Healthcare: United States and Cuba
Healthcare: United States and Cuban
As years go by the human life span increases. Technology and knowledge come together to provide healthcare that can help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Though developed countries have excellent resources to maintain health, many developing countries such as Cuba have only a limited resource. Although the U.S. is dependent on more healthcare professionals as a whole there are many physicians well equipped to provide services to their patients. Healthcare professionals in Cuba lack the resources needed to provide the best healthcare to citizens. Because of this though Cubans live a healthier lifestyle than Americans health is still an issue. Many people cannot afford healthcare in Cuba, which is also an issue in the U.S., and programs for personal health are not available. In both the U.S. and Cuba some government assistance is provided but not all citizens benefit much from it. Approaching the problems of healthcare and adjusting them may be difficult but it is important for society.
For citizens in America, the day to day lifestyle plays a strong role in personal health. The daily affairs of Americans are in most part set to a specific schedule. There is a set time for which a person must show up for work or for a student to attend class. This lifestyle causes people to adjust according to their convenience, in one way by selecting fast and convenient food choices. Not much family time is spent on the preparation and consumption of meals, and Americans overall lack basic cooking skills and nutritional knowledge (King, and Hayes 28). This factor, along with the lack of physical activity, explains why most Americans develop cardiovascular disease. Americans are provided with access to different means to acquire a healthy lifestyle that many citizens of other developing countries do not have (Mechanic, and Rochefort 249). Although many services are provided in the U.S for healthcare many people neglect the opportunities and
As years go by the human life span increases. Technology and knowledge come together to provide healthcare that can help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Though developed countries have excellent resources to maintain health, many developing countries such as Cuba have only a limited resource. Although the U.S. is dependent on more healthcare professionals as a whole there are many physicians well equipped to provide services to their patients. Healthcare professionals in Cuba lack the resources needed to provide the best healthcare to citizens. Because of this though Cubans live a healthier lifestyle than Americans health is still an issue. Many people cannot afford healthcare in Cuba, which is also an issue in the U.S., and programs for personal health are not available. In both the U.S. and Cuba some government assistance is provided but not all citizens benefit much from it. Approaching the problems of healthcare and adjusting them may be difficult but it is important for society.
For citizens in America, the day to day lifestyle plays a strong role in personal health. The daily affairs of Americans are in most part set to a specific schedule. There is a set time for which a person must show up for work or for a student to attend class. This lifestyle causes people to adjust according to their convenience, in one way by selecting fast and convenient food choices. Not much family time is spent on the preparation and consumption of meals, and Americans overall lack basic cooking skills and nutritional knowledge (King, and Hayes 28). This factor, along with the lack of physical activity, explains why most Americans develop cardiovascular disease. Americans are provided with access to different means to acquire a healthy lifestyle that many citizens of other developing countries do not have (Mechanic, and Rochefort 249). Although many services are provided in the U.S for healthcare many people neglect the opportunities and
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