One of the problems health care is facing currently is
the shortage of PPE for health care professionals. The
Corona virus has caused many health facilities to ration
their mask, gowns and gloves. As we reflect on the
past events leading up to the pandemic crisis we are
in now, what do you think we could have done
differently in America to prevent this problem from
happening? Why are we not prepared with PPE?

Match the vocabulary terms to the correct definition. 1. branch of u.s. department of human services that works to improve the emotional and mental lives of families and communities; may include social workers, community managers and planners, therapists and corrective treatment specialists, and educators and child care workers quality-of-life indicators 2. infrastructure used to reduce health-care related expenses and increase the affordability of health care and insurance; increases the need for coordination among health care providers managed health-care system 3. federal healthcare insurance that provides medical, psychological, therapy, or social work services to the disadvantaged (medicaid) or the elderly (medicare) medicaid or medicare 4. measurements of the well-being of an individual, community, or larger population; includes physical, mental, emotional, and social health as well as other factors such as safety and opportunity for intellectual growth and challenges family and community services