BUDGET FOR HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITY

Budget for Health Promotion Activity

Health Promotion Activity Budget

Introduction

The course of the study is going to develop and critically analyze the health care promotion budget by keeping a cost benefit analysis as the base for making decision for the implementation of health care promotion activity. Health is conceived as a fundamental right of human beings and the spiritual dimension of health is increasingly recognized. WHO considers that health is a fundamental right of human beings, so that all should access to basic resources essential to health. The health promotion represents a comprehensive social and political process, which includes not only actions to improve the skills and capabilities of individuals but measures to change the social, environmental and economic, to reduce its negative effects on public health and the health of people.

Discussion

The promotion of health is the process of enabling people to better understand and control determinants of health and thereby improve their health. The participation of the population is essential for any action to promote health. it is the primary responsibility of the hospitals for providing healthcare services, but at the same time it's a business as well. Therefore in order to continue its operations and make profit as well the healthcare industry requires payment in dollars in order to retain its entity (Colomer, 2001). The healthcare community camp is expected to receive finance from following resources.

Non-patients

Contributors

Grants

Tax support

Patients

Self payment

Medicaid

Third party payer

Insurance

Other sponsors and companies

Objectives of the Health Promotional Activity

Identifying the most effective methods to ensure that our messages of health promotion and prevention reach the people.

The preparation of information materials on healthy lifestyles in terms of population health and global perspective in order to prevent chronic and infectious diseases.

Health promotion is an area of Public Health that is dedicated to exploring ways to promote better health in the population (Colomer, 2001). The definition given in the historic Ottawa Charter of 1986 is that the promotion of health “is to give people the means to improve health and exercise greater control over it”. The areas of action proposed by the Ottawa Charter are: to build public policy healthy, creating environments that promote health, strengthen community action, develop personal skills, and reorient health services. Health promotion draws on many disciplines such as epidemiology, medicine, sociology, psychology, communication and education. It also uses educational tools and not only communication but also the law and structural measures (Donovan, 2006).

Sample Budget for Health Promotion

Advertising and Promotion budget

2011

Revenues

$

Non-patients

Contributors

1000

Grants

10000

Tax support

2000

Patients

Self payment

10000

Medicaid

4000

Third party payer

7000

Insurance

6000

Other sponsors and companies

8000

Total Revenues

48000

Expenses

Fixed expense

Salaries and Benefits (support staff)

3500

Physicians and Professionals fee

10000

Transportation

1500

Event setup and other utilities expenses

12000

Depreciation and Amortization

1000

Advertising and Marketing Expense

3500

Total Fixed Expenses

31500

Variable expenses

Supplies @ 5 $ per patient (200 patients)

1000

Medicines 20 $ per patient (200 patients)

4000

Examination fees @ 13 $ per patient (200 patients)

2600

Total Variable Expenses

7600

Total Expenses

39100

Net Income

8900

Health Promotion Activity

The healthcare promotion activity will be done by setting up a community health care camp at the nearby locations such as schools, parks and sports grounds. These locations will provide a better ease for the participants and ...