Organizations That Help Shape Community Health

Question 1

Characteristics that hinder the effective
response of today’s communities to their own problems

Answer 1

Highly developed and centralized resources
Continuing concentration of wealth and
population
Rapid movement of population in large
metropolitan areas
Health globalization
Limited horizontal relationship
Top-down funding system

Question 2

Health agencies that are part of the
governmental structure (national or local) and that are funded primarily by tax and managed by government officials

Answer 2

Governmental Health
Agencies

Question 3

the most widely recognized
international governmental health
organization

Answer 3

World Health Organization

Question 4

Headquarters of World Health Organization

Answer 4

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 5

World Health Organization 6 Regional Offices

Answer 5

Africa - AFRO (Brazzaville, Congo) Americas
PAHO (Washington, D.C.)
Eastern Mediterranean - EMRO (Cairo, Egypt)
Europe - EURO (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Southeast Asia - SEARO (New Delhi, India)
Western Pacific - WPRO (Manila, Philippines)

Question 6

Organizations that existed before the WHO

Answer 6

-International D’ Hygiène Publique (1907)
- Health Organization of the League of Nations(1919)
- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration (1943)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (1946)
- Pan American Health Organization PAHO
(1902)

Question 7

Still an independent organization but is integrated with WHO in a regional office

Answer 7

Pan American Health Organization PAHO
(1902)

Question 8

World Health Day

Answer 8

April 7

Question 9

History of WHO, Constitution went into force on

Answer 9

April 7, 1948

Question 10

a UN specialized agency concentrating on
health by providing technical cooperation, carrying out programs to control and eradicate disease and striving to improve the quality of human life

Answer 10

WHO - World Health Organization

Question 11

World Health Organization work administered by staff

Answer 11

Director-General
Deputy Director-General
Seven Assistant Directors-General
6 Regional Directors

Question 12

Most significant worldwide contribution of WHO

Answer 12

• assistance in the eradication of smallpox
• first global public health treaty to reduce
  tobacco-related deaths and diseases

Question 13

established to be interconnected and
concentrated towards eradicating poverty,
addressing climate change, and increasing
economic growth.

Answer 13

Sustainable Development Goals

Question 14

developed by world leaders in September 2015

Answer 14

Sustainable Development Goals

Question 15

Not legally binding – they seek improved
availability, quality, and timeless of data,
national level analyses, and global level
outcome.

Answer 15

Sustainable Development Goals

Question 16

principal health agency in the Philippines

Answer 16

Department of Health (DOH)

Question 17

responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and regulation of providers of health goods and services

Answer 17

Department of Health (DOH)

Question 18

holds the over-all technical authority on health as it is a national health policy-maker and regulatory institution

Answer 18

Department of Health (DOH)

Question 19

three major roles of the Department of Health (DOH) in the health sector

Answer 19

leadership in health
enabler and capacity builder
administrator of specific services

Question 20

Its mandate is to develop national plans, technical standards, and guidelines on health.

Answer 20

Department of Health (DOH)

Question 21

regulator of all health services and products and provider of special tertiary health care services and technical assistance to health providers and stakeholders

Answer 21

Department of Health (DOH)

Question 22

Filipinos are among the healthiest people
in Southeast Asia by 2022, and Asia by
2040

Answer 22

VISION of Department of Health (DOH)

Question 23

To lead the country in the development of a productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered health system

Answer 23

MISSION Department of Health (DOH)

Question 24

MISSION Department of Health (DOH)

Answer 24

To lead the country in the development of a productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered health system

Question 25

VISION of Department of Health (DOH)

Answer 25

Filipinos are among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022, and Asia by 2040

Question 26

DOH adheres to the highest values of work, which are

Answer 26

Integrity Excellence Compassion and respect for human dignity Commitment Professionalism Teamwork Stewardship for the health of the people

Question 27

The DOH employees work together with a result-oriented mindset

Answer 27

Teamwork

Question 28

The DOH performs its functions in accordance with the highest ethical standards, principles of accountability, and full responsibility

Answer 28

Professionalism

Question 29

With all our hearts and minds, the Department commits to achieve its vision for the health and development of future generations

Answer 29

Commitment

Question 30

Whilst DOH upholds the quality of life, respect for human dignity is encouraged by working with sympathy and benevolence for the people in need

Answer 30

Compassion and respect for human dignity

Question 31

The Department believes in upholding truth and pursuing honesty, accountability, and consistency in performing its functions.

Answer 31

Integrity

Question 32

The DOH continuously strive for the best by fostering innovation, effectiveness and efficiency, pro-action, dynamism, and openness to change.

Answer 32

Excellence

Question 33

referred to as local health departments, are usually the responsibility of the city or municipal government

Answer 33

Local-level governmental health organizations

Question 34

Inspection of restaurants, public buildings, and public transportation systems

Answer 34

local health departments

Question 35

Detection and reporting of certain diseases

Answer 35

local health departments

Question 36

Collection of vital statistics such as birth and death rate

Answer 36

local health departments

Question 37

are made up of clubs and associations that provide services and are actively involved in numerous advocacy and operational activities in the country

Answer 37

Non-Governmental Health Organizations

Question 38

Operate independently of government supervision

Answer 38

Non-Governmental Health Organizations

Question 39

Voluntary Health Agencies/Organizations

Answer 39

Philippine Red Cross Volunteer Youth leaders for Health-Philippines United Nations World Food Program

Question 40

Professional Health Organizations

Answer 40

PAMET Philippine Nurses Association Philippine Medical Association

Question 41

Philanthropic Foundations, Social and Religious Organizations

Answer 41

CARITAS Manila Care Philippines ABS-CBNfoundation (Bantay Bata, Bayannijuan, Sagip Kapamilya) Rotary Club

Question 42

The department shall pursue sustainable development and care for the environment since it impinges on the health of the Filipinos

Answer 42

Stewardship of the health of the people

Question 43

DOH attached agencies

Answer 43

- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation - Philippine National AIDS Council - Philippine Institute of Traditional Health Care - Population Commission - Dangerous Drugs Board - National Nutrition Council

Question 44

General assembly resolution of September 8, 2000

Answer 44

United Nations Millennium Declaration

Question 45

It outlines the much recent work of WHO

Answer 45

United Nations Millennium Declaration

Question 46

What are the set out orinciples and values in seven areas in the United Nations Millennium Declaration

Answer 46

1. Peace, security, disarmament 2. Development and poverty eradication 3. Protecting our common environment 4. Human rights, democracy, and good governance 5. Protecting the vulnerable 6. Meeting special needs of Africa 7. Strengthening the UN

Question 47

Established goals and targets to be reached by 2015 in each of the 7 areas

Answer 47

Road Map

Question 48

Composed of the office of the secretary and five major function clusters

Answer 48

- sectoral management coordinating team - internal management support team - policy and standard development team for regulation - policy and standard development team for service delivery - policy and standard development team for financing