Lesson 3: Philippine Health Care Delivery System Flashcards
It is a fundamental human right
Health
- It is a brief document that expresses the need for urgent action to protect the health of all people in the world.
- its goal is for human to reach the optimum level of their health
Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978
According to Declaration of Alta-Ama, it is essential health care based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods.
Primary Health Care
- It is universally accessible and acceptable to individuals through full participation.
- it has basic essential elements and objectives that help to attain better health services for all.
Primary Health Care
The ultimate goal of primary health care
Better health for all
It refers to an organized plan of health services
Health Care System (Miller-Keanne, 1987)
It is the rendering of health care services to the people
Health Care Delivery (William-Tungpalan, 1981)
This is the network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the task of rendering health care to the people
Health Care Delivery System (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981)
It is a complex set of organizations interacting to provide an array of health services in the Philippines
Philippine Health Care System (Dizon, 1977)
WHO key elements to achieving the ultimate goal of primary health care:
- universal coverage to reduce social disparities in health
- service delivery organized around people’s needs and expectation
- public policy
- leadership
- increased stakeholder participation
Essential Elements of Primary Health Care:
- Education
- Water and Sanitation
- Nutrition
- Maternal and Child health
- Immunization
- Prevention of endemic disease
- Treatment
- Essential drug arrangement
Other Elements of Primary Health Care:
- Expended options of immunizations
- Reproductive health needs
- Provision of essential technologies for health
- Health promotion
- Prevention aand control of non-communicable diseases
- Food safety and provision of selected food supplements
Set a direction and determine what needs to be accomplished
Planning
Design the organization for which the manager is responsible
Organizing
Acquiring and retaining human resources
Staffing