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In the local health system, it refers to the act by which the National government confers power and authority upon the various local government units.
DEVOLUTION
In the local health system, it refers to the act by which the National government confers power and authority upon the various local government units.
DEVOLUTION
Made possible the devolution of powers, function, and responsibilities to the local government both provincial and municipal, as well as autonomous regional government and metropolitan authority.
RA 7160 - Local Government Code o 1991
5 objectives of the Local Health System
- Establish local health system for effective and efficient delivery of health care services
- Upgrade the health care
- Promote inter-LGU linkages and cost sharing schemes
- Foster participation of the private sector, non-government organizations, and communities in local health systems development.
- Ensure the quality of health service delivery at the local level.
5 objectives of the Local Health System
- Establish local health system for effective and efficient delivery of health care services
- Upgrade the health care
- Promote inter-LGU linkages and cost sharing schemes
- Foster participation of the private sector, non-government organizations, and communities in local health systems development.
- Ensure the quality of health service delivery at the local level.
Each local government has____which proposes annual budgetary allocations for the operations of health services within the locality.
LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
Organizational structure of Provincial Health Board
- Governor
- Provincial Health Board
- Provincial Health Office
- Provincial Hospital
- District Hospital
- Other health and medical facilities
Officers of Provincial Health Board
Chairman: Governor
Vice Chairman: Provincial Health Officer
Members:
- Chairman on the committee on health of Sangguniang Panlalawigan
- DOH representative
- NGO representative
Municipal Health Board Organization Structure
- Mayor
- Municipal Health Board
- Municipal Health Office
- Rural Health Units (RHU)
- Barangay Health Stations (BHS)
Officers of Municipal Health Board
Chairman: Mayor
Vice Chairman: Municipal Health Officer
Members:
- Chairman on the committee on health of Sangguniang Panglungsod
- DOH representative
- NGO representative
A system of health care similar to district health system in which individuals, communities, and all other care providers in a well-defined geographical area participate together in providing quality, equitable, and accessible health care with Inter Local Government Unit (ILGU)
INTER-LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Its overall concept is the creation of ILHS by clustering municipalities into Inter Local Health Zone (ILHZ)
INTER- LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEM
Unit of health system created for local health service management and delivery in the Philippines. Responsibility for health has been decentralized from National to Local health authorities.
INTER LOCAL HEALTH ZONES (ILHZ)
Composition of Inter Local Health Zone (ILHZ)
People
Health Facilities
Health Worker
Boundaries
Main hospital for ILHZ and its catchment population
CORE REFERRAL HOSPITAL
Main point of referral for hospital services from the community, private medical practitioner, and public health services at BHS and RHUs
CORE REFERRAL HOSPITAL
Smallest manageable unit in areas which are small enough to be managed without being bogged down by bureaucracy, yet large enough to make it feasible
DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM
Smallest manageable unit in areas which are small enough to be managed without being bogged down by bureaucracy, yet large enough to make it feasible
DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM
Needs to be established between each level of health facility.
TWO-WAY REFERRAL SYSTEM
LEVELS OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
- PRIMARY LEVEL
- BHS
RHU - SECONDARY LEVEL
- District Health Services
- Provincial Hospitals - TERTIARY LEVEL
- Regional Health Services
- National Health Services
LEVELS OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
- PRIMARY LEVEL
- BHS
- RHU - SECONDARY LEVEL
- District Health Services
- Provincial Hospitals - TERTIARY LEVEL
- Regional Health Services
- National Health Services
Classification of Health Facilities
- Hospital:
A) General, Level 1-3
B) Specialty - Other health facilities:
A) Primary Care Facility (w/ or w/ inpatient beds, stays 1-2 days before discharge)
B) Custodial Care Facility (psychiatric, subtances/drug abuses treatment)
C) Diagnostic Facility (laboratory, radiologic, nuclear)
D) Specialized Outpatient Facility (dialysis clinic, cancer chemotherapy clinic, physical medication)
Directed towards healthy individuals or populations, focusing on the prevention of the emergence of risk factors, such as unhealthy lifestyle behavior.
HEALTH PROMOTION
LEVELS OF DISEASE PREVENTION
- Primary Level (aims to prevent disease or injury before it even occurs
- Secondary Level (deetecting and treating disease or injury as as possible to slow its progress; implementing programs)
- Tertiary level (aims to reduce the effects of the disease once established in an individual)
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE:
When was Primary Health Care declared?
First International Conference on Primary Health Care on September 6-12, 1978
What is the Legal Basis of Primary Health Care?
Letter of Instruction (LOI) 949, signed on Otober 19, 1979 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr.
The essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
Basic Concepts of Primary Health Care
- Health is related to social structures
- Health and development are interrelated
- People’s participation is a must
- Community organizing is the core in PHC
- Use of appropriate technlogy
Goals of Primary Health Care
- To develop and maximize people and self-reliance of the community in the improvement of their own health.
- To maximize the contributions of other sectors of health
- To maximize the extension of effective health care services to periphery.
PHC Components/Elements Thinking TIPS
H- ealth education
C- ommucable disease control
E- expanded progam on immunization
L- ocally endemic disease treatment
E- nvironmental sanitation
M- aternal and child health and family planning
E- essential drugs provision
N- nutrition and adequate food provision
T- treatment of emergency cases and provision of medical care
Principles of Primary Health Care
- Accessibility, availability, and
acceptability of health services - Provision of quality basic, and
essential health services - Community participation
- Self-reliance
- Recognition of interrelationship
between health and development.
PHC Pillar Thinking Tips
U- se of appropriate technology
S- support mechanism made available
A- active community participation
I- intra and inter sectoral linkages
Types of Primary Health Care Worker
- Village Health Workers
- Immediate Level
- Health Personnel of First-line hospitals
