Language Enhancement November 30, 2012 Topic: Health Care Systems

1. Language EnhancementNovember 30, 2012Topic: Health Care Systems Warm-up: “A picture is worth a thousand words” – 10 minutes Pronunciation – 10 mins. Myers Briggs Type Indicator Results - 20 mins. Idioms on health – 5 mins.

2. Break • Video- Comparing the British and American Health Care Systems – 20 mins. • Health Care Systems vocabulary– 20 mins. • Homework – 5 minutes

3. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (an image can communicate complex ideas more easily than words) Try to describe the following paintings by American painter Norman Rockwell as fully as possible. Think about the language you would use to describe: (1) Objects and people, (2) actions (what is currently happening and what is going to happen), (3) facial expressions, (4) the mood (the atmosphere)

8. Tongue Twisters • Green glass globes glow greenly. • I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. • I thought of thinking of thanking you. • Pat a pet pot in a deep pit.

9. Alliteration in Shakespeare Alliteration:repetition of the first sound in two or more words that follow each other in succession E.g. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” From the play Romeo and Juliet: “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes; A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.” “If e'er thou wast thyself, and these woes thine, Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline.”

10. MBTI Statistics (General Population) FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

11. MBTI Statistics: Ethnic and Gender Differences in Best Fit Type (Asians) Herk N, Thompson RC, Schaubhut NA. Poster presentation 2009 Bienniel Association for Psychological Type International Conference FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

12. Myers Briggs Type Indicator Test (MBTI) • The purpose of the test: • is NOT to say one type is better than another • is to help us better understand our strengths and weaknesses, • is to help us become more aware of how we make decisions • is to help us better understand other people so that we can work better with other people, so that we can get along better with others

13. Sayings and Quotes about Health and Well-being • “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” • “It is health that is real wealth” • “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” • “To wish to be well is part of becoming well.” • “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” • “You are what you eat.”

14. Break

15. Video: Britain’s Healthcare System (CNN – Cable News Network) Watch the video first without reading the script. Then read the script, and pay attention to the language and culture notes.

16. Basic Introduction to Health Care System Vocabulary and the US System • Public sector = government supported/provided • Private sector = for-profit businesses • Universal healthcare/”socialized medicine” = basic health insurance provided to all • Single Payer = payment for healthcare costs comes from 1 source (usually the government) • Out-of-pocket = payment must come directly from the patient

17. The US Health Care System • Healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics) – mostly private sector businesses, some government • Health insurance – many people have some combination or mixture of private and public insurance • Health insurance is provided by employers (the company you work for), the government, or yourself (private insurance) • About 50 million Americans (~16%) are uninsured

18. The US Health Care System (II) • The US spends more on health care per capita (per person) than any other country; • The US spends more on health care as a percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) than any other country in the world (> 15%; in contrast, Britain and Canada both spend about 10%) • US life expectancy (78.5 years) is below that of most developed nations • The US is one of the few industrialized countries that does not guarantee access to health care

20. US Health Insurance • Most Americans (59%) receive health insurance through their employer (private and public sector), which buys group insurance from a private insurance company; • Employees usually contribute to health insurance payments through their salaries, and often have family coverage (their families are included in the health insurance); • Few Americans (<10%) buy individual health insurance • Even with insurance, when people require medical care, they may have to pay up-front a part of the cost (deductible)

21. US Health Insurance (II) • Government programs directly cover about 30% of the population; • The largest government insurance programs are: (1) Medicare, and (2) Medicaid; • Medicare: covers people over 65 years old and the disabled; • Medicaid: covers low-income people; • Government programs also include health insurance for low-income children and the Veterans Administration (for military and their families);

23. Homework: Download and read the article “So, Let Me Explain How American Health Care Works” from The New Yorker magazine. Answer the 4 questions on the 2nd page of the article on a separate sheet of paper and submit it next week.