Health Systems Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is health?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What are the pillars of health care?
1) Promotive health 2) Preventive health 3) Curative health 4) Rehabilitative health 5) Traditional health
What is promotive health?
An activity and or series of health service activities that prioritise health promotion activity.
What is preventive health?
A preventative activity against a health problem.
What is curative health?
An activity and or series of activities aimed at healing disease, the reduction of suffering, control, in order to maintain an optimal quality of life.
What is rehabilitative health?
An activity and or series of activities to return former patients into the community so that they can take part again as useful members of society according to their ability.
What is traditional health care?
Treatment or treatment methods referring to hereditary experience and skills empirically.
What is primary health care?
Clinics - first point of contact, have community participation, equity, social and economic development.
What is district health care?
Hospitals - a decentralised health care facility that provides primary care to patients.
What are examples of district health care?
Thembisa hospital and Sebokeng hospital.
What is regional health care?
Hospitals - a network of health care providers that work together to coordinate care for patients in a specific region that usually have at least 2 specialist services.
What are examples of regional health care?
Edenvale general hospital and Heidelberg hospital.
What is tertiary health care?
Academic hospitals - provides specialised medical services often in association with medical schools or universities.
What are examples of tertiary health care?
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.
What is quaternary health care?
An extension of tertiary care offering even more specialised and highly unusual services for rare conditions.
What are examples of quaternary health care?
Nelson Mandela Children’s hospital and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital.
What are the Batho Pele principles?
1) Consultation 2) Service standards 3) Courtesy 4) Access 5) Information 6) Openness and transparency 7) Dealing with complaints 8) Giving best value.
What are patient rights?
1) Access to a healthy and safe environment 2) Participating in decision making 3) Knowledge of one’s health care/medical aid 4) Confidentiality and privacy 5) Right to complain about services.
What is a healthy and safe environment?
Ensure physical and mental health, adequate water supply, sanitation, waste disposal and protection from environmental danger.
What does participating in decision making mean?
Informed and autonomous decisions.
What does knowledge of one’s health care/medical aid entail?
Entitled to information.
What are the determinants of health?
- Biological - Genetics: sex, age, individual characteristics 2. Behavioural and lifestyle - Health behavior: diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking 3. Social environment: education, SES, neighborhood 4. Environmental conditions: clean water, crowding 5. Economic - Health services: insurance, access to health care.
