3: Primary Healthcare Flashcards
According to _______, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Alma-Ata Decleration 1978
In the people’s health status which is NOT socially, economically, and politically acceptable.
Gross Inequality
“an organized plan of health service”
Health care system
rendering of health care services to the people
Health care delivery
network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the task of rendering health care to the people
Health care delivery system
According to this
_____ Essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally acceptable.”
Alma-Ata declaration 1978
Deals with social policy which targets health equity
Primary Health Care (PHC)
In Primary Health Care (PHC) what is the ultimate goal?
better health for all
What are the 5 key elements to achieve “Better Health for all” by WHO
- Universal coverage
- Service delivery
- Public Policy
- Leadership
- Stakeholder Participation
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
E
(first E)
Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of identifying, preventing, and controlling them
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
L
Locally endemic disease prevention and control
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
E (second E)
Expanded program of immunization against major infectious diseases
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
M
Maternal and child heath care including family planning
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
E (Third E)
Essential drugs arrangement (generic name, dosage, frequency use)
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
N
Nutritional food supplement, an adequate supply of safe, and basic nutrition
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
T
Treatment of communicable and non-communicable disease and promotion of mental health
Essential ELEMENTS of Primary Health care
S
Safe water and sanitation
Principles of Primary Health Care
- Improve the healthcare of the community
- Promote favorable population growth
- Reduce the morbidity and mortality rates especially among infants and children
- Reduce prevalence of preventable, communicable, and other diseases
- Improve basic sanitation
- Extend essential health services especially to the underserved sectors
- Develop the capability of the community to become self-reliant
- Encourage the contribution of other sectors to the social and economic development of the community
- Provide equitable distribution of health care
- Ensure community participation and monitor adequacy and distribution of health workers
- Recognize that the formal health sector needs other sectors in the promotion of health (multi-sectoral approach)
- Use appropriate technology which are accessible, feasible, affordable, and culturally acceptable to the community
List down the Function of Health care Managers (5)
- planning
- Organizing
- Staffing
- Controlling
- Directing
setting priorities and determining performance targets
Planning
designing the organization or the specific division, unit, or service for which the manager is responsible
Organizing
acquiring and retaining human resources, and developing and maintaining the workforce through various strategies and tactics
Staffing