Family Health Programs Pt. 3 Flashcards
An approach established to strengthen the provision of comprehensive and essential health package to the children
MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
Objectives:
a. To reduce global mortality and morbidity associated with the major causes of diseases in children such as pneumonia, diarrhea, dengue, malaria, fever, measles and malnutrition.
b. To contribute to healthy growth and development of children
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
A. Improvements in the case management skills of health workers and Improvements in the overall health system to deliver IMCI
B. Improvements in family and community health care practices
Green
Mild - Home Care
Yellow
Moderate - Management at the RHU
Pink
Severe - Urgent Referral to Hospital
Children covered by IMCI protocol
Sick young infant
Sick Child
All sick children age __ months up to __ years are examined for ________________ and all sick young infants from _______ up to __ months are examined for ________________ and local ______________
2; 5; general danger signs; birth; 2; very severe disease; bacterial infection
The children and infants are then assessed for main symptoms:
cough or difficulty breathing, diarrhea, fever, and ear infection
For sick young infants:
Local bacterial infection
Diarrhea
Jaundice
Danger signs:
convulsions
lethargy/unconsciousness
inability to drink/breastfeed
persisten vomiting
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
General guiding principles:
Rights based approach
Culture based approach
Gender responsive approach
12 ELEMENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
- Family planning information services
- Maternal, infant and child health and nutrition, including breastfeeding
- Proscription of abortion and management of abortion complications
- Adolescent and youth reproductive health guidance and counseling
- Prevention, treatment and management of reproductive tract infections, HIV and AIDS and other sexually transmittable infections
- Elimination of violence against women and children and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence
- Education and counseling on sexuality and reproductive health
- Treatment of breast and reproductive tract cancers and other gynecological conditions and disorders
- Male responsibility and involvement and men’s reproductive health
- Prevention, treatment, and management of infertility and sexual dysfunction
- Reproductive health education for adolescents
- Mental health aspect of reproductive health care
To provide universal access to FP information, education, and services whenever and wherever these are needed
FAMILY PLANNING
Basic principles of FAMILY PLANNING:
Responsible Parenthood
Birth Spacing
Responsible Parenting
Informed Choice
Respect for Life
The conscious process by which a couple decides on the number and spacing of children the timing of births
Family Planning
