Primary health center

Primary health Center

1. Presented by Mr.sachin Msc nursing Ist year PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER (PHC)

2. INTRODUCTION Primary health centers are the corner stone of rural health services . It act as a referral unit for 6 sub centers and refer out cases to CHCs . It covers a population of 30,000 in plain area and 20,000 in hilly and tribal area. There are 4-6 beds for patients and some diagnostic facilities are also available.

3. DEFINITION The primary health center (PHC) is the basic structural and functional unit of the public health services in developing countries, to provide accessible, affordable, and available primary health care to people. OR “Primary health centers some times referred to as public health centers

4. Goals and principles Goals and principles To reducing exclusion and social disparities  in health. To organizing  health services  around people's needs and expectations. To integrating health into all sectors . To pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue (leadership reforms ). Health workforce   developments. Community participation

5. OBJECTIVES To provide comprehensive primary health care to the community at PHCs. To achieve and maintain an acceptable standards of quality of care . To make the services more responsive and sensitive to the need of the community .

6. MAIN FOCUS

7. FUNCTIONS OF PHC

8. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY PHC Medical care 24 x 7 Maternal and child health care including family planning Medical termination of pregnancy Management of RTI and STI Nutrition services School health Adolescent health care promotion of safe drinking water and basic sanitation

9. Prevention and control of locally endemic disease. 10. Collection and reporting of vital events. Health education and behavior change communication. Other national health programme : Referral services Training Basic laboratory services

10. SUMMARY Primary health center is the first contact point between the village community and the medical officer. it provides curative, preventive and promotive services to the peoples.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY PARK, K.(2009).PARK’S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICIN. JABALPUR, M/S BANARASIDAS BHANOTE. PAGE NO.805. SWARNAKAR KESAV.(2013).COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING. INDORE , NR BROTHERS. PAGE NO 601. GULANI K.K.(2015) COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING. DELHI, KUMAR PUBLISHING HOUSE.PAGE NO 337. WWW.GOOGLE.COM PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER WIKIPIDIA.IN

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