This document discusses principles of health administration. It defines sound administration and its key elements, which include planning, organization, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting, supervising, and evaluation. There are three levels of administration: central, intermediate, and local. Management is the operational part of administration and involves converting resources like human resources and non-human resources into achieving organizational objectives. Planning is the most important administrative element and involves establishing goals and objectives, designing action plans, and evaluating outcomes. Other elements like organization, staffing, budgeting, supervision, and evaluation are also outlined.