FINALS-HEALTH CARE PROCESS P3 Flashcards
In the process of developing the plan, the group takes into consideration the demographic, psychological, social, cultural and economic characteristics of the target population on one hand and the available resources on the other hand.
Deciding on Community Interventions/Action Plan
Implementing Community Health Interventions
- Importance of partnership and collaboration
- Activities involved in collaboration and advocacy
- Community organizing and social mobilization
The nurse must plan to establish and maintain valuable working relationship with people such as people’s organization, health organization, educational institution, the local government units, financial institution, religious groups, socio-civil organizations, sectorial groups and the like.
Importance of partnership and collaboration
Their aim is to get people to work together in order to address problems or concerns that affect them.
partnership and collaboration
Activities involved in collaboration and advocacy
- Networking
- Coordination
- Cooperation
- Collaboration
- Coalition or Multi-sector Collaboration
- Advocacy
exchanging information about each other’s goals and objectives, services or facilities
networking
is where organizations modify their activities in order to provide better service to the target beneficiary
coordination
is where organizations share information and resources to make adjustments in one’s own agenda to accommodate the other organization’s agenda
cooperation
is where organizations help each other enhance their capabilities in performing their tasks as well as in the provision of services
collaboration
is where organizations and citizens form a partnership
coalition or multi-sector collaboration
The nurse helps the people attain optimal degree of independence in decision- making in asserting their rights to a safe and better community
Advocacy
is responsible for providing mechanisms for people to participate in activities that aim to improve the conditions of the community.
Nurse as an advocate
Advocacy work involves
a. Informing the people about the rightness of the cause
b. Thoroughly discussing with the people the nature of the alternatives, their content and possible consequences
c. Supporting people’s right to make a choice and to act on their choice
d. Influencing public opinion
is a process whereby the community members develop the capability to assess their health needs and problems, plan and implement actions to solve the problems, put up and sustain organizational structures
Community Organizing
Basic values in community organizing
- Human Rights
- Social Justice
- Social Responsibility