UNIT 1A: Global, National, & Local Health Situations (Overview of Public Health Nursing in the Philippines)

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  • Dengue

  • Hypertension

  • Diabetes

  • TB

  • Teenage Pregnancy

  • Malnutrition

Common Health Concerns

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Health Situation

Refer to the health conditions, concerns, and issues affecting individuals, families, groups, and populations

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  • Identify priority health concerns

  • Plan appropriate interventions

  • Improve health outcomes

  • Guide health policies and programs

Health situation helps nurses:

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Global Health Situations

Health issues that affect populations across countries and continents

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  • COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Climate change

  • Emerging diseases

  • Non-communicable diseases

Examples of Global Health Situations

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Global health concerns require international cooperation and action to work

Key Points of Global Health Situations

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National Health Situations

Affect the country as a whole

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  • TB

  • Dengue

  • HIV/AIDS

National Health Situations: Communicable Diseases

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  • Diabetes

  • Hypertension

National Health Situations: Non-Communicable Diseases

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  • Mental Health Issues

  • Adolescent pregnancy

  • Lifestyle-related diseases

National Health Situations: Emerging Concerns

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National Healthcare priorities influence healthcare programs and services nationwide

Key point of National Health Situations

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Local Health Situations

Health concerns affecting specific communities or localities

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  • Dengue outbreaks

  • Teenage pregnancy

  • Malnutrition

  • TB

  • Poor sanitation

  • Hypertension

Examples of Local Health Situations

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  • Assess community needs

  • Identify vulnerable populations

  • Prioritize health problems

  • Develop evidence-based interventions

  • Improve quality of care

Nurses use health data to:

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Health concerns vary from one community to another

Key point of Local Health Situations

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Charles E. Winslow

Defined public health as the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community efforts

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Public Health

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community efforts

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  • Population health

  • Disease prevention

  • Health promotion

  • Environmental sanitation

Focuses of Public Health

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  • Prevent disease

  • Promote health

  • Prolong life

  • Improve quality of life

Goals of Public Health

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  • National Immunization Program (NIP)

  • National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP)

  • Dengue Prevention and Control Program

  • National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program

  • Garantisadong Pambata (GP) Program

  • Expanded Newborn Screening Program

Examples of Public Health activities:

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National Immunization Program

Purpose is to protect children and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases

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Community Health

Focuses on health status, needs, and problems of a specific community and the factors that influence the health of its members

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  • Community needs

  • Community participation

  • Community resources

  • Community-based interventions

Focuses of Community Health:

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Public Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • Population-wide focus

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Community Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • Specific community focus

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Public Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • National or global perspective

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Community Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • Local perspective (like brgy or sitio)

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Public Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • Policy oriented

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Community Health

Public Health or Community Health

  • Community-oriented

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  • Population-wide focus

  • National or global perspective

  • Policy oriented

Public Health

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  • Specific community focus

  • Local perspective

  • Community-oriented

Community Health

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  • Water sanitation

  • Water-borne disease

Health Priorities of Coastal Community

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  • Waste management

  • Air pollution

Health Priorities of Urban Community

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  • Access to healthcare services

  • Maternal and child health concerns

Health Priorities of Rural Community

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Public Health Nursing

Utilization of nursing knowledge and skills in the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and care of the sick within the community

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  1. Nursing science

  2. Public health principles

  3. Social sciences

Public Health Nursing combines __________, __________, and __________ to improve population health

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  • Families

  • Groups

  • Populations

  • Community partnerships

Focuses of public health nursing

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  • Promote health

  • Prevent disease

  • Improve family and community health

Goals of Public Health Nursing

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  • Health teaching

  • Home visits

  • Family health assessments

Examples of public health nursing in action

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Global Health —> National Health —> Local Health —> Public Health (population) —> Community Health (specific community) —> Public-Health nursing (family, groups, populations)

Relationship of concepts