

Running head: HEALTH STUDIES
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HEALTH STUDIES
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Introduction
Federation and public health administration in Canada
One of the most critical issues in Canada history on federalism has been the issue of how
public health has been administered since the 1950s. Although there has been an evolution of
thus delivery in public health, it’s not yet to the standards. The Canadian government is divided
into federal government and provisional government. Since Canada's 1867 constitution appointed
most health care services obligations to commonplace jurisdiction,8 Canadian wellbeing strategy
is inseparably interwoven with government common connections. (canada government, 1982)
Canada is a league of 10 areas in addition to 3 scantily populated northern regions. These areas
fluctuate hugely in both size and monetary limit, extending from the Atlantic territory of
Sovereign Edward Island, with a 2001 populace of 135 000, to the mechanical heartland of
Ontario, with 11.4 million. (SG, 2013)
The countries policies concerning public health care have to greater extends affected how the
administration and the delivery of these health care services are done. This has posed a lot of
challenge. The Canadian constitution provided two levels of government and each level has its
powers. The operations under these powers have made an impact in the healthcare sector. The
provincial level of government has been set with more power when it comes to the public health
administration policies in the establishment, maintenance and the management of hospitals and
any public related non-governmental and governmental bodies. (soroka, 2007)
Perspective related to this topic
Considering the subject matter and topic of discussion, it would be relevant to state that from a
public health perspective, administration and delivery of public health services can be greatly be
affected either positively or negatively by the federation.
Effect of the perspective on the issue
This perspective has made me believe that the government and federation can help solve
challenges that the health sector is facing in Canada. The fragmentation of the Canada
government has made it easier to allocate resources even by the national government to help
fund the activities of the provincial government in public health maintenance.
Recommendations on what can be changed in Canadian public policy
One way to help the situation in Canada is employing measures that entail the integration of
banks and insurance companies with the health sector. This will help out the citizens of this
country ease the burden of health costs since the government cannot reach individual needs at
once. Moreover, the sector should ensure that they are working on reducing the wait time and
improvement of access. It's true that too many Canadians wait in long line to be attended to by