FAMILT HEALTH SERVICES

1. FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
HARSHIT YADAV
P.G. TUTOR / LECTURER
PUSHPANJALI COLLEGE OF NURSING
AGRA

2. INTRODUCATION
•Family health nursing care services in
community are the focal point of
health services. Family health services
are an important part of the "Health
for All" goal. The health of each
individual affects the health of other
members of the family.

3. DEFINITION
• Family health services can be defined as
having the skills and resources to carry out
family development tasks. It is special care
given to family members to promote their
health, prevent health problems, and for the
well-being of the family.

4. AIMS OF FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
• Reducing maternal mortality rate, maternal
morbidity rate infant mortally rate.
• Spacing the birth of children.
• Providing help in solving the problem of
malnutrition in family.
• Providing health education to the family, so
that they can lead a healthy and good life.

5. PRINCIPLESOF FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
• Nurse should have friendly relations with
every family and should encourage the
families to have good relation with each
other and in the community.
• It is essential to have the knowledge of all
basic facts about the family e.g., its size,
occupation, customs, rituals, and
education standard etc.

6. -
• Problems should be identified and assigned the
priority level.
• Co-operation of the family members should be
obtained to implement the desired plan of action.
• Family should be encouraged to be self-sufficient
to fulfill their needs and pay attention to
nutrition, health and family welfare.
• At every contact/visit, a message should be given
that is impotent from the point of view of family’s
health.

7. FAMILY AS UNIT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
• Health of an individual depends upon the health of the
family.
• Family members have the interpersonal relationship and
dependency on each other.
• Family size, structure, income, educational standard,
environment etc, affect the health standard of the family
members.
• impotent role as supportive groups
• Illness of one family members affects the total health care
of the family
• Individual’s health problems can be tackled easily
• The successful family life cycle can be achieved by the family
health care services

8. FAMILY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
• CHILD REARING
Vary society to society
• Feeding
• Nutrition
• Hygiene
• Clothing

9. FAMILY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
• SOCIALIZATION
Values
Believes
code of conduct.
• PERSONALITY FORMATION
to withstand
stress and strain

10. Care of dependent adult
Sick
Pregnancy
Handicapped

11. STABILIZATIONOF ADULTPERSONALITY
• ILLNESS
• injuries
• Anxiety
• lose
• MENTAL ILLNESS
• High BP
• Ulcer
• Diabetes
• Addiction

12. FAMILIAL SUSCEPTIBILITYTO DISEASE
• hemophilia
• Schizophrenia
• Psycho neurosis
• congenital anomalies
• Communicable diseases

13. - BROKEN FAMILY
Mental deprivation
Crime and violence
PROBLEM FAMILY
Lag behind the rest of community
Low standard of life Unsatisfactory home life