COMMUNITY HEALTH - TEAM

COMMUNITY HEALTH - TEAM

1. COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM FUNCTIONING. DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMR. [email protected]

2. HEALTH TEAM A health team is a group of persons who work together to promote better health in the community. Health team in Madurai. TN. India

3. The health team members function according to the rules laid down by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India in consonance with their policies.

4. DEFINITION A team is defined as group of persons with different levels of knowledge, abilities and personalities who must complement each other and who share a common goal.

5. A team of health personnel together can provide better health services than when they are functioning alone.

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7. CONCEPT OF HEALTH TEAM The practice of modern medicine has become a joint effort of many groups of workers both medical and non medical. The paramedical personnel includes : cont….

8. 1. Physician . 2.National Social Workers. 3. Health Assistants and Dias. 4. Village Health Guides. 5. Panchayat leaders. 6. Teachers. 7. Post Masters. 8. Woman Health Leader.

9. CHARATERISTICS OF A TEAM Team ha an objective. Team follows rules. Team organizes themselves to achieve their objectives. Team members co-operate.

10. TEAM AT THE PHC 1. Medical Officer-Team leader. 2. Block Extension Educator. 3. Health Assistant (Male & Female). 4. health Worker (Male & Female). 5. Health Guides.

11. COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM Refers to a group of people working together for common goal in order to provide preventive, promotive , curative, rehabilitative, restorative services to the individual, family and community.

12. ANGANWADI WORKER PHYSICIAN VILLAGE HEALTH GUIDE ASHA FEMALE HEALTH WORKER MALE HEALTH WORKER

13. BEE PHN BIRTH ATTENDANT/DAI PANCHAYAT LEADER COLLECTOR TEACHER

14. PHC Please refer to the manpower of HSc , PHC, CHC.

15. FUNCTIONS OF HEALTH CARE TEAM Maternal and Child Health services. Family planning. Medical Termination of pregnancy.

16. Control and prevention of communicable disease. Dai training. Registration of vital events.

17. Maintenance of records. Provision of primary medical care. Team activities. To conduct survey.

18. Organization and implementation of immunization programme . Identification of reports about communicable diseases. To provide follow up and referals .

19. Guiding the health workers for planning programmes . Conducting group meetings. Organization of health programmes . Supervision and guidance.

20. Supplies, equipment maintenance. Training. Primary medical care. Continuing education.

21. Cooperative activities within the team members and village persons. Plan for visiting. Administration in primary and sub centres and district levels.

22. Supervision of health care team members. Education, orientation, in-service education, Dai training, Training of students.

23. Provision of school health services. Carry out laboratory investigations (Malaria, TB) and medication administration on prescription.

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