LESSON 1 - 4 Flashcards
Community:
“ Focused on geographical boundaries, combined with social attributes of people”
Baldwin
Four defining attributes of communities (Maurer and Smith) :
People, Place, Interaction, Common characteristics / goals
Types of community:
formed by natural/man-made boundaries (brgy., municipality)
Geopolitical community
Type of community:
Interactive groups, place is more abstract, share perspectives based on culture, values, history, interest and goals
Phenomenological community
All people in a defined community
Population
subgroups or subpopulations that have common characteristics
Aggregates
Approach & Intervention of population:
- Concentrates on specific groups
- health promotion and disease prevention
Population - focused nursing
Approach & Intervention of population:
- entire population
- broad determinants of health
- all levels of prevention
- care based on the greater needs of majority
Population - focused pracrice
TYPES OF DATA: (EPIDEMIOLOGY/INFO)
Age, gender, race, socio economic status etc
Demographic data
TYPE OF DATA
Health status of subpopulations (elders, children, PWD)
Groups at higher risk
RHU, Health Center
Service providers available
Income and social status, education, physical environment, employment
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Levels of prevention:
activities at preventing a problem before it gets worse
Primary prevention (Level 1)
(immunization)
Levels of prevention:
Early detection and prompt intervention
e. g. Mammogram, BP Screening, NBS
Secondary prevention (Level 2)
Target population that have experienced disease or injury and focuses on limitation of disability
e. g. teaching insulin administration, P therapy, support group
Tertiary Prevention (Level 3)
Theoretical Approaches
- qpplicable to different levels of community
- OPEN SYSTEM - anything in the environment has an effect on them.
GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY
GST:
Resources taken from its environment
Input