Question

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following after reading Chapter 3 of “Nursing Care of the
Community” by Z. Famorca
Objectives:
• Define primary health care (PHC).
• Explain the definition of health by the World Health Organization.
• Outline the historical background of PHC.
• Enumerate the key principles of PHC.
• Relate the application of the PHC key principles in the implementation of public health
programs
• Describe traditional and alternative health care modalities that may be applied in
communities

1. How did globalization affect health?

2. Enumerate the Alma Ata declarations.

3. What is the definition of primary health care?

4. Explain what “health for all” meant.

5.What are the 5 key elements to achieving the goal of “health for all”?

6.Enumerate the 8 essential services of the Alma Ata Declaration.

7. Define the 4 A’s of PHC

8.Enumerate and define the criteria for appropriate technology

9. Fill the 10 medicinal plants endorsed by DOH by:
medical plants:
Use:
preparation:

10. Differentiate the 4 preparations of medicinal plants.

11. Define the following terms:
A. Acupressure
B. Acupuncture
C. Aromatherapy
D. Chiropractic
E. Phytomedicine
F. Massage
G. Nutritional therapy
H. Pranic healing
I. Reflexology

12.Differentiate primary care and primary health care.

Answer 1

5.What are the 5 key elements to achieving the goal of “health for all”?

* Reduce exclusion and social disparities in health.

* Organizing health services arround people's need and expectations.

* Integrating health into all sectors.

* Pursuing collaborative models of policies.

* Increase stake holder participations.

6.Enumerate the 8 essential services of the Alma Ata Declaration?

* E- Education of health

* L- Locally endemic disease control

*E- Expanded programme for immunization.

*M-Maternal and child health including responsibilities

*E- Essential drugs

*N- Nutrition

*T- Treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

*S- Safewater and sanitation

7.Define the 4 A’s of PHC

* A -Accessibility

B-Affordability

C-Acceptability

D-Availability

8.Enumerate and define the criteria for appropriate technology

Appropriate health technology includes tools, drugs, methods, procedures and techniques,people's technology, indigenous technology

Criteria:

* Safety

* Effectiveness

*Affordability

*Simplicity

*Acceptability

*Feasibility and reliability

*Ecological effects

9. Fill the 10 medicinal plants endorsed by DOH by:
medical plants:

Medicinal plants	Use/indication	preparation
1)Ampalaya	Diabetes mellitus	decoction steamed
2)Bayabas	Washing wounds, diarrhoea,gargle, toothache	decoction
3)Akapulko	Antifungal	poultrice
4)Sambong	Antiedema	decoction
5)Lagundi	Asthma,fever,pain	wash affected site with decoction
6)Bawang	Hypertension, toothache	Apply on part
7)Ulasimangbato	Lowers blood uric acid	Decoction
8)Niyong-Niyogan	Antielminthic	Seeds are used
9)Tsaang Gubat	Diarrhoea, stomachache	Decoction
10)Yerba buena	headache, arthritis	infusion Massage sap

11)A) Acupressure- application of pressure on accupunture.

B) Accupunture- uses special needles to puncture and stimulate specific parts of the body.

C) Aromatherapy-combines essential aromatic oils then applied to the body.

D) Nutritional therapy-this improves health by enhancing nutritional value.

E) Pranic healing-follows the principle of balancing energy.

F) Reflexology- application of pressure on the body's reflex joints to enhance body's natural healing.