CHN-LEC Prelims: Public Health Nursing & Health Care Delivery Terms

Flashcards cover key terms related to the DOH structure, rural health delivery, public health nursing roles, PHC concepts, health promotions frameworks (Alma-Ata, Ottawa, Helsinki), and major global health goals (MDGs, SDGs) referenced in the notes.

Department of Health (DOH)

The principal health agency in the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services, quality health care, and regulation of health goods and services.

DOH Vision

Filipinos among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022 and in Asia by 2040.

DOH Mission

To lead the country in developing a productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered health system.

National DOH Office Secretary (2023)

Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, who helped advance Universal Health Coverage.

Regional Office (CaLaBaRZon)

Regional Center for Health Development IV-A; part of the DOH regional structure.

Provincial Health Officer II (Quezon)

Head of Integrated Provincial Health Office in a province; leads health programs at provincial level.

Municipal Health Officer (MHO)

Overall responsible officer of the Rural Health Unit; implements DOH guidelines and supervises health programs.

Public Health Nurse (PHN)

Key health care provider who works with the MHO, supervises RHMs/NDPs, and may act as MHO in absence.

Rural Health Midwives (RHMs) / DOH Nurse Deployment Projects (NDPs)

Peripheral first-level health workers translating health programs into services and coordinating with program coordinators at the Barangay level.

Rural Health Unit (RHU)

Municipal health office implementing DOH programs and supervising RHMs, NDPs, and PHN at the municipal level.

Barangay Health Station (BHS)

Local health service delivery point at the barangay level (community-based health services).

Barangay Health Workers (BHWs)

Frontline community health workers who provide basic health education and services and link clients to facilities.

Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS)

Locates malnourished children (Operation Timbang Plus) and delivers nutrition services and education at the barangay level.

Operation Timbang Plus (OTP)

Community survey weighing/measuring preschoolers and interviewing mothers to assess nutritional status.

Public Health Nursing Standards (Philippines)

Standards that guide PHN practice across rural health units, city/ provincial health offices, schools, and government agencies.

Public Health Nursing Definition (PHN)

A specialized field of nursing combining nursing, public health, and social assistance to promote health and prevent illness.

Community Health Nursing (definition)

A service rendered by professional nurses to communities for health promotion, disease prevention, care, and rehabilitation.

World Health Organization (WHO) Alma-Ata Declaration (1978)

Health as a fundamental human right and primary health care as essential for achieving health for all.

Ottawa Charter (1986)

Health promotion defined as enabling people to gain control over and improve their health; emphasizes community action and empowerment.

Helsinki Statement on Health in All Policies (2013)

Work to integrate health considerations into policymaking across sectors; promote health equity.

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Eight goals with targets/indicators (poverty, hunger, education, child/maternal health, HIV/AIDS, environment, development) adopted in 2000.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 3

Good Health and Well-being; targets include universal health coverage, maternal/child health, fight infectious diseases, mental health, and more.

PHC Goal (as adopted in the notes)

Health for all Filipinos by 2020 and health in the hands of the people by 2030; self-reliant, equitable health improvements.

Elements of Primary Health Care (PHC)

Health education, nutritional promotion, safe water/sanitation, maternal and child health, immunization, prevention of locally endemic diseases, treatment of common diseases/injuries, essential drugs.

Strategies of Primary Health Care

Elevate health as a comprehensive national effort; promote community-managed health care; increase sector efficiency; advance essential health research.

Level of Disease Prevention (PHC context)

PHC emphasizes a whole-of-society approach across health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care.