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
Are universally held principles anchored mainly on the belief in the worth and dignity of people
Human rights
Human rights include
Right to life
Right to self-determination
Development
means accessible access to opportunities for satisfying people’s basic needs and dignity
Social justice
Is premised on the belief that people as social beings must not limit themselves to their own concerns but should reach out to and move jointly with others in meeting common needs and problems
Social responsibility
Core Principles in Community Organizing
- People centered
- Participative
- Democratic
- Developmental
- process-oriented
Goals of community organizing
1.People’s empowerment
2.Building relatively permanent structures and people’s organization
3.Improved quality of life
Phases of Community Organizing
1.Preparatory Phase
2.Organizational Phase
3.Education and Training Phase
4.Inter-sectoral Collaboration Phase
5.Phase out
is an important tool for community development and people empowerment as this helps the community workers to generate community participation in development activities
Community Organizing Participatory Action Research
prepares people/ clients to eventually take over the management of a development program/s in the future.
COPAR
maximizes community participation and involvement; community resources are mobilized for community services.
COPAR
COPAR is focused on
People, especially the most oppressed, exploited and deprived sectors
COPAR should be based on the
interest of the poorest sector of the community
COPAR should lead to a
self-reliant community and society
Process/Methods used in COPAR
*Progressive Cycle of Action Reflection Action
*Consciousness Raising
*COPAR is participatory and mass-based
*COPAR is group-oriented not leader-oriented
Begins with small, local and concrete issues identified by the people and the evaluation and reflection of and on the action taken by them
Progressive Cycle of Action Reflection Action
Emphasis on learning that emerges from concrete action and which enriches succeeding action
Consciousness Raising
Primarily towards and biased in favor of the poor, the powerless and the oppressed
COPAR is participatory and mass-based
Leaders are identified, emerge and are tested through action rather than appointed or selected by some external force or entity.
COPAR is group-oriented not leader-oriented
Continuous and sustained process of educating the people to let them understand and develop their critical awareness of the existing conditions
Community Organizing
