COMMUNITY

HEALTH SERVICE
MANAGEMENT

Criselda T. Pabua
Course Objectives
 Describe the Philippine health situation
 Review the Philippine health care delivery system
 Discuss the different health programs of the government
 Explain the importance of community involvement in the
delivery of health service
 Discuss the need for leadership in the effective
management of health service; and
 Demonstrate the skills in the following
• Community health care planning
• Management of health programs
Community Health Service
Management
 Refers to the concepts, knowledge and skills
derived from public health
 Demography, Epidemiology and Biostatistics are
tools in measuring and analyzing community
health
Community

 a group of people with common characteristics or

interests living together within a territory or
geographical boundary- place where people
under usual conditions are found
Health

 The condition of their body and the extent to

which it is free from illness or merely absence of
a disease
 “State of complete physical, mental and social
well being, not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity” ( WHO)
Community Health

 part of paramedical and medical intervention/approach

which is concerned on the health of the whole population-
 aims:
1. health promotion
2. disease prevention
3. management of factors affecting health
Service

 Something that the public needs which is

provided in a planned and organized way by the
government or an official body
Management
 Is the control and organizing of a business
or other organization
Primary Health Care

 Essential health care made universally

accessible to individuals and families in
the community by means acceptable to
them through their full participation and at
a cost that the community and country can
afford
 Considered a practical approach to
making health benefits within the reach of
all in a country of community. It addresses
the main health problems of the country
or community
 it is an approach to health development
which is carried out through a set of
activities and whose ultimate aim is the
continuous improvement and maintenance
of the health status of the community.
Essential Elements of
Primary Health Care
a. Education concerning prevailing health problems and controlling
them
b. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition;
c. The provision of safe water and basic sanitation;
d. Maternal and child health care including family planning;
e. Immunization against the major infectious diseases;
f. Prevention and control of locally endemic diseases;
g. Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and
h. Provisions of essential drugs
 Philippine Health Situation
A. Magnitude of Health Problems
 Health statistics remain to increase – Goal: MDG 4 & 5
 Inadequate and unequal distribution of health resources
 Increasing cost of medical care
B. Maternal, Morbidity and Mortality Rate
C. Infant Morbidity and Mortality Rate
Country’s Health Care Delivery
System
Factors Affecting the Welfare
Conditions of the Filipino
Midwives
How does the current health care delivery
system affects the midwives?