Washiful Islam ShadviID:1510558030PBH 101 section:36Faculty: Amzad Ali

NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY

*HEALTH

*PUBLIC HEALTH

*PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

DESCRIPTION AND COMPONENTS OF

HEALTH • “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social

well being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity” -WHO

DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH (Set by the WHO in 1948)

MAJOR DIMENSIONS • PHYSICAL• MENTAL• SOCIAL

MINOR DIMENSIONS• SPIRITUAL • EMOTIONAL

PHYSICAL DIMENSION PHYSICAL HEALTH REFERS TO THE STATE OF THE BODY AND ITS ABILITY TO PERFORM BODILY FUNCTIONS.

• EAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD

• NEVER SKIP A MEAL

• STAY HYDRATED

• REGULAR EXERCISE

• ESSENTIAL REGULAR CHECKUPS

• MAINTAIN GOOD SLEEPING HABITS

• AVOID ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES

MENTAL DIMENSION A STATE OF BALANCE BETWEEN THE INDIVISUAL AND THE SURROUNDING WORLD.

• SETTING REALISTIC GOALS

• OPEN MINDED

• UNDERSTAND WHAT OTHERS EXPECT OF YOU

• POSITIVE OUTLOOK

• FREE FROM INTERNAL CONFLICT

SOCIAL DIMENSON ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH OTHERS, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING SATISFYING RELATIONSHIPS.

• ENHANCE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• ADOPT POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE

• ACCEPT AND UNDERSTAND DIVERSE CULTURAL NORMS

• BUILD NETWORKS AMONG DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE

SPIRITUAL EMOTIONALSpiritual health refers to our personal Ability to cope, adjust and adapt

beliefs and values and to seek meaning

and purpose of life

• PRAYER

• PEACE

• FORGIVENESS

• COMMITMENT

• YOGA

• MEDITATION

• HOPE

• ACCAPTENCE OF OUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

• POSITIVE OUTLOOK • AWARENESS OF WHAT

OTHERS EXPECT FROM YOU

• STRONG COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FAMILY FRIENDS AND PEERS

The science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts.

PUBLIC HEALTH

FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH• The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health problems and priorities.

• The formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities.

• To assure that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services.

Essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology, made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community. It is through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination. (WHO & UNICEF, 1978)

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Goals of primary health careThe ultimate goal of primary health care is better health for all. WHO has identified five key elements to achieving that goal:

• Reducing exclusion and social disparities in health (universal coverage reforms);

• Organizing health services around people's needs and expectations (service delivery reforms);

• Integrating health into all sectors (public policy reforms);

• Pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue (leadership reforms); and

• Increasing stakeholder participation.

ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE• Health education• Food supply and proper nutrition.• Maternal and child health including family planning. • Safe drinking water and sanitation.• Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)• Prevention and control of endemic disease• Appropriate treatment of common diseases, injuries and accidents.

• Provision of essential drugs.

Presentation By, Washiful Islam