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What is a community?
a group of people with common characteristics or interests living together within a territory or
geographical boundary
COMMUNITY AS CLIENT / PATIENT IN CHN
World Views on Community:
1. The community is an integral part of society and is composed of families
2. Contradictions/conflicts are inherent in a community
3. The community is always in state of continuous movement and change
COMMUNITY AS SETTING IN CHN PRACTICE
What is health?
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part of paramedical and medical intervention/approach which is concerned on the health of the
whole population
aims:
1. promotion of health
2. prevention of diseases
3. management of factors affecting health
Individual
Anatomy
Demography
Physiology
Sociology
Pathology
Epidemiology
APPLIED STUDY
Community
Structure
Function
Malfunction
Hanlon
- dedicated to the common attainment of the highest level of physical, mental and social well-being and
longevity consistent with available knowledge and resources at a given time and place towards most
effective total development life of the individual and society
Purdom
- prioritizes survival of human species and recognizes that each phase in human development is of equal
importance with the other phases
What is nursing?
assisting sick individuals to become healthy and healthy individuals achieve optimum wellness
(Henderson)
self-care (Orem)
placing the individual in an environment that will maximize his capacity for self-repair
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Responsibilities of CHN
be a part in developing an overall health plan, its implementation and evaluation for communities
provide quality nursing services to clientele based on standards set for CHN practice
maintain coordination/linkages with other health team members, NGO/government agencies in the
provision of public health services
conduct researches relevant to CHN services to improve provision of health care
provide opportunities for professional growth and continuing education through staff development
OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND METHODOLOGIES IN CHN
Strategies and Health Status Targets to Achieve Objectives
Health education
Nutrition
Personality development
Genetic counseling
Through people
immunization
chemoprophylaxis
nutrition
personality development
personal hygiene
child spacing
protection against carcinogens and allergens
Environmental control
safe water supplies
good food hygiene
safe excreta and rubbish disposal
disinfection and sterilization
vector and animal reservoir control
good living nag working conditions
PRIMARY LEVEL
Health Promotion and
Illness Prevention
Provided at
Health care/RHU
Brgy. Health Stations
Main Health Center
Community Hospital and
Health Center
Private and Semi-private
agencies
SECONDARY LEVEL
Prevention of Complications thru
Early Dx and Tx
When
hospitalization
is
deemed necessary and
referral
is
made
to
emergency (now district),
provincial or regional or
private hospitals
TERTIARY LEVEL
Prevention of Disability, etc.
When
highly-specialized
medical care is necessary
referrals are made to
hospitals
and
medical
center such as PGH, PHC,
POC, National Center for
Mental Health, and other
govt private hospitals at
the municipal level
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Continuous and sustained process of raising the level of awareness, organizing and mobilizing
Levels of Awareness:
Political socialization
Political mobilization
Interest aggregation
Interest articulation
Culture of silence/passivity
Basic concepts and principles:
1. objective analysis of objective conditions
2. basic trust on the people
3. from, for, by and with the people
4. people want and can change
5. self-willed changes are more meaningful and permanent than imposed changes
Context of CO: Current situation
Goal of CO: Community development
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PHC was declared in the ALMA ATA CONFERENCE in 1978, as a strategy to community health
development. It is a strategy aimed to provide essential health care that is:
Community-based
Accessible
Part and parcel of the total socio-economic development effort of the nation
Acceptable
Sustainable at an affordable cost.
Framework
Peoples Empowerment and Partnership is the
Key Strategy to achieve the goal, Health For all Filipinos by the year 2000
And Health in the Hands of the People by the year 2020
WHAT DOES ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE IN PHC MEANS?
It stands for:
Genuine Participation
Token Participation
Non-participation
Phases
of CO in Health:
Social Investigation
Entry to the community
Social preparation
Community integration
Small-group formation
CHW election
Launching of organization
Community diagnosis
Training and Services
Core-group formation
PHASE OUT
C. Appropriate Technology
- method used to provide a socially and environmentally acceptable level of service or quality
product at the least economic cost.
Criteria:
Feasible
Acceptable, Affordable
Complex
Effective
Safe
Scope-wise
10 MEDICINAL PLANTS:
Lagundi
Ulasaming-Bato
Bawang
Bayabas
Yerba-buena
Sambong
Ampalaya
Niyog-niyogan
Tsaang gubat
Akapulko
Social Investigation
Preliminary
Baseline information from Secondary data sources
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Deepening
Entry
Low profile or low key approach
Upon ENTRY, start the ff:
1. DSI
2. Social Preparation
3. Community Integration
Social Preparation
Tempering the grounds for setting up health program
Target: community leaders
Establish rapport, develop trust, clarify intentions and expectations
Methods: courtesy calls and attendance to meetings
Community Integration
Imbibing community way of life
Target: community
Deepen rapport, develop mutual trust, draw objectives
Methods: house-to-house, going to places and events where people are, direct participation in
production process
Spot map
Clusters of 8-15 households
Small-group formation
Election of CHWs
Launching
Community Diagnosis
Advanced CHWS
Core-group formation
Phase out
Entry Phase
1. Social preparation
2. Community integration
3. DSI
Training Phase
1. Training needs
2. Assessment
3. Curriculum development
4. Actual training
5. Training evaluation
Services Phase
1. Community clinics
2. Other services
Consolidation Phase
1. Evaluation sessions
2. Staff development
Phase out