UNIT VII. INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY Flashcards
has a tremendous impact not only on the health
of its people but also on their total development, including their socioeconomic status.
nation’s health care delivery system
are provided by the government and the private
sector – for-profit as well as non-profit, with the latter frequently referred to as nongovernmental organizations or NGOs.
health services
is an essential member of the health workforce in the country
nurse
commonly known as a health center, is a primary-level
health facility in the municipality.
Rural Health Unit (RHU)
is preventive and promotive health
services and the supervision of BHSs under its jurisdiction (DOH, 2001)
focus of the RHU
is the first-contact health care facility that offers basic services to the
barangay level. It is a satellite station of the RHU (DOH, 2009). It is manned by volunteer
Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) under the supervision of the Rural Health Midwife (RHM)
BHS
The Municipal Health Officer (MHO) or Rural Health Physician heads the health
services at the municipal level and carries out the following roles and functions:
- The administrator of the RHU
- Community physician
- Medico-legal officer of the municipality (DOH, 2001)
a. Prepares the municipal health plan and budget
b. Monitors the implementation of basic health services
c. Management of the RHU staff
The administrator of the RHU
a. Conducts epidemiological studies
b. Formulates health education campaigns on diseases prevention
c. Prepares and implements control measures or rehabilitation plans
Community physician
stipulate that there be one (1) rural health physician to a
population of 20,000 (DOH, 1999).
R.A. 7305 or the Magna
Carta of Public Health Workers
- Supervises and guides all RHMs in the municipality (DOH, 2001)
- Prepares the FHSIS quarterly and annual reports of the municipality for submission to
the Provincial Health Office (DOH-IMS, 2011) - Utilizes the nursing process in responding to health care needs, including needs for health
education and promotions, of individuals, families, and catchment community - Collaborates with the other members of the health team, government agencies, private
businesses, NGOs, and people’s organizations to address the community health problems.
The Public Health Nurse (PHN
provide for the same nurse-population ratio as that of the Rural Health
Physician, that is 1:20,000
R.A. 7305 IRRs
- Manages the BHS and supervises and trains the BHW
- Provides midwifery services and executes health care programs and activities for women
of reproductive age, including family planning counseling and services - Conducts patient assessment and diagnosis for a referral or further management
- Performs health information, education, and communication activities
- Organizes the community
RHM
- Ensuring a healthy physical environment in the municipality
- Entails advocacy, monitoring, and regulatory activities, such as inspection of water
supply and unhygienic household conditions (DOH, 2001)
The Rural Sanitation Inspector:
- Considered as the interface between the community and the RHU
- Trained in preventive health care, with a strong emphasis on maternal and child care,
family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, and sanitation - Equipped with basic skills for prevention and management of common diseases
- Assist in providing basic services at the BHS and the RHU (DOH, 2001)
- R.A. 7883 or the Barangay Health Workers Benefit and Incentives Act entitles them to
hazard and subsistence allowances and other benefits (Congress of the Republic of the
Philippines, 1995b)
BHW
was enacted to bring about genuine and
meaningful local autonomy
R.A. 7160 or the Local Government Code
This will enable local governments to attain their fullest
development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in the
attainment of national goals. It mandates the devolution of basic services from the national
government to LGUs.
R.A. 7160 or the Local Government Code
- Provincial Health Board
- City Municipal Health Boards or Local Health Boards
- Provincial Governor/Mayor – chairman of the board
- Provincial/City/Municipal Health Officer – serves as vice-chairman
- Chairman of the committee on the health of the Sanggunian – members of the board
- A representative from the private sector or NGO involved in health services –
members of the board - A representative of DOH – members of the board
R.A. 7160 created:
Functions of health boards:
- Proposing to the Sanggunian annual budgetary allocations for the operation and
maintenance of health facilities and services within the
province/city/municipality - Serving as an advisory committee to the Sanggunian on health matters
- Creating committees that shall advise local health agencies on various matters
related to health service operations
) is mandated by law to
develop, administer and implement comprehensive social welfare programs designed to
uplift the living conditions and empower disadvantaged children, youth, women, older
persons, a person with disabilities, families in crisis or at-risk and communities needing
assistance
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
The following agencies are attached to the DSWD:
tance. The following agencies are attached to the DSWD:
1. Council for the Welfare of Children
2. Intercountry Adoption Board
3. Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council
4. National Anti-Poverty Commission
5. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
6. National Council on Disability Affairs
7. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
Programs and services DSWD
- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
- Kalahi CIDSS – NCDDP
- Sustainable Livelihood Program
- Listahanan
- Supplemental Feeding Program
- Disaster Response Operations
- Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons
- Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA)
- Protective Services Program
- Protective Services Program
- Residential and Non-Residential Facilities
- Adoption and Foster Care
- Gender and Development
- Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB)
is an agency of the Philippine
government under the Department of Health responsible for creating a conducive policy
environment for national and local nutrition planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation, and surveillance using state-of-the-art technology and approaches.
National Nutrition Council, abbreviated as NNC
as mandated by law, is the country’s highest policy-making and
coordinating body on nutrition
NNC
NNC Core Functions
- Formulate national food and nutrition policies and strategies and serve as the policy,
coordinating, and advisory body of food, nutrition, and health concerns; - Coordinate planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the national nutrition program;
- Coordinate the hunger mitigation and malnutrition prevention program to achieve
relevant Millennium Development Goals; - Strengthen competencies and capabilities of stakeholders through public education,
capacity building, and skills development; - Coordinate the release of funds, loans, and grants from government organizations (GOs)
and non-government organizations (NGOs); and - Call on any department, bureau, office, agency, and other instrumentalities of the
government for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities, and resources as the need
arises.