Karatun Lafiya
Ka yi tunanin wannan: za ka sami wasiƙa a cikin akwatin wasiku. Kuna iya ganin cewa wasiƙar ta fito daga likitan ku, amma an rubuta wasiƙar a cikin yaren da ba ku sani ba. Me ki ke yi? Ta yaya kuke samun taimako? Kuna tambayar aboki ko ɗan'uwa don taimaka muku karanta wasiƙar? Ko kina jefawa cikin shara ki manta dashi?
Tsarin kula da lafiyar Amurka yana da sarkakiya.[i] Zai yi wuya dukanmu mu san yadda za mu sami kulawar da muke bukata.
- Wane irin kulawar lafiya muke bukata?
- Ina zamu je don samun kulawa?
- Kuma da zarar mun sami kiwon lafiya, ta yaya za mu ɗauki matakan da suka dace don samun lafiya?
Sanin amsoshin waɗannan tambayoyin ana kiransa ilimin lafiya.
tun Oktoba shine Watan Karatun Lafiya,[ii] lokaci ne cikakke don nuna mahimmancin ilimin kiwon lafiya da matakan da Colorado Access ke ɗauka don tallafawa membobinmu don ƙarin koyo game da yadda ake samun kulawar da suke buƙata.
Menene Karatun Lafiya?
Cibiyar Kula da Cututtuka da Cututtuka (CDC) ta bayyana ilimin kiwon lafiya a matsayin ikon "samun, sadarwa, sarrafawa, da fahimtar bayanan kiwon lafiya da sabis." A cikin yare a sarari, "ilimin kiwon lafiya" shine sanin yadda ake samun kulawar lafiyar da muke buƙata.
Ma'aikatar Kiwon Lafiya ta Amurka da Ayyukan Dan Adam (DHHS) kuma ta lura cewa duka mutane da ƙungiyoyi na iya zama masu ilimin kiwon lafiya:
- Ilimin lafiyar mutum: Matsayin da mutane zasu iya samu, fahimta, da amfani da bayanai da ayyuka don sanar da yanke shawara da ayyuka masu alaƙa da lafiya don kansu da sauran su. A cikin yare a sarari, kasancewa “masanin ilimin kiwon lafiya” yana nufin wani ya san yadda ake samun lafiyar da suke buƙata.
- Ilimin lafiyar ƙungiyar: Matsayin da ƙungiyoyi ke ba da dama ga daidaikun mutane su nemo, fahimta, da amfani da bayanai da ayyuka don sanar da yanke shawara da ayyuka masu alaƙa da lafiya don kansu da sauran su. A cikin yare a sarari, kasancewa ƙungiyar “masu ilimin kiwon lafiya” yana nufin cewa mutanen da suke yi wa hidima za su iya fahimta kuma su sami lafiyar da suke bukata.
Me yasa Ilimin Kiwon Lafiya Yana da Muhimmanci?
Bisa ga Cibiyar Dabarun Kula da Lafiya, kusan kashi 36% na manya a Amurka suna da karancin ilimin kiwon lafiya.[iii] Wannan kashi ya ma fi girma a tsakanin mutanen da ke amfani da Medicaid.
Lokacin samun kulawar lafiya yana da wahala ko kuma rikicewa, mutane na iya zaɓar tsallake alƙawuran likitoci, wanda hakan na iya nufin ba sa samun kulawar da ta dace a lokacin da ya dace, ba su da magungunan da suke buƙata, ko kuma suna amfani da dakin gaggawa fiye da yadda suke. bukata. Wannan na iya sa mutane su yi rashin lafiya kuma yana iya kashe kuɗi da yawa.
Samar da kulawar lafiya cikin sauƙin fahimta yana taimaka wa mutane samun kulawar da suke buƙata kuma yana taimaka musu su kasance cikin koshin lafiya. Kuma wannan yana da kyau ga kowa!
Menene Colorado Access ke yi don sauƙaƙe kulawar kiwon lafiya?
Colorado Access yana son kula da lafiya ya zama mai sauƙi ga membobinmu su fahimta. Ga ‘yan misalan yadda muke taimaka wa membobinmu samun kula da lafiya:
- Ana samun sabis na taimakon harshe, gami da fassarar rubutu/fassarar baki da taimako/aiyuka na taimako, kyauta. Kira 800-511-5010 (TTY: 888-803-4494).
- Lokacin da sababbin membobi suka shiga Colorado Access, suna samun abokantaka mai amfani "sabon fakitin memba” wanda ke bayanin kula da lafiyar da membobi zasu iya samu tare da Medicaid.
- Dukkan kayan memba an rubuta su ta hanya mai sauƙin karantawa da fahimta.
- Ma'aikatan Colorado Access suna da damar samun horo kan ilimin kiwon lafiya.
Resources:
Ilimin Kiwon Lafiya: Madaidaici, Dama da Bayanin Lafiya Mai Aiki Ga Duk | Ilimin Lafiya | CDC
[i] An karye tsarin kula da lafiyar mu? - Harvard Lafiya
[ii] Oktoba Watan Karatun Lafiya ne! – Labarai & Al'amuran | lafiya.gov
[iii] Takardun Gaskiyar Karatun Lafiya - Cibiyar Dabarun Kula da Lafiya (chcs.org)