primary health care Flashcards
3 components of primary health care
- integrated health services to meet people’s health needs thoughout their lives
- addressing the broader determinants of health through multisectoral policy and action
- empowering individuals, families and communities to take charge of their own health
the principles of first outline in the_______, in_____, a seminal milestone in global health.
Declaration of Alma-Ata, in 1978
forty yrs later, global leaders ratified the Declaration of Astana at the_________________________ which took place in ___________ in October _______.
-Global Conference in Primary Health Care
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Oct. 2018
Rational for Adopting Primary Health Care
- magnitude of health problems
- inadequate and unequal distribution of health resources
- increasing cost of medical care
- isolation of health care activities from other development activities
Goal of Primary Health Care
- health for all filipinos by the year 2000, health in the hands of people by the year 2020
- an improved state of health and quality of life for all people attained through self reliance
permeate as the core strategy in the effective provision of essential health services that are community-based, accessible, acceptable, and sustainable, at a cost, which the community and the government can afford
Partnership with and Empowerment of the people
4 A’s
accessibility
acceptability
availability
affordability
principles of primary health care
- 4 a’s
- community participation
- people are the center, object, and subject of development
- self -reliance
- partnership between the community and the health agencies in the provision of quality of life
- recognition of interrelationship between the health and development
- social mobilization
- decentralization
Elements of Primary health care
- education
- water and sanitation
- nutrition
- maternal and child health
- immunization
- prevention of disease
- treatment
- drug availability
- the ammount of a particular disease that is usually present in the community.
- called baseline
Endemic Disease
an often sudden increase in the no. of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in a specific area
Epidemic Disease
an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents and affects many people
Pandemic Disease
Major Strategies of Primary Health Car
- elevating health to a conprehensive and sustained national effort
- promoting and supporting community managed health care
- increasing efficiencies in thehealth sector
- advancing essential national health research
Four Pillars
- active community participation
- intra and inter-sectoral linkages
- use of appropiate technology
- support mechanism made available
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