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1. Before entering a community, coordinate with barangay officials and municipal leaders, arrive on time in uniform with identification, and learn about the community. 2. When in the community, smile and be courteous, consult leaders before activities, treat people as partners not objects, and utilize existing resources. 3. Before leaving, ensure a strong people's organization can sustain projects, leaders are trained, projects are evaluated, and thanks are extended to the community.

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1. Before entering a community, coordinate with barangay officials and municipal leaders, arrive on time in uniform with identification, and learn about the community. 2. When in the community, smile and be courteous, consult leaders before activities, treat people as partners not objects, and utilize existing resources. 3. Before leaving, ensure a strong people's organization can sustain projects, leaders are trained, projects are evaluated, and thanks are extended to the community.

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Do’s & Don't s in the Community CHN 2


COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 2 LECTURE

I. PUBLIC HEALTH 1. Smile and be courteous to people


2. Make a courtesy call to barangay leaders or officials
● DR. C.E WILSON defines Public Health as: 3. Respect people
� “Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, 4. Converse with them
promoting health and efficiency through organized 5. Identify with the people
community effort for the sanitation of the environment, − “Tayo” instead of “Kayo”
control communicable diseases, the education of the − “Natin” instead of “Ninyo”
individuals in personal hygiene, the organization of 6. Be flexible
medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis 7. Start where the people are
and preventive treatment of disease, and the 8. Avoid being presumptions
development of the social machinery to ensure 9. Integrate with them
everyone a standard of living adequate for the 10. Consult leaders in every activity that will be conducted
maintenance of health, so organizing these benefits as 11. Our role is initiator-facilitator but never manipulator
to enable every citizen to realize his birthright of health 12. Treat people as partners in development, not objects of
and longevity.” development
13. Believe people want change and can change
II. PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING 14. Consider the totality of the community
15. Utilize existing resources and organizations
● WHO – Expert committee of Nursing 16. Establish the continuity of the programs
� “Special field of nursing that combines the skills of
nursing, public health and some phases of social III. Before you LEAVE the community
assistance and functions as part of the total public
health programme for the promotion of health, the 1. Be sure there is a strong people’s organization who can help the
improvement of the conditions in the social and community in sustaining whatever projects were started in the
physical environment, rehabilitation of illness and area.
disability.” 2. Leaders should have been trained and possess the technical,
know how to run the affairs of the community even after the
III. PHASES phase out of the workers and the program
3. Projects are properly evaluated
I. Before ENTERING the Community 4. Do not forget to extend your thanks to the community for their
II. When you Go to the Community support and cooperation
III. Before you LEAVE the Community
REMINDERS
I. Before ENTERING the community We are here to help promote health, prevent disease, and prolong
life!
1. Coordinate - Barangay Officials, Municipality, etc.
2. Be on TIME any time, all the time
− Attendance will be checked 15-30 minutes before duty hour
−
3. Come in uniform
− Type A (School uniform) or Type B (Field uniform) with name
plate identification
4. Know thyself better
− Understand and know thyself before understanding others (free
from biases)
5. Leave excess baggage behind, just bring your paraphernalia, OB
bags, notes and yourself
6. Don’t expect so much
7. Know the community

II. When you GO to the community

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