PM- OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES Flashcards
Is seen as a group or collection of locality –based
individuals interacting in social units and sharing common
interest, characteristic’s values and or goals
COMMUNITY
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
HEALTH, WHO definition
state of well-being in which the person is able to use
purposeful adaptive responses and processes physically,
mentally emotionally, spiritually and socially
MURRAY=HEALTH
refers to optimum level of functioning of individual, family, community optimum level of
health (OLOF) is influenced by ecosystem.
Modern concept of health=
what is OLOF influenced by?
ECOSYSTEM
give six ecosystem factors
Socio-economic status
Heredity factor= genetics
Health care deliver system
Activities and Behavior
Political factors
Environmental factors
what are the 3Ps in PUBLIC HEALTH
1.) Preventing disease,
2.) prolonging life, and
3.) promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort;
is the science and art of
3P’s 1.) Preventing disease,
2.) prolonging life, and
3.) promoting health and efficiency through
organized community effort;
“PUBLIC HEALTH”
what are some ways in which you can promote health and efficiency through organized community effort
- Sanitation of the environment
- Control communicable infections
- Education of the individual in personal
hygiene - Organization of medical and nursing services
for the early diagnosis and preventive
treatment of disease
“through organized community effort”
*Connotes organized, legislated, tax supported
efforts that serve all people through health
departments or related government agencies
Public Health-
What is Nursing?
Assisting individuals to become healthy and healthy individuals achieve optimum wellness
” The synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving health of the
populations’’
(ANA,1980) Community Health Nursing
Ultimate Goal of CHN
'’to raise the level of health of the citizenry”’
TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO COPE WITH THEIR HEALTH
preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Public Health-
extends the realm of public health to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts
Community Health-
give the Roles & Responsibilities of a Community Health Nurse
Clinician
Educator
Advocate
Managerial
Collaborator
Leader
Researcher
Responsibilities of a Nurse implementing RA 7164
- Supervision and care of women during pregnancy,
labor and puerperium - Performance of internal examination and delivery of
babies - Suturing lacerations in the absence of the physician
- Provision of first aid measures and emergency care
- Recommending herbal and symptomatic meds
In the care of the families:
-primary health care provision
- developmental/utilization of family nursing care plan in the provision of care
In the care of the Community:
Community organizing mobilization, community
development and people empowerment
Case finding and epidemiological investigation
Program planning, implementation and evaluation
Influencing executive and legislative individuals or
bodies concerning health and development
opened a medical dispensary in Intramuros for the indigent
1577-Franciscan Friar Juan Clemente
worked toward installing a water system in San Juan del
Monte and Manila
1690- Dominican Father Juan de Pergero
introduced smallpox
vaccination
1805- Dr. Francisco de Balmis
first Medicos Titulares were appointed by the
Spain government
1876-
Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019
Air pollution and climate change
Non-communicable diseases
Global influenza pandemic
Fragile and vulnerable settings
Antimicrobial resistance
Ebola and other high-threat pathogens
Weak primary health care
Vaccine hesitancy
Dengue
HIV
HEALTH POLICIES & SYSTEMS
Government’s Vision:
ALL for HEALTH
TOWARDS HEALTH
FOR ALL
