PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Review Questions for the Board Exam

The features of PHCA. Accessible C. AffordableB. Acceptable D, All of the aboveThe approach to optimum health in 2000 and beyondA. Medical care C. Primary Health careB. Secondary care D.Socialized careThe intermediate level workers, as defined by PHCA. Public health midwifeB. Trained health volunteersC. Medical doctorD. Public health nurse

The first contact of the community to the health chain, as defined by the PHC system is the

A. Intermediate level health workersB. Hospital personnelC. Village health workerD. Barangay captainThis is the first stage in trying to establish an authentic PHC systemA. Organizing the community to understand their health problemsB. Providing essential health servicesC. Training the people in the community as health workersD. Tapping the traditional leadersThe key point of PHC is:A. Increase budgetary allocation on healthB. High technology at all levels of health careC. Community participationD. Increase information dissemination through mass media

These health facilities, manned by midwives provide preventive and promotive services at the community level

A. PHC communitiesB. Barangay health stationC. Primary hospitalsD. Community hospitalsThis strategic approach to health care delivery is universally adopted by national

and local health unitsA. Referral systemB. Primary health careC. Public-Private sector participationD. Local legislation of national programAppropriate technology includesA. All traditional providers of health careB. Use of herbal medicines and indigenous healing methodsC. Exclusion of western technologiesD. Experimental healing modalities

PHC requires decentralization which means:A. Reallocation of budget resourcesB. Re-orientation of health professionalsC. NeitherD. BothIntersectoral coordination is necessary because:A. Community needs may not be primarily medical in

natureB. Other agencies may respond better to the local

problemC. Health resources are generally inadequateD. All of the above

Communities can participate in PHC byA. Defining their problems and setting their prioritiesB. Planning PHC activitiesC. Being involved in the assessment of their health

situationD. All of the aboveThe essential health care services provided by PHC

has the following characteristicA. AcceptableB. AccessibleC. Community basedD. All of the above

The principal and unique strategy of PHC is A. Empowerment of the peopleB. Holistic health care deliveryC. Teamwork among health personnelD. Socialization of health careE. Complete autonomy in local health effortsA community based health program meansA. Only the community resources are utilizedB. The community is involved in the planning and implementation of

the programC. The program is completely independent from the national

governmentD. No outside assistance is utilized

The following measures has the greatest impact on community health, Except?

A. Provision of social servicesB. Provision of potable water supplyC. ImmunizationD. Medical care of the sickBest group to identify and prioritize community health

problemsA. Health workersB. Community residentsC. Social workersD. Consultants

In the rural health clinic, the first contact of the patient are the

A. Physicians C. MidwivesB. Nurses D. Sanitary inspectorsBasic health services means that:A. There is provision for referral service to higher level of

health careB. There are services without the need of specialistC. These are provided by both medical and paramedical

personnelD. All of the above.

PHC team is composed ofA. Interdisciplinary composition of the communityB. Office of the Secretary of healthC. Provincial health officer and staffD. Municipal health officer and staffPHC delivery systemA. Brings health care closer to the peopleB. Maximize utilization of resources through integration of

health facilitiesC. Implementing community linkages through allocation of

health centers in the barangaysD. All of the above