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From “hal” meaning hale, sound, whole
The New Oxford Dictionary of English
▫Free from illnesses or injury
health
WHO (1946) : world health organization
▫A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
▫Optimum levels of functioning of individuals, families, communities and populations.
health
Payne, Hahn and Mauer’s Model:
▫A dynamic state or condition that is multi- dimensional in nature and results from a person’s adaptation to his or her environment.
health
dimensions of health
▫Physical
▫Emotional
▫Social
▫Intellectual
▫Spiritual
▫Occupational
▪A geographic area with specific boundaries
▪Collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics
community
▪1. Membership
▪2. Common Symbol systems and norms
▪4. Mutual influence
▪5. Share needs and commitment to meeting them
▪6. Shared emotional connection
elements of a community
Institute of Medicine (IOM):
▫“What we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy.”
public health
▪Refers to the health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions, both private and public (governmental) to promote, protect and preserve their health.
community health
community health components
▪1. Promotion of health
▪2. Prevention of health problems
▪3. Treatment of disorders
▪4. Rehabilitation
▪5. Evaluation
▪6. Research
- All efforts that seek to move people closer to a higher level of wellness
promotion of health
– disease prevention
prevention of health problems
- Providing direct service to people with health problems or indirect services that helps people to obtain treatment; Development of programs to correct unhealthy conditions
treatment of disorders
- Specialized healthcare dedicated to improving or maintain or restoring physical strength, cognition and mobility with maximized results
rehabilitation
- Process by which a practice is analyzed, judged, and improved according to established goals and standards
evaluation
- Systematic investigation to discover facts affecting community health and community health practices
research
▪Similar to community health
▪“the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group”
population health
▪“Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions”
global health
factors that effect the health of a community
physical
social and cultural
community organization
individual behaviors
physical factors that effect the health of a community
geography
environment
community size
industrial development
- range of health problems and usage of health resources
community size
– added resources for health programs but it could also introduce environmental pollution and occupational illness
industrial development
– influenced by climate and latitude; tropical vs temperate countries
geography
– directly related to quality of stewardship over it; uncontrolled population growth-depletion of resources
environment
– directly related to quality of stewardship over it; uncontrolled population growth-depletion of resources
social factors
▫arise from guidelines that individuals inherit from being part of a particular society
cultural factors
▫1. Beliefs, traditions and prejudices
▫2. Economy (health and social services)
▫3. Politics
▫4. Religion
▫5. Social norms
▫6. Socio-Economic status
Factors that contribute to culture:
▪Can affect health choice-making decisions and behaviors
▪Choices of food or diet, health services and health professional to handle diseases
▪Affects the development of health programs
▪Prejudice against a specific ethnic or racial group
→ violence and crime
beliefs, traditions, prejudices
▪National and local economies can negatively impact community health through reductions in health and social services
▪Economic downturn → lower tax → decreased funding for welfare, community health care and other community services
▪Unemployed or underemployed → poverty
economy (health and social services)
▪Political offices can improve or jeopardize the health of their community through the decisions they make
politics
▪Can also affect how people choose and make decisions about their health
▪Some religious communities limit the type of medical treatment, some do not permit immunizations, others do not permit their members to be treated by physicians
▪Some communities actively address moral and ethical issues such as abortion, premarital intercourse and homosexuality
religion
▪Determines what is socially acceptable that could either be healthy or detrimental
▪Could change over time
▪Social acceptability of smoking in most settings in 1960s vs 21st century
social norms
▪Those in the community with the lowest socioeconomic status also have the poorest health and the most difficult in gaining access to health care
▪Higher income enables people to afford better housing, live in safer neighborhoods and increase the opportunity to engage in health – promoting behaviors
socio economic factors
▪“The process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals.”
community organization
increased effectiveness and productivity; reduction of duplication of efforts and avoiding the imposition of solutions that are not congruent with local culture and needs
effective organization
▪Contributes to the health of the entire community to make a program work
▪It takes a concerted effort of many if not most of individuals in a community to make a program work
▪Community participation in programs
individual behaviors
the more individuals become immunized against a specific disease, the slower the disease will spread and the fewer people will be exposed
herd immunity
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(PHILIPPINE SETTING)
pre spanish and spanish period
american military government
philippine assembly
recent years
▪ Traditional health care practices were observed
(use of herbs and rituals for healing)
▪ First dispensary for indigent patients of Manila
ran by a Franciscan Friar began in 1577
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▪ Creation of the Board of Vaccinators in1806 to prevent smallpox
▪ Medicos titulares, equivalent to provincial health officers
were created together with the Board of Health
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▪ 1885, maritime quarantine was instituted - galleon trade
▪ 1876, construction of the Carriedo
spanish
▪ 1871, founding of medical school (UST), a school of midwifery in 1879 and a public health laboratory in 1883
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▪ The “Facultad de Medicina y Farmacia” – the beginnings of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery – was formally opened on May 28, 1871 by decree of the “Superior Gobierno de Filipinas”.
▪ At that time, there were only 12 practicing doctors in the Philippines, all trained in Europe.
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▪ The first group of enrollees were 9 (3 Spaniards, 6 Filipinos) and all graduated on March 10, 1877.
▪ At that time, the medical curriculum was patterned after leading European medical school (6 years, 1 year preparatory instruction, 5 years proper), and the language of instruction was Spanish.
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▪ 1892, introduction of medicos forensic (forensic medicine)
▪ June 23, 1898 - the Department of Public Works , Education and Hygiene was created by virtue of a decree signed by President Emilio Aguinaldo
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