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    Eojjann Tuñacao
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    [3/3] Assignment Topic: Primary Health Care

    According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF’s (2021) shared understanding, primary healthcare is a comprehensive health approach. Primary healthcare prioritizes people’s needs as soon as possible across the spectrum, from wellness and preventative disease measures to diagnosis, rehabilitative services, and hospital care, and as close to individuals’ current surroundings as possible. Most individual patient healthcare needs must be met by doctors, who also build enduring bonds with patients and work within the constraints of the family and the community.


    Reference:

    World Health Organization. (2021, April 1). Primary health care. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/primary-health-care

    • Thoughts/Opinion:

      Well-being is riches. We must care for ourselves to live long and fulfilling lives. This indicates that in addition to taking good care of each of our bodies, we frequently visit clinics that offer healthcare services at low or no cost. In getting to know what is happening internally in our respective bodies, it is also crucial to take how we are inclining towards maintaining a healthy system. Health is described as a total condition of emotional and physical well-being, and healthcare exists to help people maintain this ideal state of health. The presence of numerous facilities that can support people’s overall well-being should make them feel welcomed and at ease. Instead of merely being observed and treated as tokens of sympathy and goodwill, individuals should find a place to call home among any ailments they may be suffering from.

      I gained insights from seeing the documentary that primary healthcare upholds the idea of being a field where it cares for people and seeks what is best for their full capabilities in addition to being able to help people manage their illnesses and disorders. As primary health care spreads throughout every conceivable community, it attempts to provide its services to promote improvement and a conducive environment that works to maintain the people living in the society can cope with potential illnesses and treat them with the highest care. As a result, primary health care consists of three main elements: empowered individuals and groups that can look after and promote their health; multisectoral policy and action to systematically address social, economic, environmental, and commercial determinants of health; and primary care and crucial public health functions that serve as the foundation of integrated health services.

      First, one important service that primary healthcare offers are the empowerment of individuals and their communities. This is why when people gain more authority, it affects how they treat themselves. It presents a challenge to act in their own best interests and those of these champions by maintaining their health. As a result, they gain control over managing their health, and as time goes on, by being active and working toward the larger good—being healthy—they inflict a sense of stability and warmth on their community. I have also discovered that primary healthcare stimulates multisectoral policy and action to methodically address social, economic, environmental, and commercial determinants of health. By encouraging this, I believe that people will feel more in charge of their life and will understand the need to maintain a clean and safe environment. Focusing on commercial health harms makes it possible to identify the origins and effects of specific health harms and what steps need to be taken to alleviate them. Offices can implement it through free public space, health safety in the workplace, and accessible transportation. Lastly, it is how integrated health services are built upon primary care and essential public health functions to uphold the importance of primary healthcare. As important as it may seem, in my opinion, businesses must integrate and work together to properly understand what implementation is required to leverage the efficiency of honed healthcare. In this approach, actions can be taken, and proposals will be made, opening up the possibility of generating an opportunity that benefits everyone rather than just one person. Regarding health, authorities and people alike must make every effort to promote the abundance of health in our existence.

      Even people in excellent health should schedule routine visits with their primary care physician. Visiting a hospital or a primary care facility shall be treated as a normal routine, for getting regular consultations is crucial in attending to what the body might need and discovering specific problems at an early insight. A primary care practitioner should ensure that people are living healthy, fulfilling lives through generalized medicine since they give standard medical treatment and treat common illnesses to improve the patient’s health. With this, it is best to remember that primary care can account for most of a person’s medical requirements throughout our lifetime. Together, with a robust primary healthcare system, we can achieve universal health, and that is where we should strive for the good of all.

      • Greetings! A pleasant day. If you are naturally inclined to dwell deeper unto the wonders of primary healthcare, do have the time and read these sorted articles:

        Better Health Channel. (2015, September 18). Primary healthcare explained. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/servicesandsupport/primary-healthcare-explained

        University of Bristol. (n.d.). What is primary health care? Centre for Academic Primary Care. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/whatisphc.html

        Wagle, K. (2020, December 10). Primary Health Care (PHC): History, Principles, Pillars, Elements & Challenges. Public Health Notes. https://www.publichealthnotes.com/primary-health-care-phc-history-principles-pillars-elements-challenges/

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