Preventive healthcare/ MOH/ PHNS/ PHM

Question 1

Preventive healthcare

Each healthcare is divided into

Answer 1

• Preventive healthcare
• Curative healthcare

Question 2

Preventive healthcare

Central ministry is aka

Answer 2

Line ministry

Question 3

Preventive healthcare

Central ministry is under

Answer 3

health minster

Question 4

Preventive healthcare

Central ministry includes

Answer 4

• Communicable disease control programs- Dengue, TB, malaria
• Epidemiology unit - immunization, surveillance

Question 5

Preventive healthcare

Provincial ministry includes

Answer 5

MOH

Question 6

Preventive healthcare

MOH is a

Answer 6

• doctor with a full SLMC registration
• has a key role in preventive healthcare

Question 7

Preventive healthcare

Does the MOH have a uniform

Answer 7

no

Question 8

Preventive healthcare

Is there an AMOH in every MOH area

Answer 8

NO. Only some areas will have

Question 9

Preventive healthcare

AMOH

Answer 9

Additional MOH

Question 10

Preventive healthcare

main staff under MOH directly

Answer 10

• PHNS - Public health nursing sister
• SPHI- Supervising public health inspector
• School dental therapist
• Public health field officer
• Minor staff

Question 11

Preventive healthcare

Staff under PHNS

Answer 11

• SPHM- Supervising Public health midwife
• PHM- Public health midwife

Question 12

Preventive healthcare

Staff under SPHI

Answer 12

• PHI - Public health inspector

Question 13

Preventive healthcare

Minor staff under MOH

Answer 13

• Drivers
• Labourers
• Spray machine
• Operators
• Clerks
• Programme assistant
• Planning assistant

Question 14

Preventive healthcare

Duties of a MOH

Answer 14

• Conduct polyclincs
• School medical inspection
• Supervise immunization
• Supervise the work of rural hospitals/ central dispensaries and maternal homes which do not have medical officers
• Surveillance
• Outbreak Ix and Mx
• In- charge of all activities which he plans and direct
• Is responsible for discipline of his staff
• Supervises and controls the work of the entire personnel
• Surveying the area and prepare the programmes of work based on them
• Health education
• Presides at staff conferences
• Prepares and forwards reports- weekly/ monthly/ quarterly/ yearly
• Carries out research and scientific Ix
• Maintain diaries ( his and his staff)

Question 15

Preventive healthcare

Polyclinics

Answer 15

• Antenatal clinic
• Postnatal clinic
• Child welfare and immunization clinic
• Family planning clinic
• Well women clinic

Question 16

Preventive healthcare

Besides polyclinics MOH will also conduct

Answer 16

• Healthy life centres
• Programs/ clinics

Question 17

Preventive healthcare

Healthy life style centers?

Answer 17

For non- communicable diseases

Question 18

Preventive healthcare

Difference between programs and clinics

Answer 18

programs are not routinely done and clinics are routinely held

Question 19

Preventive healthcare

Programs

Answer 19

Depending on the necessoty MOH decides to conduct programs
* Based on nutrition
* Related to elderly
* Related to disabled

Question 20

Preventive healthcare

Two types of staff conferences

Answer 20

• Local conferences
• Monthly conferences

Question 21

Preventive healthcare

Local conferences last

Answer 21

half a day generally

Question 22

Preventive healthcare

How often is a local conference held

Answer 22

Monthly

Question 23

Preventive healthcare

Local conferences are conducted by

Answer 23

the area PHI

Question 24

Preventive healthcare

MOH staff present in local conferences

Answer 24

• PHI
• PHM
• SPHI
• PHNS
• SPHM
• MOH may or not be present

Question 25

# Preventive healthcare Resource people in the local conference

Answer 25

* SPHI * PHNS * SPHM * **MOH may or not be there**

Question 26

# Preventive healthcare Is the grama niladari present in local conference

Answer 26

invited to attend but not always present

Question 27

# Preventive healthcare Monthly advanced programmes done during the local conferences are for

Answer 27

for the next month

Question 28

# Preventive healthcare Whose performances are evaulated in the local conferences

Answer 28

* PHI * PHM

Question 29

# Preventive healthcare Monthly conferences last

Answer 29

a full day

Question 30

# Preventive healthcare Who leads a monthly conference

Answer 30

led by MOH

Question 31

# Preventive healthcare Which MOH staff is present in the monthly conference

Answer 31

all MOH staff

Question 32

# Preventive healthcare Monthly conferences held in the district level includes

Answer 32

* RDHS * CCP- consultant community physician * MO MCH- maternal and child health * RE- Regional epidemiologist * MO planning * MO NCD * RSPHNO- Regional supervising Public health nursing officer * SPHI- D Supervising PHI district * SSDT- Supervising School dental therapist

Question 33

# Preventive healthcare What's done in monthly conferences

Answer 33

* Discuss new circulars, guidelines * Performance reviews - PHI, PHM, SDT * Performance session, stock analysis and logistics

Question 34

# Preventive healthcare Additional medical officer of health ( AMOH)

Answer 34

* Doctor w full SLMC registration. **NOT A CONSULTANT** * Same clinical work as MOH * Does admin work in the absence of MOH

Question 35

# Preventive healthcare Public health nursing sister (PHNS)

Answer 35

* uniformed staff * involved in polyclinics * **Responsible for blood drawing and maintaining the vaccination refrigerator in polyclinics**

Question 36

# Preventive healthcare Supervising Public Health Midwife

Answer 36

* Informed staff * Immediate supervisor to PHM * Involved in polyclinics * Does PHM duties and is the most senior PHM

Question 37

# Preventive healthcare Who is in charge of the vaccination refrigerator in polyclinics

Answer 37

PHNS

Question 38

# Preventive healthcare PHM

Answer 38

* Uniformed staff * **Does home visits** * Does polyclinics * Skilled and equipped to assist NVD * 24H on- call * She has an office for herself usually in her residence

Question 39

# Preventive healthcare Who is skilled and equipped for NVD at home

Answer 39

PHM

Question 40

# Preventive healthcare Who has an office to themselves

Answer 40

PHM - usually at her residence

Question 41

# Preventive healthcare Which MOH staff is available 24H on- call

Answer 41

PHM

Question 42

# Preventive healthcare Duties of a PHM

Answer 42

* **Pre- PG care** * **Polyclinics** * **Domiciliary care- homevisits** * Immunization-** she administers vaccines** * Health education * Maintain documents and records * Maintains an office w displays and charts * Participants in monthly conferences

Question 43

# Preventive healthcare An MOH area population includes

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~60k Population

Question 44

# Preventive healthcare MOH area population can even go upto

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~200k

Question 45

# Preventive healthcare PHI area population

Answer 45

~10k population

Question 46

# Preventive healthcare AMOH is assigned

Answer 46

for any additional 30k population under an MOH area

Question 47

# Preventive healthcare PHM area population

Answer 47

~ 3k- 5k/ 2k- 4k population

Question 48

# Preventive healthcare smallest working unit in government health sector is

Answer 48

PHM area

Question 49

# Preventive healthcare MOH clinic is under the

Answer 49

MOH

Question 50

# Preventive healthcare Field clinics

Answer 50

is also under the MOH

Question 51

# Preventive healthcare Weighing posts is under the

Answer 51

under the PHNS - temporary places like temples, municipal councils

Question 52

# ANC what's included in the maternal care package

Answer 52

* given by the **family health bureau** * contains a guide to field healthcare workers * ensures continuum of care

Question 53

# ANC what's included in the service package for newly married couples

Answer 53

* marriage registrar invitation card * Pre conception/ Pre PG screening tool * BMI * "our wishes for you blissful home" booklet * Booklet for healthcare workers