PM- OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES Flashcards
Is seen as a group or collection of locality –based
individuals interacting in social units and sharing common
interest, characteristic’s values and or goals
COMMUNITY
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
HEALTH, WHO definition
state of well-being in which the person is able to use
purposeful adaptive responses and processes physically,
mentally emotionally, spiritually and socially
MURRAY=HEALTH
refers to optimum level of functioning of individual, family, community optimum level of
health (OLOF) is influenced by ecosystem.
Modern concept of health=
what is OLOF influenced by?
ECOSYSTEM
give six ecosystem factors
Socio-economic status
Heredity factor= genetics
Health care deliver system
Activities and Behavior
Political factors
Environmental factors
what are the 3Ps in PUBLIC HEALTH
1.) Preventing disease,
2.) prolonging life, and
3.) promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort;
is the science and art of
3P’s 1.) Preventing disease,
2.) prolonging life, and
3.) promoting health and efficiency through
organized community effort;
“PUBLIC HEALTH”
what are some ways in which you can promote health and efficiency through organized community effort
- Sanitation of the environment
- Control communicable infections
- Education of the individual in personal
hygiene - Organization of medical and nursing services
for the early diagnosis and preventive
treatment of disease
“through organized community effort”
*Connotes organized, legislated, tax supported
efforts that serve all people through health
departments or related government agencies
Public Health-
What is Nursing?
Assisting individuals to become healthy and healthy individuals achieve optimum wellness
” The synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving health of the
populations’’
(ANA,1980) Community Health Nursing
Ultimate Goal of CHN
'’to raise the level of health of the citizenry”’
TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO COPE WITH THEIR HEALTH
preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
Public Health-
extends the realm of public health to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts
Community Health-
