Traits and Qualities of a Health Worker

Efficient

plans with the people, organizes, conducts, directs health education activities according to the needs of the community
knowledgeable about everything relevant to his practice; has the necessary skills expected of him

Good listener

hears what’s being said and what’s behind the words
always available for the participant to voice out their sentiments and needs [...]

Functions of a Health Worker

by:  gian

Community Health Service provider

carries out health services contributing to the promotion of health, prevention of illness, early treatment of illness and rehabilitation.
appraises health needs and hazards (existing or potential)

Facilitator

helps plan a comprehensive health program with the people
continuing guidance and supervisory assistance

Health Counselor

provides health counseling including emotional support to individuals, family, group and community

Co-researcher

provides [...]

Phases of the COPAR Process

I. Pre-entry Phase
A. Is the initial phase of the organizing process where the community/organizer looks for communities to serve/help.
B. It is considered the simplest phase in terms of actual outputs, activities and strategies and time spent for it.

Activities include:
1. Designing a plan for community development including all its activities and strategies for care [...]

Community Organizing Participatory Research (COPAR)

Definitions of COPAR:
· A social development approach that aims to transform the apathetic, individualistic and voiceless poor into dynamic, participatory and politically responsive community.
· A collective, participatory, transformative, liberative, sustained and systematic process of building people’s organizations by mobilizing and enhancing the capabilities and resources of the people for the resolution of their issues and [...]

Expended Program for Immunization (EPI)

by: shelz, nursing crib moderator
Expended program for Immunization (EPI)

Principles of EPI include:

1.      Epidemiological situation
2.      Mass approach
3.      Basic Health Service

The 7 immunizable diseases are:

1.      Tuberculosis
2.      Diptheria
3.      Pertussis
4.      Measles
5.      Poliomyelitis
6.      Tetanus
7.      Hepatitis B
Administration of vaccines:

Vaccine

Content

Form & Dosage

# of Doses

Route

BCG

Live attenuated bacteria

Freeze dried infant- 0.05ml
Preschool-0.1ml

1

ID

DPT

DT- weakened toxin
P-killed bacteria

liquid-0.5ml

3

IM

OPV

weakened virus

liquid-2drops

3

Oral

Hepa B

Plasma derivative

Liquid-0.5ml

3

IM

Measles

Weakened virus

Freeze dried- 0.5ml

1

Subcutaneous

 
Schedule of Vaccines:

Vaccine

Age at [...]

Bag Technique

Definition
Bag technique - a tool making use of public health bag through which the nurse, during his/her home visit, can perform nursing procedures with ease and deftness, saving time and effort with the end in view of rendering effective nursing care.
Public health bag - is an essential and indispensable equipment of the public health nurse [...]