The document outlines the organization and types of clinics and health camps designed to meet community health needs, highlighting their accessibility, especially for underserved populations. It describes various clinic types, their structures, and the preparatory steps needed for setting up health camps, emphasizing the importance of community involvement. Overall, the document stresses the critical role of these services in providing healthcare where traditional hospitals may be inaccessible or unaffordable.

1. Organization of clinics
and
camps
Prepared By
Krupa Mathew. M,
Assistant professor

2. INTRODUCTION
Clinic and camps can privately or publically
managed and funded. Typically it covers the
primary health needs of local communities.
Some clinics grow to be institution as large as
major hospitals. It is popular due to their range
of out patient services and their accessible rural
location.

3. DEFINITION OF CLINIC
It is small private or public health
facilities that is devoted to the care of
people, often in community in contrast to
large hospitals. Clinics mainly focus on
community outpatient care

4. TYPES OF CLINIC
1. General clinic
In this clinic all cases are seen , these clinic are
specialized in general diagnosis and treatment, primary,
acute and on going care is typically offered.
2. Antenatal clinic
Meant for pregnant women
3. Specialist clinic
It is more beneficial for special care than a general out
patient clinic. Eg: Fertility clinic

5. 4. Polyclinic
This is place where a wide range of health
care facilities can be obtained without need
of overnight stay.
5. Well baby clinic
Services like health assessment,
immunization, growth monitoring are the
various components
6. Morbidity clinic
Chronic non communicable diseases are
treated and drugs are advised by the
Doctor. Routine investigation are done here.
Eg: DM, Hyper tension & Epilepsy

6. USEFULNESS OF CLINIC
• Women who can’t find time to seek
treatment from hospitals located in far of
places.
• Sick children who can’t walk and have no
caretakers to carry them.
• Old people with illness
• Physically challenged
• Poor people who are unaffordable to seek
treatment from hospital due to high cost.

7. DETERMINANTS OF CLINIC
SERVICE SIZE
Population
Training of health worker
Affordability and number of clinics in
the location
Winning the confidence of the
community
Cost of the service

8. PREREQUISITE OF SETTING
CLINIC
Prerequisites
Select the
location & Date
- central part of
village
Meeting with
community
leaders
Determine
staffing needs
& Event
logistics
Permission
from
statutory
body

9. ORGANIZING CLINICAL
ACTIVITY
• Reception and registration area: People
wait for their turn after registration.
• Assessment room: Range of assessment
activities are performed here, like checking
height, weight, head & mid arm
circumference, vitals and BP checking.
This will be recorded in health card.
• Consultation room: Consulting, advising
diagnostic tests and prescribing treatment.

10. • Laboratory: It has the provision for basic
blood investigation, sputum, urine, skin test
for leprosy etc.
• Procedure room: Dressing, injection,
examination by Doctor are provided here.
• Dispensing: This is should be located near
to the registration counter. Dispensers are
responsible for explaining drug dosage,
frequency, duration and route. Here patients
will wait so health education can be
provided here.

11. DEFINITION HEALTH CAMP
Medical services provided by NGO’s and
governmental organization to introduce
availability of reliable and quality
medical services.

12. TYPES OF CAMP
1. General health camp: can be organized in once in 3 – 6
months.
2. Disease screening camp: Focuses to screen for specific
diseases. Eg: cervical cancer using pap test.
3. Health camp for old age: Focuses of non communicable
diseases.
4. Reproductive health camp for women: Tubectomy camp
5. Immunization camp: To administer all immunizations
6. Eye surgery camp: For conducting cataract surgeries.

13. PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES OF
HEALTH CAMP
1. Fixing the location, date , frequency for conducting the
camp.
2. Estimating the number of visitors that should attend the
camp.
3. Providing the medical supplies- Equipment, screens,
chairs, medicines etc.
4. Public announcement: announcement can made in places
like bus stops, railway station through PA systems. Issue
of public notices, information through tum tum, puppet
shows, brouchers, banners and use of dhais, anganvadi
workers.

14. ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH
CAMP
Community meeting
Community participation
Venue selection
Public announcements
Conduct of health camp & referral

15. DETERMINANTS OF SUCESSFUL HEALTH
CAMP
1. Organize camps on holidays or weekend.
2. Organize general camps always.
3. Take help from local red cross or rotary club or
NGO’s to impart credibility to camp.
4. Make sure to carry adequate medicine.
5. Always market camp as general screening
camp.
6. Build up hype for camp at least 7 days before
the event. ( banner, TV, radio, pre camp press,
pamphlets).

16. 7. During camp manage the crowd in
systematic way.
8. Ensure running AV clips in OPD area,
while the camp is on.
9. Follow the camp with press conference.
10. Feedback about the camp.

17. COMPARE BETWEEN CLINIC AND
HEALTH CAMP
Clinic Camp
Fixed location Mobile location
Permanent Temporary
Better infrastructure Infrastructure compensated for mobility
More effective Not very much effective
More clinical / individual approach More mass/ public health approach
Less patient over a time Higher patient load over a time
Can’t serve distant area Can serve distant or remote areas
Accessibility depends on location More accessible
One time setup of infrastructure Multiple setting up

18. SUMMARY
Organizing clinics and camps mainly to
help the needy people in the community.
It is not always possible for all sick
individuals to attend hospitals because of
affordability, time and accessibility.

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