Did you know that there are approximately 46 million people without health insurance.
Should healthcare be provided to all American citizens?Regine Norris
Research
• Health care is taking preventative or necessary medical procedures to improve a person's well-being.
• Helps people get medical care they need and live a healthier life.
• There are many programs that help others with their health care bills such as Medicare and Medicaid
Research
Medicaid
• People and families with low incomes
• Poverty alone does not necessarily qualify someone for Medicaid.
• Largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the US
Medicare• Americans ages 65-and older and
disabled people
• Has four parts:
• Part A
• Part B
• Part C
• Part D
Research
• Health care has become increasingly unaffordable for businesses and individuals.
• In 2007, 62.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies were related to people with costly medical insurance.
• Some countries have universal health care
• Statistics show people who have free health care have a longer life expectancy.
• Canada, England, Germany are countries with free health care.
• U.S. is the only nation without out free care.
Because I researched healthcare, I decided to volunteer at CVS Pharmacy for my product.
Product
• For my Product I had to find a place to volunteer
• Find a Mentor
• Discuss with the Pharmacist on what I would be doing
Product
•Meet up with my mentor
• Start Volunteering
• Rotate around the Pharmacy
• Learn different tasks
Product
•Work with the associates
• Spent some days answering phones
•Working in the drive-thru
• Putting up prescriptions
Mentor
•My Mentor was Jennifer
• She is a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy
• She helped me gain knowledge in the work of pharmacy
Challenges and Successes
If there is anything I would do differently about my project is to have not procrastinated.Challenges:•Procrastination•Finding a mentor•Finding a location to volunteer•My work scheduleSuccesses:•Completing my hours •Being offered a job•Finishing my project•Having fun
What I Learned
• I learned how to create a website
• I learned to be more organized
• Time management
• How to put prescriptions into the computer
Thank you for your time.Do you have any questions?