Public Health Nursing in the Philippines Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering core public health nursing concepts, legal bases, health system frameworks, and programs in the Philippines based on the lecture text.

FOURmula One for Health

The implementation framework for health sector reforms in the Philippines designed to achieve better health outcomes, a responsive health system, and equitable health care financing.

Public Health (Winslow's Definition)

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.

Fajardo Act (Act No. 2156)

A 1912 law that created Sanitary Divisions and assigned male nurses to perform duties of the President of Sanitary Division when no physicians were available.

Republic Act No. 1082

The Rural Health Law passed in 1954 that created the first 81 Rural Health Units in the Philippines.

Republic Act No. 7160

The Local Government Code of 1991 that devolved health structures, personnel, and budgetary allocations from the national level to local government units (LGUs).

Executive Order No. 102

An order signed in 1999 that redirected the functions and operations of the Department of Health from direct service provision to technical leadership, policy formulation, and standard setting.

Inter Local Health Zone (ILHZ)

A health system created by clustering municipalities within a defined geographical area, comprising a central referral hospital and primary level facilities such as RHUs and BHSs.

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community by means acceptable to them through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford.

Nurse V (Supervising Public Health Nurse)

A public health nursing position assigned in health centers with lying-in clinics, responsible for supervising and coordinating nurses, midwives, and staff members while ensuring correct technical procedures.

Epidemiologic Triangle

A model of disease causation consisting of three interactive components: host, agent, and environment.

Crude Birth Rate (CBR)

A measure of the natural growth of a population, calculated as $\text{CBR} = \frac{\text{Total No. of live births registered in a given calendar year}}{\text{Estimated population as of July 1 of same year}} \times 1,000$.

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

A measure of the risk of dying during the first year of life, calculated as $\text{IMR} = \frac{\text{Total No. of deaths under 1 year of age registered in a given calendar year}}{\text{Total No. of registered live births of same calendar year}} \times 1,000$.

Target/Client List (TCL)

The second building block of FHSIS used by health workers to plan, monitor, and report service delivery to targeted eligible population groups without repeatedly checking individual records.

FHSIS Components

The core documentation building blocks of the Field Health Service Information System, consisting of Family Treatment Records, Target/Client Lists, Tally/Reporting Forms, and Output Tables.

Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion

A 1986 global health charter defining health promotion as the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health through five key action areas.

Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)

A temporary postpartum family planning method based on natural infertility when a mother is amenorrheic, fully or nearly fully breastfeeding, and her infant is under 6 months old.

Fully Immunized Child (FIC)

An infant who has received one dose of BCG, three doses of OPV, three doses of DPT, three doses of Hepatitis B, and one dose of measles vaccine before reaching one year of age.

Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (Republic Act No. 7305)

An act aimed at promoting and improving the social and economic well-being, working conditions, skills, and career prospects of public health workers.

Botika ng Barangay (BnB)

A drug outlet managed by a community organization, NGO, or LGU, licensed by BFAD to distribute low-priced generic over-the-counter home remedies and selected essential prescription medications.

Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 (Republic Act No. 9173)

An act providing for a more responsive nursing profession in the Philippines, repealing RA 7164, and setting standards for nursing education, humane working conditions, and career prospects.