This document discusses the functions of a community health team in India. It defines a health team as a group that works together to promote better health. The key members of a community health team are described as physicians, national social workers, health assistants, village health guides, panchayat leaders, teachers, and woman health leaders. The functions of the health care team are outlined as providing maternal and child health services, family planning, disease prevention, and primary medical care to individuals, families and the community.

1. COMMUNITY HEALTH
TEAM FUNCTIONING.
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMR.
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

3. 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

4. • 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.

5. 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.

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

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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