Primary Healthcare Flashcards
- a whole-of-society approach to effectively organize and strengthen national health systems to bring services for health and wellbeing closer to communities.
- enables health systems to support a person’s health needs – from health promotion to disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, and more.
primary health care
3 components of primary healthcare
- Integrated health services to meet people’s health needs throughout 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.
- widely regarded as the most inclusive, equitable and cost-effective way to achieve universal health coverage.
- ensures that health care is delivered in a way that is centered on people’s needs and respects their preferences.
- key to strengthening the resilience of health systems to prepare for, respond to, and recover from shocks and crises.
primary health care
The principles of primary health care were first outlined in the_____________in 1978, a seminal milestone in global health.
Declaration of Alma-ata
Forty years later, global leaders ratified the___________at the GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON PRIMARY HEALTH CAREwhich took place in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018.
Declaration of Astana
The following year, at the____________________, countries declared their commitment to “expand the delivery of and prioritize primary health care as a cornerstone of a sustainable people-centered, community-based and integrated health system and the foundation for achieving universal health coverage.”
UN high-level meeting on universal health coverage
Rationale 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
2 Goals of primary health care
1.) HEALTH FOR ALL FILIPINOS by the year 2000 AND HEALTH IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE by the year 2020.
2.) 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
Give only 5 Objectives of Primary Health Care:
- Improvement in Basic Sanitation
- Favorable population growth structure
- Improvement in the level of health care of the community
- Development of the capability of the community aimed at self-reliance.
- Reduction in the prevalence of preventable, communicable and other disease.
Principles of Primary Health Care
- 4 A’s = Accessibility, Availability, Affordability & Acceptability, Appropriateness of health services
- Community Participation
- Self- reliance
- Social mobilization
- Decentralization
Elements of Primary Health Care:
- Education
- Nutrition
- Immunization
- Treatment
- Maternal and Child Health
- amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community.
- also called baseline.
Endemic disease
often sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in a specific area.
Epidemic Disease
epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents and affects many people.
Pandemic Disease
Major Strategies of Primary Health Care
- Elevating Health to a Comprehensive and Sustained National Effort
- Promoting and Supporting Community Managed Health Care
- Increasing Efficiencies in the Health Sector
- Advancing Essential National Health Research
Four Pillars in Primary Health Care
- Active Community Participation
- Intra and Inter-sectoral Linkages
- Use of Appropriate Technology
- Support mechanism made available
A health system consists of all organizations, people, and actions whose primary intent is to _____, ______, or ______.
promote, restore, or maintain health.
means that every government must have strategic policy frameworks, and these are combined with effective oversight, coalition building, regulation, attention to system design, and accountability
Stewardship involves leadership and governance.
In 2019, the __________, or Republic Act ____, was signed and the planned implementation in January 2020 was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Philippine Universal Health Care Act (UHC)
RA 11223
The 2019 Act was crafted to meet the universal health coverage (UHC) goals of _____, _____, and _____.
effectiveness
quality
affordability
Chairperson of the Senate health committee.
As panel chair, he was tasked to sponsor and defend the bill in plenary.
Ejercito
senators who filed UHC bills
Ralph Recto
Leila de Lima
Juan Edgardo Angara
Nancy Binay
Cynthia Villar
Risa Hontiveros
Ejercito
Of the 7 senators, it was _____ who had pushed for the UHC bill since the 15th Congress.
Ralph Recto
The Philippine UHC Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. ___ and House Bill No. ____ was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on _________.
It was approved on _______
Senate Bill No. 1896 and House Bill No. 5784
December 10, 2018.
Approved: February 20, 2019
levels of health care facilities
primary health care facilities
secondary
tertiary
give 5 primary health care facilities
chest clinics
animal bite centers
rural health unit
puericulture centers
tuberculosis clinics and hospitals
Smaller, non-departmentalized hospitals including emergency room and regional hospitals.
Services offered to patients with symptomatic stages of disease, which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment.
secondary health care facility
Highly technological services offered by medical centers and large hospitals.
Specialized National Hospitals
tertiary health care facility
Medical recording, make a reminder call, greet the patient and verify insurance information.
admin
Record the patient’s weight and vital signs, escort the patient to examination room and record the reason of visit.
nurse/medical assistant
Examines and talks with the patient to develop a diagnosis and plan of care.
doctor
performs test of the attending physician and collect the samples for analysis and write up the test result. After the test the attending physician will discuss the result with the patient.
medical technologist/technician, radiologist
fills the prescription and give an information about the medication.
pharmacist
bill the patient’s insurance for the visit.
billing officer
- set up in 1995 to provide affordable universal coverage.
- covers all kinds of medical care, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services.
Philhealth program
different memberships of Philhealth
formal sector
indigents
sponsored members
senior citizens
the informal economy
Workers employed by public and private companies.
formal sector
Impoverished people subsidized by the national government.
indigents
People subsidized by their local governments
sponsored members