Week 1: Community Health Nursing & Herbal Medicine Flashcards
WEEK 1: cOMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING & HERBAL
MEDICINE
found
a group of people with common characteristics or interests
living together within a territory or geographical
boundary place where people under usual conditions are
WHO:
• State of COMPLETE WELL-BEING PHYSICAL
MENTAL
DEFINITION OF TERMS
& SOCIAL not merely an absence of disease or infirmity
MODERN DEFINITION:
. OLOF (Optimum Level of Functioning)
COMMUNITY
- POLITICAL - Safety
Oppression
- BEHAVIOR- Culture
Habits
HEALTH
- HEREDITY - Generic Endowment (Defect
Strengths
Risk).
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM - Promotive
Preventive
Curative
- ENVIRONMENT- Air
Food
Noise
Pollution
ECOSYSTEM
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC- Employment
Education
Education
Health is affected by combination of many factors.
Environment & circumstances
Income 8& Social Status
Employment & working conditions
Health Services
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Physical Environment
Culture
Genetics
Gender
Social Support Networks