ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY HEALTH (prt. 1) Flashcards
Types of Community Health Organizations (CHO)
Basis
→ Source of funding and organizational structure
Three Classifications of Community Health Organizations
Governmental CHO
Quasi-governmental
Non-governmental
– source of fund: taxes of people; there is tax when buying in the market and tax will be given to the government who will distribute it to different sectors (ex: health sector funded by the government)
Governmental CHO
For this type of CHO, it could be both governmental and non-governmental
Quasi-governmental
– source of fund: in-kind donations; This is voluntarily donated by people.
Non-governmental
FOUR 4 GOVERNMENTAL LEVELS:
International
National
Regional (state)
Local
● Purpose: To assist the people of member nations attain the best level of health possible
● tells some protocols and preventive measures for containing a particular outbreak or disease so this agency promotes the better quality of life of its members
INTERNATIONAL Health Agencies
- Primary international health agency in the world
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Founded in________, headquarters in_______
April 7, 1948
Geneva, Switzerland
WHO six regional offices around the world.
• Africa (AFRO), Brazzaville, Congo;
• Americas (PAHO), Washington, D.C., United States;
• Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), Cairo, Egypt;
• Europe (EURO), Copenhagen, Denmark;
• Southeast Asia (SEARO), New Delhi, India;
• Western Pacific (WPRO), Manila, Philippines.
absorbed by the WHO
International D’Hygiène Publique (1907);
dissolved when the WHO was created
Health Organization of the League of Nations (1919);
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (1943); dissolved in 1946-its work is carried out today by the Office of the -
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (1950)
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
(1946); formerly known as the
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
still an independent organization but is integrated with WHO in a regional office
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
(1902);
is commemorated each year as World Health Day.
April 7
sixtieth anniversary of the WHO was celebrated in
2008
WHO: At the beginning of 2016,____ countries were members.
194
comprises the delegates of the member nations.
This assembly, which meets in general sessions annually and in special sessions when necessary, has the primary tasks of approving the WHO program and the budget for the following biennium and deciding major policy questions.
World Health Assembly
primary objective of the______ “shall be the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.”
WHO
Purpose: To assist the people of member nations attain the best level of health possible
tells some protocols and preventive measures for containing a particular outbreak or disease so this agency promotes the better quality of life of its members
WHO
WHO has led the efforts to contain the outbreaks of_____.
Since July 2014 unparalleled progress has been made in establishing systems and tools that allow for rapid and effective response.
Ebola
there are now___ rapid diagnostic tools that can detect the Ebola virus in a matter of hours
___worldwide testing laboratories, an Ebola vaccine
registered foreign medical teams
and thousands of trained responders who can rapidly deploy to outbreaks.
six
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Was adopted at the Millennium Summit in 2003
The declaration set out principles and values in seven areas
United Nations Millennium Declaration
was prepared, which established goals and targets to be reached by 2015 in each of the seven areas.
Road Map
On_________ WHO launched the intensified small pox eradication program.
At that time, the plan was to rely entirely on mass vaccination of susceptible persons in endemic countries. The problem was defined as one of the mass vaccinations.
January 1, 1967
In 1967, smallpox was active in___ countries.
During that year,________million people contracted the disease,
and of those, approximately__ million died.
Many millions of others were permanently disfigured or blinded.
31
10 million to 15 million
2
The last known natural case of smallpox was diagnosed on ____________ in Somalia.
In_____, a laboratory accident in Birmingham, England resulted in one death and a limited outbreak of the acute disease.
October 26, 1977
1978
In_____ the World Health Assembly declared the global eradication of this disease.
1979
Each ___________has a department or agency that has the primary responsibility for the protection of the health and welfare of its citizens.
Department of Health (DOH)
national government
• primary responsible for the protection of the health & welfare of its citizens, example DOH)
national government health department/agency
create mandates or protocols that are being followed by the regional and local levels.
If DOH creates a mandate that all of the phlebotomists or MTs assigned to do swab test to patients with patients must wear full PPE, it will be followed by the institutions.
They are the ones creating protocols which is appropriate for a certain situation such as outbreak or pandemic like COVID-19.
NHAs - National Health Agencies
In the United States, the primary national health agency
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
“is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.”
Lead health agency with the federal government, in the United States of America (USA)
HHS - Health and Human Services
_________- Located in _______, “is the nation’s leading health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Americans.”
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia
It serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention & control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Once known solely for its work to control communicable diseases, the_____ now also maintains records, analyzes disease trends, and publishes epidemiological reports on all types of diseases, including those that result from lifestyle, occupational, and environmental causes.
CDC
Beyond its own specific responsibilities, the____ also supports state and local health departments and cooperates with similar national health agencies from other WHO member nations.
CDC
Currently, the CDC uses the tagline of
“CDC 24/7
- It “is charged with protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; ensuring the safetv of foods, cosmetics, and radiation-emitting products; and regulating tobacco products.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)