ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Flashcards
“E” l e m e n t s + d a m
Education of Prevailing Health Problems
e “L” e m e n t s + d a m
Locally endemic disease prevention amd control
e l “E” m e n t s + d a m
Expanded Program of Immunization ( EPI )
e l e “M” e n t s + d a m
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING
e l e m “E” n t s + d a m
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND SAFE WATER SUPPLY
e l e m “E” n t s + d a m
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AND SAFE WATER SUPPLY
e l e m e “N” t s + d a m
Nutrition and Food Supply
e l e m e n “T” s + d a m
Treatment of Communicable & Non- Communicable Diseases/ Conditions
e l e m e n t “S” + d a m
Supply and Proper Use of Essential Drugs and Herbal Medicine
e l e m e n t s + “D” a m
DENTAL Health Promotion
e l e m e n t s + d “A” m
Access to and use of hospitals as Centers of Wellness
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MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
FOUR PILLARS/CORNERSTONE of PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
● ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
● INTRA AND INTER SECTORAL LINKAGES
● USE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
● SUPPORT MECHANISMS MADE AVAILABLE
PHC MEANS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
May 1977,
30th World Health Assembly decided that the main health target of the government and WHO is the attainment of a level of health that would permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life by the year 2000.