Primary Health Care - Midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Differentiate between Primary Health Care (PHC) and Primary Care
(PC) -
correct answer ✅Primary Health Care: PHC is a broader concept
that encompasses not only clinical services but also includes
preventive, promotive, and rehabilitative care. It aims at achieving
better health services for all.
Primary Care: PC is a subset of PHC and refers to the first point of
contact a person has with the health system when they seek care
for a specific health issue. It is mainly concerned with the provision
of direct health services, including diagnosis, treatment, and
management of common illnesses and health conditions.
Levels of public health care -
correct answer ✅primordial, primary, secondary, teriarty,
quaternary
Primordial HC -
correct answer ✅Aims at preventing the emergence or
development of risk factors in populations that have not yet shown
an increased risk for diseases.
, Primary Health Care - Midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
E.g. Implementing policies to reduce environmental pollution,
promoting healthy dietary habits through public health campaigns,
and legislating against the manufacturing and sale of tobacco
products.
Primary HC -
correct answer ✅First point of contact for individuals entering the
healthcare system. It focuses on the broad and ongoing health care
of individuals, families, and communities. It includes preventive,
diagnostic, therapeutic, and health education services.
E.g. Routine check-ups, immunizations, health education, treatment
of common illnesses like flu or bacterial infections, and
management of chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension.
Secondary HC -
correct answer ✅More specialized than primary care, provided by
medical specialists to patients who are referred by primary care
providers. It includes hospital care for acute illnesses, as well as
specialist consultations and some forms of surgical procedures.
E.g. In partnership with the local university wellness center,
organizes a recreational drug safety screening program for students
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Differentiate between Primary Health Care (PHC) and Primary Care
(PC) -
correct answer ✅Primary Health Care: PHC is a broader concept
that encompasses not only clinical services but also includes
preventive, promotive, and rehabilitative care. It aims at achieving
better health services for all.
Primary Care: PC is a subset of PHC and refers to the first point of
contact a person has with the health system when they seek care
for a specific health issue. It is mainly concerned with the provision
of direct health services, including diagnosis, treatment, and
management of common illnesses and health conditions.
Levels of public health care -
correct answer ✅primordial, primary, secondary, teriarty,
quaternary
Primordial HC -
correct answer ✅Aims at preventing the emergence or
development of risk factors in populations that have not yet shown
an increased risk for diseases.
, Primary Health Care - Midterm Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
E.g. Implementing policies to reduce environmental pollution,
promoting healthy dietary habits through public health campaigns,
and legislating against the manufacturing and sale of tobacco
products.
Primary HC -
correct answer ✅First point of contact for individuals entering the
healthcare system. It focuses on the broad and ongoing health care
of individuals, families, and communities. It includes preventive,
diagnostic, therapeutic, and health education services.
E.g. Routine check-ups, immunizations, health education, treatment
of common illnesses like flu or bacterial infections, and
management of chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension.
Secondary HC -
correct answer ✅More specialized than primary care, provided by
medical specialists to patients who are referred by primary care
providers. It includes hospital care for acute illnesses, as well as
specialist consultations and some forms of surgical procedures.
E.g. In partnership with the local university wellness center,
organizes a recreational drug safety screening program for students
