[8] PRELIMS | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Flashcards
Covers majority of a person’s health needs, promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliation from birth to the final days of life
Primary Health Care
BRIEF HISTORY / LEGAL BASIS
World Health Assembly passed a resolution WHA 30.43 which started the Health-for-All movement
1977
BRIEF HISTORY / LEGAL BASIS
Health leaders from 200 countries attended the **International Conference for Primary Health Care **(Alma Ata, USSR) initiated by WHO and UNICEF and made Alma Ata Declaration
September 6-12, 1978
BRIEF HISTORY / LEGAL BASIS
World Health Assembly launched the “Global Strategy for Health for All.”
1979
BRIEF HISTORY / LEGAL BASIS
The “Global Strategy for Health for All” was adopted by the 34th World Health Assembly
1981
BASIS HISTORY / LEGAL BASIS
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos issued the LOI No. 949 which mandated the MOH to adopt PHC as an approach to the development & implementation of programs which focus on health development, at community level
October 19, 1979
DOH act as the leader in the promotion of ____ in the country
PHC
ALMA ATA DECLARATION ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
- Health is a ____.
- There exists global burden of ____ among populations
- ____ is of basic importance for the full attainment of health for all
- ____ have a responsibility for the health of their people
- Health is a basic fundamental right.
- There exists global burden of health inequalities among populations
- Economic and social development is of basic importance for the full attainment of health for all
- Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people
GOAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
“ Health for all by the year 2000”
OBJECTIVES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
- Improvement in the (1) ____ of the community
- Favorable (2) ____.
- Reduction in (3) ____ especially among infants & children.
- Reduction in the prevalence of (4) ____.
- Extension of (5) ____ with priority given to underserved sectors.
- Improvement in (6) ____.
- Development of the capability of the community aimed at (7) ____.
- Maximization of the contribution of all sectors other than health to the (8) ____ of the community.
(1) level of health
(2) population growth & structure
(3) morbidity & mortality rates
(4) preventable, communicable & other diseases
(5) essential health services
(6) basic sanitation
(7) self-reliance
(8) social & economic development
ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (WHO)
- Reducing exclusion and social disparities in health (____)
- Organizing health services around people’s needs and expectations (____)
- Integrating health into all sectors (____)
- Pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue (____)
- Increasing ____
- Reducing exclusion and social disparities in health (universal coverage )
- Organizing health services around people’s needs and expectations (health service reforms)
- Integrating health into all sectors (public policy reforms)
- Pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue (leadership reforms)
- Increasing stakeholder participation
ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
E - ____
L - ____
E - ____
M - ____
E - ____
N - ____
T - ____
S - ____
E - Education for health
L - Locally endemic disease control
E - Expanded program for immunization
M - Maternal and Child Health including responsible parenthood
E - Essential drugs
N - Nutrition
T - Treatment of Communicable and Noncommunicable diseases
S - Safe water and sanitation
PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
- A____
- S____
- M____
- C____
- E____
- A____
- Accessibility , affordability, acceptability, and availability
- Support mechanisms
- Multisectoral Approach
- Community Participation
- Equitable distribution of health resources
- Appropriate Technology
4 As of PHC
- Accessibility
- Affordability
- Acceptability
- Availability
- Health care facilities must be within (1) ____ from the communities
- Out of pocket expenses for health care. In the Philippines, govt health insurance is covered through (2) ____
- Health care in consonance with (3) ____
- (4) ____ are provided regularly
(1) 30 minutes
(2) PhilHealth
(3) culture and traditions
(4) Basic health services