Primary Health Care Session 1

The agency sponsored by the United Nations that collates statistics on diseases around the world and distributes health information is the ____.

• Australian Government Department of Health

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• The George Institute for Global Health

Primary Health Care is best defined as

• addresses the majority of a person's health needs throughout their lifetime

• includes care of the person's physical, mental and social well-being

• is people-centred rather than disease-centred.

• All of the above

The principles of PHC were first outlined in the Declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978. 40 years later there was a new agrrement called the declaration of

• Ottawa

• Astana

• Zurich

• Chicago

The fundamental premise of primary health care is that all people deserve the right care, right in their community

• True

• False

Primary Health Care is a whole-of-society approach that includes but

• health promotion

• disease prevention

• rehabilitation

• surgery

Examples of the primary health care principles are

• equity

• health promtion

• health literacy

• all of the above

Social determinants of health include all but

• income

• housing

• job

• clothing

Which is an example of a primary health care nurse

• Theatre Nurse

• Immunisation nurse

• Diabetes educator

• Nurse educator

CATSINaM’s vision is that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives play a pivotal and respected role in achieving health equality across the Australian health system for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities.

• true

• false

The TV show got its name form inspiration from the World health organisation (WHO)

• True

• False