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Lecture 1
Agencies that guide health care World Health Organization
services: Globally:
Nationally: Public Health Agency of Canada. Chief Public Health
Officer of Canada
Locally: Ministry of Health. BC Provincial Health Officer. BC
Guiding Health Framework. BCCDC - British
Columbia Communicable Disease Center
Health Authorities -Community Health Centers and
Primary care clinics
Primary Health Care It is the first level of contact of individual, the family,
and the community with the national health system,
bringing health care as close as possible to where
people live and work and constitutes the first
element of a continuing health care process
Primary health care includes primary care. It encompasses prevention, community
development and a wide range of community
programs and services. (CRNBC, 2005)
universally accessible to individuals and families
,Secondary Care: Screening and Referrals
Referrals to Specialists derived from Primary Care
Providers
Such as:
Eating Disorder specialist
Mental Health specialist
Lactation Consultant
Palliative Care
Trans Care
Speech and Language
Audiology
Vision
Tertiary Care: Occurs when a hospitalized individual needs further
specialized care,
Such as:
Dialysis
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Burn care
Wound care or IV therapy treatments
Post stroke rehab
Diabetes management
Examples of Levels of Prevention Care Primary
in the Community : A community health nurse provides:
Primary an influenza vaccination program in a community
retirement facility.
Birth control and sexual transmitted infection
medication to clients
Examples of Levels of Prevention Care Secondary:
in the Community A community health nurse:
Primary in partnership with the local police, organizes an
Secondary infant and child-care seat safety screening program
for a group of parents in a low-income housing
complex.
assists in screening patients for diabetes risks.
screens a client for their mental well being.
, Tertiary Tertiary: A community health nurse:
helps set up a rehabilitation clinic for middle-aged
adults residing in an apartment complex who have
type 2 diabetes and have experienced cerebral
vascular accident.
provides wound care to client in an ambulatory care
clinic.
5 Principles of Primary Health Care Accessibility
Appropriate technology
Health Promotion
Public Participation
Intersectoral cooperation
What's Happening Globally • A shift from secondary/tertiary care in hospitals to
primary, integrated, team-based care in the
community.
Primary Care clinics Ministry of Health - New initiative- Health Authorities
organizing primary care clinics in Community Health
Centers
Ambulatory clinics
Interdisciplinary teams/Team Based Care
Focus on populations living in marginalized
conditions not connected to Primary care service
provider
Decrease Emergency Room wait times and
healthcare costs
Downtown Community Health Center, Heatley
(Strathcona), 3 Bridges, Pender
Primary care health services include: medical exams; wound care; disease prevention;
diagnosis; immunization for adults; information,
treatment and prevention for sexually transmitted
infections (STI), HIV and hepatitis; TB testing and care.
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Terms in this set (115)
Lecture 1
Agencies that guide health care World Health Organization
services: Globally:
Nationally: Public Health Agency of Canada. Chief Public Health
Officer of Canada
Locally: Ministry of Health. BC Provincial Health Officer. BC
Guiding Health Framework. BCCDC - British
Columbia Communicable Disease Center
Health Authorities -Community Health Centers and
Primary care clinics
Primary Health Care It is the first level of contact of individual, the family,
and the community with the national health system,
bringing health care as close as possible to where
people live and work and constitutes the first
element of a continuing health care process
Primary health care includes primary care. It encompasses prevention, community
development and a wide range of community
programs and services. (CRNBC, 2005)
universally accessible to individuals and families
,Secondary Care: Screening and Referrals
Referrals to Specialists derived from Primary Care
Providers
Such as:
Eating Disorder specialist
Mental Health specialist
Lactation Consultant
Palliative Care
Trans Care
Speech and Language
Audiology
Vision
Tertiary Care: Occurs when a hospitalized individual needs further
specialized care,
Such as:
Dialysis
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Burn care
Wound care or IV therapy treatments
Post stroke rehab
Diabetes management
Examples of Levels of Prevention Care Primary
in the Community : A community health nurse provides:
Primary an influenza vaccination program in a community
retirement facility.
Birth control and sexual transmitted infection
medication to clients
Examples of Levels of Prevention Care Secondary:
in the Community A community health nurse:
Primary in partnership with the local police, organizes an
Secondary infant and child-care seat safety screening program
for a group of parents in a low-income housing
complex.
assists in screening patients for diabetes risks.
screens a client for their mental well being.
, Tertiary Tertiary: A community health nurse:
helps set up a rehabilitation clinic for middle-aged
adults residing in an apartment complex who have
type 2 diabetes and have experienced cerebral
vascular accident.
provides wound care to client in an ambulatory care
clinic.
5 Principles of Primary Health Care Accessibility
Appropriate technology
Health Promotion
Public Participation
Intersectoral cooperation
What's Happening Globally • A shift from secondary/tertiary care in hospitals to
primary, integrated, team-based care in the
community.
Primary Care clinics Ministry of Health - New initiative- Health Authorities
organizing primary care clinics in Community Health
Centers
Ambulatory clinics
Interdisciplinary teams/Team Based Care
Focus on populations living in marginalized
conditions not connected to Primary care service
provider
Decrease Emergency Room wait times and
healthcare costs
Downtown Community Health Center, Heatley
(Strathcona), 3 Bridges, Pender
Primary care health services include: medical exams; wound care; disease prevention;
diagnosis; immunization for adults; information,
treatment and prevention for sexually transmitted
infections (STI), HIV and hepatitis; TB testing and care.
