COMMUNITY HEALTH Flashcards
It is a group of people with COMMON characteristics or interests LIVING TOGETHER within a territory or geographical (physical) boundary.
COMMUNITY
“A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging”
Allender et al., 2009
Community is a group of people who have common characteristics definable by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interests in particular problems or outcomes, or common bonds.
McKenzie, Pinger, Kotecki, 2012
Determinants of Population
RACE
NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
AGE OR AGE GROUP
GEOGRAPHIC LOCALITY
is the status of a DEFINED GROUP OF PEOPLE and the actions and conditions to PROMOTE, PROTECT, and PRESERVE their health.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
is the health status of PERSONS NOT ORGANIZED and without identity as a group or locality.
POPULATION HEALTH
COMMUNITY HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH
I. Environmental sanitation
II. Control of Community infection (communicable disease)
III. Education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene
IV. Organization of Medical and nursing services for early diagnosis and preventive treatment of diseases
V. Development of social machinery which will ensure everyone as standard living adequate for maintenance of life
Two broad areas of preventive medicine
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK FACTOR EVALUATION
includes programs and activities directed at community level and will benefit everyone or individuals WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF PHYSICIAN.
PUBLIC HEALTH
includes programs and activities directed at INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF PHYSICIAN who evaluates them for high-risk factors that can cause disease, educate them about good habits and screens them for appropriate conditions.
RISK FACTOR EVALUATION
The three main factors and determinants of community health
- Physical Factors
- Social and Cultural Factors
- Individual Behaviors
Geography: Dry, Tropical
Environment: Smoggy, (polluted)
Community Size: 244,000
Industrial Development: Metropolitan, Rural
PHYSICAL FACTOR
Traditions, Prejudices, Beliefs
Economy
Politics
Socioeconomic Status
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS
The behavior of the individual community members contributes to the health of the entire community.
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
A discipline that concerns with the study and BETTERMENT OF THE HEALTH characteristics of biological communities.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Aims of Community Health
Health Promotion
Prevention of Disease
Management of Factors Affecting Health
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH & DISEASE OF THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH CARE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
CULTURAL PRACTICES
To find METHODS AND PROCEDURES to help deal with social issues within the community.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Community Organizing Process
- RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE
- GAIN COMMUNITY ENTRY
- ORGANIZE PEOPLE
- COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
- SET PRIORITIES & GOALS
- ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION
- SELECT STRATEGIES
- IMPLEMENT PLANS
- EVALUATE OUTCOMES
- MAINTAIN OUTCOMES
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIAD
ENVIRONMENT
AGENT
HOST