Primary Health Care & Community Health Nursing questions with correct answers

What did the declaration of alma-ata do? Answer Promoted a shift towards a primary health care model What is primary care? Answer The first contact between individuals and the health care system. It usually relates to the curative treatment of disease, rehabilitation and preventative measures, such as immunization, smoking cessation, and dietary changes -might not be intersectoral, nor comprehensive What is primary health care? Answer Comprehensive care that includes disease prevention, community development, a wide spectrum of services and programs, working in interprofessional teams, and intersectoral collaboration for healthy public policy -attempts to address social justice, equity and ethical issues -CCHN standard #6 access and equity What is CCHN standard #6 that addresses access and equity? Answer Services to reach people that need them most. i.e. home visits and outreach What is social justice? Answer The fair distribution of society's benefits, responsibilities, and their consequences. It focuses on the relative position of one social group in relationship to others in society as well as on the root causes of disparities and what can be done to eliminate them. VERY important in primary care What is social justice in PHC practice? Answer T