SPM- Health Care of Community Flashcards
levels of health care
primary
secondary
tertiary
primary health care
most of the health problesm are dealt with and resolved
asha, anganwado, anm, dais
secondary health care
more complex problems
district hospitals, community health centers
(first referral)
tertiary health care
more specialised
regional or central level institutns
eg medical colleges and hosp
comprehensive health care
given by Bhore Committee in 1946
health services from “womb to tomb”
criteria of comprehensive health
- provide health services
- be close to beneficiaries
- wide cooperatn
- available to all
- look after vulnerable and weaker sectns
- create healthy env
primary health care sn
new approach to health care given in 1978 by USSR
essential health care made universallly accessible and acceptable at the cost they can afford
8 elements of phc
- health educatn
- food supply and proper nutritn
- water supply
- mch
- immunizatn
- control endemic ds
- proper rx
- provide drugs
4 principles of phc
- equitable distributn
- community participatn
- intersectoral coordinatn
- appropriate technology
millenium dev goals
sep 2000, countries met at millenium summit in nyc
3 of 8 goals
8 of 18 targets
18 of 48 indicators
were of health care
phc at village level
- asha scheme
- icds scheme
- training of local dais
asha worker characteristics
resident of village
woman
educatn till 8th class
age 25 to 45
1 asha for 1000 populatn
role and resp of asha
- create awareness
- health educatn
- counsel women
- health services
- work with village health and sanitatn committee
- accompany preg women
- primary med care
- depot holder for essentl provisions (eg ors)
- inform about births and deaths in vill
- constructn of toilets
