Health Laws Flashcards

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Where do legislations, A.O.s, E.O.s emanate?

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  1. Legislative and Health Policy Agenda of the DOH
  2. Legislative Agenda of the President and Cabinet
  3. Legislative Agenda of the Senate and Lower House of Congress
  4. Legislative and Health Policy Agenda of Civil Society Groups How are Legislative and Health
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Typology of Health Laws

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 Republic Acts by Congress (R.A. #)
 Implementing Rules and Regulations of a Republic Act (IRR of R.A. #)
 Department of Health Administrative Orders – (DOH A.O. #)
 Presidential Executive Order (E.O. #)
 Presidential Proclamation Order (P.O

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Way of formulation
 Analysis of the National Health Situation
 Conduct of health policy researches
 Nation-wide consultations, round table discussions and workshops to identify health policy and legislative gaps
 Consensus Building on Priorities

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Rational way

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Way of formulation
 Lobbying by vested interests
 Personal agenda of a Senator or Congress Representative
 Agitation by special interest groups, social activists and development organizations

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Irrational way

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Steps in Congressional Decision Making

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Filing of house bills
Hearings and consultations
Floor debates
Passing of bill by houses
Bicameral session
Submission for signature
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Three Methods by Which a Bill Becomes a Law

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Signed by president
2/3 votes of all members of each house after veto by president
Not acted upon by president 30 days upon submission

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Presidential Decision Making on E.O.s and P.O.s

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Upon recommendation
Processing and staff work
Personal lobbying
Presidential singing or proclamation

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DOH Health Policy Decision Making

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Health researches and consultation
Submission of completed staff work and decision making
Signing by DOH secretary

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Implementation drawbacks

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Lack of funds
Lack of political will to implement
Continued pressure of vested interest groups not to implement the law

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Monitoring & Evaluation of the Law

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No official system and procedure
Sometimes done with support
Done only when there is an amendment to the law
Check and balance by congress

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DOH shall pursue and assure

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Promotion of health and well-being
Prevention and control of diseases
Protection
Treatment, management and rehabilitation

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Roles of DOH health sector

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Leadership
Enabler and capacity builder
Administrator of specific services

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A Global Leader for attaining better health outcomes, competitive and responsive health care systems, and equitable health care financing

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Vision of DOH

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To guarantee equitable, sustainable and quality health for all Filipinos, especially the poor, and to lead the quest for excellence in health

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Mission of DOH

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Three strategic thrust

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financial risk protection
Attainment of health-related MDGs
Improving access

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Six strategic instruments

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Health financing
Service delivery
Policy, standard and regulation
Governance for health
Human resources for health
Health information
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Goal of PHC

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Health for all by year 2000

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7 features of PHC

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Element of health system
Focus on priorities
Scientific basis
Culture sensitivity
Equity
Community participation
Sustainability and self reliance
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Place where international conference for PHC took place

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Alma Ata, USSR

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Mandated the ministry of health to adopt PHC

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Ferdinand Marcos

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Rationale for adopting PHC

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Magnitude of health problems
Inadequate and unequal distribution of health resources
Increasing const of medical care
Isolation of health care activities from other development activities

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Objectives of PHC

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Improvement in health
favorable population growth
Reduction in the prevalence of disease
Extension of essential health services
Improvement in basic sanitation
Development: self-reliance
Maximize contribution of other ssectors
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5 key elements of PHC

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Universal coverage reforms
Service delivery reforms
Public policy reforms
Leadership reforms
Increase steakholder participation
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4 pillars of PHC

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Active community participation
Intra- and inter-sectoral linkages
Use of appropriate technology
Support mechanism made available

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Principles of PHC

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Accessibility (equal distribution)
Community participation
Health promotion
Appropriate technology
Inter-sectoral collaboration
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a process by which individuals and family assume responsibility for their own health and those of the community and develop the capacity to contribute to their development as well as the community

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Community participation

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Barriers of community involvement

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Lack of motivation
Attitude
Resistance to change
Community dependence
Lack of managerial skills
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coordination of health activities with other sectors (education, agriculture, finance etc

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Inter sectoral collaboration

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Criteria for appropriate technology

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Effective and safe
Complexity
Cost
Acceptable
Scope of technology
Feasibility
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Essential elements of PHC

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Health education
treatment of locally endemic disease
Expanded program on immunization
Maternal and child health and family planning
Environmental sanitation and promotion of safe water supply
Nutrition and adequate food supply
Treatment of communicable diseases and common illness
Supply of essential drugs

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4 major strategies of PHC

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Elevating health to a comprehensive and sustained national effort
Promoting and supporting community managed health care
Increasing efficiencies in the health sector
Advancing essential national health research

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4 As and Es

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Appropriate, accessible, acceptable, affordable

Efficient (least amount of resources), effective (regardless oft he amount), equity, empowerment

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Type of primary health care worker?

First contacts of the community and the initial link in the health chain

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Village or grass root health workers

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Type of primary health care worker?

general medical practitioners, public health nurses, midiwives

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Intermediate level health workers

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Type of primary health care worker?

physicians with some specialty area, nurses, dentists,pharmacists, etc, working in primary hospitals

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First line hospital personel

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A community-based and patient-directed organization
provide first aid, maternal and child health care, diagnosis of social diseases and other basic services
equipped to provide primary level of health care

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Baranggay health center