In this activity, you will discuss public health delivery systems issues in your setting.

Step 1: Review and Identify

Review the learning resources on the challenges experienced in organizing and financing health delivery systems. Think about the health delivery systems in your setting with special attention to financing and organization. Can you identify any of these issues in your setting?

Step 2: Discuss 

In 300-400 words, write a discussion on the related issues faced in your setting. In your discussion, you should:

• Briefly describe your setting. It can be your workplace, community, or region.
• Introduce public health delivery issues prevalent in your setting. Elaborate on potential causes or contributing factors.
• Explain how these issues relate to financing and organization and justify your statements with the course readings.
• Propose briefly some ideas that could help to alleviate the issues

Step 3: Share

To share your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. “Post to forum.” Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”