SELECTIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Flashcards
What are the critics of the Health For All 2000?
After the Alma Ata conference, the
Declaration itself was criticized for being too
“idealistic” and “having an unrealistic time
table”
Why was Selective Primary Health Care Introduced?
Because Selective PHC favored short-term goals and
targeted health investment
What was the setback of Selective Primary Health Care?
It did not address the social causes of disease.
What does SPHC stand for?
Selective Primary Health Care
How SPHC was introduced into the system 1
1.After 1978 Alma Ata Conference, Rockefeller Foundation held a conference in 1979
How SPHC was introduced into the system 2
- Bellagio conference center in Italy to address several concerns
How SPHC was introduced into the system 3
3.Idea of Selective PHC was introduced as a strategy
Why was SPHC introduced?
4.To complement comprehensive PHC.
Why was SPHC introduced?
5.As an Interim Strategy for Disease Control in Developing Countries
Why was it important to introduce SPHC?
6.This new framework advocated a more economically feasible approach to PHC
Why was it important to introduce SPHC?
7.Targeting specific areas of health, and choosing the most effective treatment plan in terms of cost and effectiveness.
Why was it important to introduce SPHC?
8.”GOBI” (growth monitoring, oral re-hydration, breastfeeding, and immunization)
Why was it important to introduce SPHC?
9.Focusing on combating the main diseases in developing nations.
Components of Selective Primary Health Care
GOBIFFF
G is for?
Growth monitoring: the monitoring of how much infants
grow within a period, with the goal to understand needs for better early nutrition.
O is for?
Oral re-hydration therapy: to combat dehydration
associated with diarrhea
B is for?
Breastfeeding
I is for?
Immunization
F is for?
Family planning (birth spacing)
The other F is for?
Female education
The last F is for?
Food supplementation: for example, iron and folic acid
fortification/supplementation to prevent deficiencies in
pregnant women.
Name the two Emerging Health Issues
- PHC and population aging
2. PHC and mental health
How is PHC and population aging an emerging health issue? 1
1.Global demographic trends, with the numbers of people of age 60 and over-expected to double by 2025
How is PHC and population aging an emerging health issue? 2
2.PHC approaches have taken into account the need for countries to address the consequences of population aging.
How is PHC and population aging an emerging health issue? 3
3.Majority of older people will be living in developing countries that are often the least prepared to confront the challenges of rapidly aging societies, including high risk of having at least one chronic non-communicable disease, such as obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis.