Quiz Flashcards
What are the six building blocks of the health system?
- service delivery
- health workforce
- information
- medical products, vaccines, and technologies
- financing
- leadership/governance
What are the 4 overall goals/outcomes of the six building blocks of the health system?
- improved health
- responsiveness
- social and financial risk protection
- improved efficiency
What are the two additional building blocks of the health system?
- the community
- culture
What are the six WHO world regions?
- EURO
- PAHO/AMRO
- AFRO
- EMRO/MENA
- SEARO
- WAPO
Where is the WHO headquarters located?
Geneva, Switzerland
What does HRH stand for?
Human resources of health
What are the six types of global HRH challenges?
- global HRH shortages
- migration
- maldistribution
- skill mix imbalances
- weak knowledge base
- retention (leaky bucket)
Which WHO region(s) do you think have the greatest shortages of health workers?
AFRO
What are the four categories of retention interventions?
- education
- regulatory
- financial
- professional support
Which site of health care delivery care do you think is closest to the population in rural areas?
health post
Name the four health service delivery places.
- health posts
- health centers
- district hospitals
- regional referral hospitals
What are the two types of health policies?
- public policy
- private policy
What type of policy is established by the federal, state, and local levels of government?
public policy
What type of policy is established by private organizations?
private policy
What are the three sources of health service financing?
- public expenditure
- private expenditure
- external aid