DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC) ? WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) ?

2. PRESENTATION TOPIC
• DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT OF
HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PRIMARY HEATH CARE (PHC) ?
• WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF
HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) ?

3. HEALTH
• Health is the state of well-being in which all
the components of health are in balance.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
defined health in its broader sense in its 1948
constitution as "a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.

11. PUBLIC HEALTH
• Public health is defined as the
science of protecting the safety
and improving the health of
communities through education,
policy making and research for
disease and injury prevention.

12. Public health components
• Monitor health status to identify community
health programs.
• Inform , educate , and empower people about
health issues.
• Diagnose and investigate health problems and
health hazards in the community.
• Mobilize community partnership to identify
and solve health problems.

13. Primary health care
• Primary health care (PHC) refers
to "essential health care" that is
based on scientifically sound and
socially acceptable methods and
technology.

14. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
COMPONENTS
• Maternal & Child Health Care: Ensuring
comprehensive and adequate health care to
children and to mothers, both expecting and
otherwise, is another essential element of
primary health care.
• Immunization : By administering global
immunizations, WHO works to wipe out major
infectious diseases, greatly improving overall
health globally.

15. Presentation By, Ashif Mahamud Uthso