Public Health Short Flashcards
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health
science and art of conserving and promoting healthful, wholesome, and comfortable vision.
Visual hygiene
the science of the preservation of health; sanitary science; a system of principles or rules designed for the promotion of health.
Hygiene
embodiment of the principles, which aid in the undertaking of the causes and sources of ocular infection and disease.
Visual sanitation
use of sanitary measures; science of sanitary condition, cleanliness and free from dirt, germs, etc.
• (prevalence- frequentness/frequency,commoness)
Sanitation
It is UNITED NATIONS specialized agency for
health
– established on April 7,1948.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION(WHO)-
TASK OF WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY:
• Approve the WHO programme and the budget for the following biennium( a period of two years) and to decide major policy questions.
is the principal health agency
in the Philippines
Department of health
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.
Department of health
• DOH is both stakeholder in the health sector and policy and regulatory body for health.
• As a major player, DOH is technical resource, a catalyst for health policy and a political sponsor and advocate for health issues in behalf on the health sector.
DOH Officers:
• Composed of about
17 central offices,
16 centers for Health Development located in various Regions,
70 hospitals
4 attached agencies.
VISION of DoH
The leader of Health for all in the Philippines.
MISSION of DOH
Guarantee equitable, sustainable and quality health for all Filipinos, especially the poor, and to lead the quest for excellence in Health.
- is implementing the national health insurance law, administers the MEDICARE program for both public and private sectors.
PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORP.