Philippine Health Care Delivery System Flashcards
“It is a complex set of organizations interacting to
provide an array of health services.” said by?
(Dizon, 1977)
emerged as a major milestone of the twentieth century in the field of public health, and it identified primary health care as the key to the attainment of
the goal of Health for All.
Alma Ata Declaration (1978)
Refers to an organized plan of health services (Miller-Keane, 1987)
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
It is the rendering of health care services to the people (Williams-Tungpalan, 1981).
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
This refers to the network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the
task of rendering health care to the people
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM (Williams-Tungpalan,1981)
It is intended to reach everybody, particularly those in greatest need; it is intended to reach to the home and family level, and not be limited to health facilities; it is intended to involve a continuing relationship with persons and families.
“HEALTH CARE FOR ALL”
Essential Elements of Primary Health Care
-Adequate and safe water supply and basic sanitation.
-Immunization against major infectious diseases.
-Local endemic diseases control.
-Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries.
-Provision of essential basic medication
-Expanded options of immunizations.
-Reproductive health needs.
-Provision of essential technologies for health.
-Health promotion.
-Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
-Food safety and provision of selected food supplements.
Managers are usually required to set a direction and determine what needs to be
accomplished. It means setting priorities and determining performance
targets.
Planning
This refers to the management function on designing the organization or the
specific division, unit, or service for which the manager is responsible.
Further, it means designating reporting relationships and intentional patterns of
interaction. Determining positions, teamwork assignments, and distribution of
authority and responsibility.
Organizing
This function refers to acquiring and retaining human resources. It also refers
to developing and maintaining the workforce through various strategies and
tactics.
Staffing
This function refers to monitoring staff activities and performance and taking
the appropriate actions for corrective action to increase performance.
Controlling
Its focus in to initiate action in the organization through effective leadership
and motivation of, and communication with, subordinates.
Directing
Health as a right. Health Vision: of the People by the year 2020.
Health as a right. Health for All Filipinos by the year 2000
and Health in the Hands of the People by the year 2020.
Mission:
The mission of the DOH, in partnership with the people to ensure
equity, quality and access to health care:
- by making services available
- by arousing community awareness
- by mobilizing resources
- by promoting the means to better health
rural health units, their sub-centers, chest clinics, malaria eradication units,
and schistosomiasis control units; puericulture centers, tuberculosis clinics,
private clinics, clinics operated by large industrial firms, community
hospitals, health centers and other health facilities
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
