Primary Health Care Aspects Quiz
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What is a key reason for governments to adapt Primary Health Care (PHC)?

  • To increase the cost of medical care
  • To ensure inadequate and unequal distribution of health resources (correct)
  • To minimize the magnitude of health problems
  • To reduce community participation
  • Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 pillars or cornerstones of Primary Health Care (PHC)?

  • Use of inappropriate technology (correct)
  • Intra & inter-sectoral linkages
  • Support mechanism made available
  • Active community participation
  • What are some of the Essential Health Services provided by Primary Health Care (PHC)?

  • Supply of non-essential drugs
  • Control of communicable diseases (correct)
  • Promotion of unhealthy lifestyle choices
  • Treatment of rare diseases only
  • Who are typically part of a Primary Health Care (PHC) team?

    <p>Traditional birth attendants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What level of PHC workers provide first contacts of the community and initial links of health care?

    <p>Village or Grassroot Health Workers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do governments have a responsibility for the health of their people according to the text?

    <p>For the full attainment of health for all</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of primary health care according to the text?

    <p>Requires community participation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sectors does primary health care involve coordination with according to the text?

    <p>All related sectors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for the sustained improvement of comprehensive health care according to the text?

    <p>Functional referral system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are involved in primary health care at local and referral levels according to the text?

    <p>Health workers and traditional practitioners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does primary health care aim to develop in communities through education according to the text?

    <p>Ability to participate in planning and organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should health workers be trained according to the text to respond to community health needs?

    <p>Suitably trained socially and technically to work as a team</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of chiropractic according to the passage?

    <p>Treating functional disturbances and pain syndromes related to the locomotor system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is the primary purpose of massage?

    <p>To rub, stroke, knead, or tap the superficial soft parts of the body for remedial, aesthetic, hygienic, or limited therapeutic purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of nutritional therapy according to the passage?

    <p>Using food as medicine and to improve health by enhancing the nutritional value of food components</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not mentioned as a type of complementary and alternative medicine in the passage?

    <p>Acupuncture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key principle behind pranic healing according to the passage?

    <p>Following the principle of balancing energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not mentioned as a purpose of massage in the passage?

    <p>Therapeutic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main role of Intermediate Level Health Workers?

    <p>Provide support to front-line health workers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of First Line Hospital Personnel?

    <p>Offer back up health services for cases requiring hospitalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of Primary Level health care facilities?

    <p>Provide basic curative and preventive health care measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who typically receives services at Secondary Level health care facilities?

    <p>Patients with symptomatic stages of diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which health care facility level serves as the foundation of health care?

    <p>Primary Level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of hospitals make up the Secondary Level in the health care system?

    <p>Non-departmentalized hospitals including emergency and regional hospitals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary task of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care?

    <p>To promote and advocate the use of traditional and alternative health care through scientific research and product development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between traditional medicine and alternative health care, as defined in the text?

    <p>Traditional medicine is based on culture, history, and heritage, while alternative health care is not necessarily practiced for centuries or handed down through generations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT considered an alternative health care modality, according to the text?

    <p>Herbal medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of traditional medicine, according to the text?

    <p>Maintaining and improving the wholeness of being, community, and society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a key characteristic of acupressure, as described in the text?

    <p>It uses the application of pressure on acupuncture points without puncturing the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the Traditional & Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 (RA 8423), according to the text?

    <p>To promote and advocate the use of traditional and alternative health care through scientific research and product development</p> Signup and view all the answers

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