Akapulko is Senna alata or commonly known as akapulco; is a woody bush that grows wild in the tropical climate that grows wild in the tropical climate of the Philippines and an affordable locally sourced herbal medicine.

The leaves of akapulco have been traditionally used to treat?

Fungal skin infections such as ringworms, scabies, and eczema.

Akapulco also contains what agent, which is one of the active component of the akapulco lotion and ??? which have demonstrated antifungal activity against dermatophytes and superficial yeast infections.

Chrysophanic acid and crude anthaquinones such as rhein and aloe-emodine

Scientific Name:

Cassia alata or senna alata

English name:

Acapulco

Medicinal plant:

Ringworm bush or schrub

Use/indication:

Antifungal

Preparation:

Poultice

Criteria for appropriate health technology:

Effective Safe Affordable sustainable acceptable

Is an over-all approach to providing people access to basic healthcare and ultimately improve health of communities. It calls for collective efforts among all stakeholders in society and gives premium to people empowerment in health; that is allowing them to improve health thru their own efforts. This approach has three dimensions.

Primary health care

In the medical model of care, provision of interventions to cure specific conditions of individuals at the level of the community is termed as? Awofeso states that this approach is usually termed as preventive medicine. Is first level of healthcare delivery in which a generalist like a physician or a nurse renders medical and nursing services for individuals and population groups.

Primary care

The three dimensions of primary health care:

First it is a goal Second it is a strategy third it is a philosophy

What primary health care dimension: seeks to ensure that all people regardless of age, sex, creed, religion, ideology, and race are provided access to basic health services. This is anchored on the declaration of health as a human right and therefore provides the impetus for universal health coverage.

Primary health care as a goal.

What primary health care dimension: it promotes collaboration among all sectors in society and values partnership between public and private organizations. This highlights the fact that health is a shared reality and concerns everyone in the community.

Primary health care as a strategy

What primary health care dimension: it guides public health practitioners to rally communities to assume responsibility for their health and to involve thenselves in issues affecting their health.

Primary health care as a philosophy

Traditional cornerstones/Pillars of pHC:

Active community participation inter and intra-sectoral linkages Use of Appropriate Technology Support System Made Available

Core Values of PHC:

Social Justice Equity Respect for Human Dignity and Human Rights Solidarity Self-reliance

Essential Health Services in PHC:

Health education Immunization Essential medicines/drugs Mother and child health services Endemic disease control and management Nutrition Treatment of simple conditions Sanitation and access to safe water supply

10 Essential Public Health Services: 1

Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems

10 Essential Public Health Services: 2

Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 3

Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 4

Mobilize community partnerships and action to identfy and solve health problems.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 5

Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 6

Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety

10 Essential Public Health Services: 7

Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 8

Assure competent public and personal health care workforce

10 Essential Public Health Services: 9

Evaluate effectivenes, accessibility , and quality of personal and population-based health services.

10 Essential Public Health Services: 10

Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

Elements of Primary health care:

1.) primary care and essential public health functions as the core of integrated services 2.) multisectoral policy and action 3.) Empowered people and communities.

Determinants of succes for PHC:

1. Knowledge and capacity building 2. Human resources for health 3. Financing 4. Technology

Criteria for appropriate health technology:

Effective Safe Affordable sustainable acceptable

Common modalities of Traditional Alternative Healthcare in the Philippines: A method of healing and health promotion that uses the application of pressure on acupuncture points without puncturing the skin.

Acupressure

Common modalities of Traditional Alternative Healthcare in the Philippines: A method of healing using special needles to puncture and stimulate specific anatomical points on the body

Acupuncture

Common modalities of Traditional Alternative Healthcare in the Philippines: The art and science of the sense of smell whereby essential aromatic oils are combined and then applied to the body in some form of treatment.

Aromatherapy

Collecting Primary Data: 1-5

Observation Survey Informant interview Community forum Focus Group

Collecting Primary Data: 1-5

Observation Survey Informant interview Community forum Focus Group

Collecting Primary Data: 1-5

Observation Survey Informant interview Community forum Focus Group

Collecting Primary Data: 1-5

Observation Survey Informant interview Community forum Focus Group

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 1

Focus on the community as the unit of care

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 2

Give priority to community needs

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 3

Work with the community as an equal partner of the health team

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 4

In selecting appropriate activities, focus on primary prevention

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 5

Promote a healthful physical and psychosocial environment

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 6

Reach out to all who may benefit from a specific service

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 7

Promote optimum use of resources

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 8

Collaborate with others working in the community

Principles of Community Health Nursing: 1-8

Congrats

Conditions in the community affecting Health: Population Variables: size, density, composition, rate of growth or decline, cultural characteristics, mobility, social class and educational level

People

Conditions in the community affecting Health: People: Population variables:

Size, Density, Composition, rate of growth or decline, cultural characteristics, mobility, social class, and educational level

Conditions in the community affecting Health: Affected by both natural and man-made variables

Location

Conditions in the community affecting Health: Patterned series of interrelationships Components: family, economic, educational, communication, political, legal, religious, recreational, and health systems

Social system

Conditions in the community affecting Health: Social System: Components:

Family, economic, educational, communication, political, legal, religious, recreational, and health systems

Conditions in the community affecting Health: 1-3

People Location Social System

Characteristics of a healthy community: 1

Shared sense of being a community

Characteristics of a healthy community: 2

Feeling of empowerment and control

Characteristics of a healthy community: 3

Subgroups participate in decision making in community matters

Characteristics of a healthy community: 4

Ability to cope

Characteristics of a healthy community: 5

Open channels of communication and cooperation

Characteristics of a healthy community: 6

Equitable and efficient use of community resources

Characteristics of a healthy community: 1-6

Congrats

Community assessment: The nurse needs to collect data on the:

Three categories of community health determinants: people, place, and social system

Community assessment: The nurse utilizes the approach that is:

Most appropriate to the community and the purpose of the assessment

Community assessment: is a concept: the nurse gathers information about the entire community using a systematic process where data is collected regarding all aspects of the community to be able to identify actual and potential health problems

Comprehensive health needs assessment

Community assessment: Comprehensive health needs assessment is where:

The nurse gathers information about the entire community using a systematic process where data is collected regarding all aspects of the community to be able to identify actual and potential health problems

Community assessment: The nurse collects information with a certain community problem in mind, and then proceeds to gather information from the aggregate vulnerable to the problem.

Problem-oriented assessment

Community assessment: Problem-oriented assessment is where:

The nurse collects information with a certain community problem in mind, and then proceeds to gather information from the aggregate vulnerable to the problem.

A community health planning model based on Green's PRECEDE model:

Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH)

Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH) is a community health planning model based on:

Green's PRECEDE model

Data collected for the PATCH process for health planning: 1

Community profile

Data collected for the PATCH process for health planning: 2

Morbidity and mortality data

Collecting Primary Data: 1: Observation: 1:

Ocular or windshield survey

Data collected for the PATCH process for health planning: 3

Behavioral data