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Health Indices
I.Basic Health IndicatorsA. NutritionB. Disease PatternsLeading Causes of MorbidityLeading Causes of
MortalityII.Other IndicatorsA. Infant Mortality RateB. Maternal Mortality RateC. Life Expectancy at Birth
D. Median AgeE. Crude Rates1. Crude birth rate2. Crude death rate

Health Care Delivery System

Health Care Delivery System is
“the totality of all policies, facilities, equipments, products, humanresources and services which address
the health needs, problems and concerns of the people. It is large, complex, multi-level and multi-
disciplinary.”
Categories:
According to Increasing Complexity of the Services ProvidedAccording to the Type of
ServiceTypeServiceTypeExamplePrimaryHealth Promotion,Preventive Care,Continuing Care for common
health problems, attention to psychological andsocial care,
referralsHealthPromotion andillnessPreventionInformationDisseminationSecondarySurgery, Medicalser
vices by SpecialistsDiagnosis andTreatmentScreening
TertiaryAdvanced, specialized,diagnostic, therapeutic& rehabilitative careRehabilitationPT/OT

The Health Sector Department of Health

Vision: Health for all by year 2000 ands Health in the Hands of thePeople by 2020Mission: In partnership
with the people, provide equity, quality and accessto health care esp. the marginalized5 Major
Functions:1.Ensure equal access to basic health services2.Ensure formulation of national policies for
proper division of labor
andproper coordination of operations among the government agency jurisdictions3.Ensure
a minimum level of implementation nationwide of servicesregarded as public health
goods4.Plan and establish arrangements for the public health systems toachieve economies of
scale5.maintain a medium of regulations and standards to protect consumersand guide providers
Local Government UnitsPrivate Sector
-Composed of both commercial and business organizations, non-businessorganizations
Commercial / BusinessNon-commercialProfit – orientedOrientation
NGOs
assumes the following roles:
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Policy and Legislative Advocates
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Organizers, Human Rights Advocates
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Research and Documentation
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Health Resource Development Personnel
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Relief and Disaster Management
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NetworkingFOUR QUESTIONS:Who are served?Who provides the services?
Where are the services given?What is the focus of care?