Health Resources and Services

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  • this is the focus of many disease specific charities
    Research and Education Activities
  • provided by hospitals, clinics, health centers & other direct px care providers
    clinical services
  • are often required after major natural disasters during wars
    Relief Aid
  • types of global health programs
    research & education activities
    clinical services
    relief aid
    community development programs
    advocacy
    logistics efforts
  • WHO headquarters
    Geneva, Switzerland
  • funded primarily by member governments
    WHO
  • World Health Day
    April 7, 1948
  • World Bank objective?
    Working for a World Free of Poverty
  • provides a structure for international monetary policy and currency changes
    International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  • when was UNICEF created

    December 11, 1946
  • all children are immunized against common childhood diseases, and are well nourished because it is wrong for a child to suffer or die from a preventable illness
    UNICEF
  • UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help the people build a better life
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • the voice for the environment within the United Nations system
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • established to achieve food security for all
    Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • USAID recipient countries worldwide
    120
  • USAID means
    United States Agency for International Development
  • JICA means
    Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • people to people aid
    NGO
  • JICA recipient countries worldwide
    72
  • UNICEF primary work area

    children
  • types of non governmental health agencies
    voluntary
    professional
    philanthropic
    service, social and religious organizations
    corporate
  • was created by one or more concerned citizens who thought that a specific health need was not being met by the existing government agencies
    voluntary health agencies
  • voluntary health agencies examples
    Alzheimer's Association
    The March of Dimes
  • members of this group enjoy social interactions with people of similar interests in addition to fulfilling the group's primary reason for existence - service to others in the communities

    service, social, and religious organizations
  • DOH in Filipino
    Kagawaran ng Kalusugan
  • physicians are assigned for 2 years primarily in a 4th to 6th class municipality that has not have doctor for at least 2 years

    Doctors to the Barrios
  • deployed nurses are assigned for 6 months for hospital service

    Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN-HEALS)
  • RN-HEALS meaning

    Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service
  • midwives are assigned in barangay health stations and rural health units for improved maternal and child care

    Rural Health Midwives Program
  • National Health Insurance Act of 1995
    RA 7875
  • RA 7875 is managed by?
    Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
  • telereferrals
    e-medicine
  • Rx box a biomedical device designed to provide better access to life saving health services in geographically isolated areas

    e-medicine
  • storage of patient's records online; computerized retrieval of patient's records
    e-record
  • electronic monitoring of health indicators and performance also epidemiologic use
    e-surveillance
  • DENR meaning
    Department of Environment & Natural Resources
  • food derived from animals including eggs and honey production
    Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
  • milk production and post-harvest handling

    National Dairy Authority (NDA)
  • for meat inspection
    National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)
  • this is for fresh fish and other seafood
    Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)