HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM proper nutrition, weight control and

exercise, and stress reduction.:

How resilient the health care system in the
Philippines? • Secondary Prevention: Diagnosis
and Treatment
• - A health care system is the totality
of services offered by all health • The largest segment of health care
disciplines. services was dedicated to the
diagnosis and treatment of illness
• - It is one of the largest industries in
the United States. • Health promotion service is early
detection of disease. This is
• - Previously, the major purpose of a
accomplished through routine
health care system was to provide
screening of the population and
care to people who were ill or
focused screening of those at risk of
injured.
developing certain conditions.
• - With increasing awareness of
• Example: MRI, HIV Testing,
health promotion, illness prevention,
Mammogram
and levels of wellness, health care
systems are changing, as are the • Tertiary Prevention: Rehabilitation,
roles of nurses in these areas. Health Restoration, and Palliative
Care
Types of Health Care Services
• The goal is to help people move
• Primary Prevention: Health
their previous level of health or to
Promotion and Illness Prevention
the highest level they are capable of
• Based on the notion of maintaining given their current health status.
an optimum level of wellness, the
• Rehabilitative care emphasizes the
WHO developed project called
importance of assisting clients to
Healthy People.
function adequately in the physical,
• Healthy People in 2020 has four mental, social, economic, and
overarching goals: vocational areas of their lives.

• 1. increase quality and years

of healthy life
• 2. achieve health equity and
eliminate disparities
• 3. create healthy
environments for everyone
• 4. promote heath and quality
life across the life span PROVIDERS OF HEALTH CARE

• Primary prevention programs • Also referred to as the health care

address areas such as adequate and team or health professionals, are
 nurses and health personnel from playing increasing roles in the
different disciplines who coordinate temporary health care system.
their skills to assist clients and their
• Case Manager
support people.
• Role is to ensure that clients receive
• Their mutual goal is to restore
fiscally sound appropriate care in the
clients health and promote wellness.
best setting.
NURSE
• The case manager may be a nurse, a
• The role of the nurse varies with the social worker, an occupational
needs of the client, the nurse’s therapist, a physical therapist, or any
credentials, and the type of other member of the health care
employment setting. team.
• An RN assesses a client’s health • Dentist
status, identifies health problems,
• Diagnose and treat mouth, jaw, and
and develops and coordinate care.
dental problems.
• Licensed vocational nurse (LVN), in
• Dietitian or Nutritionist
some states known as a licensed
practical nurse (LPN), provides direct • Has a special knowledge about diets
client care under the direction of an required to maintain and to treat
RN, physician, or other licensed disease.
practitioner.
• Emergency Medical Personnel
• Nurse can pursue variety of practice
specialties (e.g., critical care, mental • Several different categories of
health, oncology). providers are associated with
ambulance or emergency medical
• Advanced practice registered nurses services agencies.
(APRNs) provide direct client care as
NPs, nurse midwives, certified • Occupational Therapist
registered nurse anesthetists, and • Assist clients with impaired function
clinical care specialist. to gain the skills to perform activities
• Alternative (Complementary) Care of daily living (ADLs).
Provider • Paramedical Technologist
• Health care refers to those practices • Laboratory technologist, radiologic
not commonly considered part of technologists, and nuclear medicine
Western Medicine. technologist are just three kinds of
• Chiropractors, herbalist, paramedical technologist.
acupuncturist, massage therapists, • Paramedical means having some
reflexologists, holistic health healers, connection with medicine.
and other health care providers are
• Pharmacist
 • Prepares and dispenses finances, marital difficulties, and
pharmaceuticals in hospital and adoption of children.
community settings.
◦ Spiritual Support Personnel
• The role of the pharmacist in
monitoring and evaluating the ◦ Chaplains, pastors, rabbis, priests,
actions and effects of medications and other religious or spiritual
on clients is becoming increasingly advisers serve as part of the health
and prominent. care team by attending to the
spiritual needs of clients.
• Physical Therapist
• Assist clients with musculoskeletal ◦ Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
problems. ◦ Are health care staff who assume
• Physician delegated aspects of basic client
care.
Responsible for medical diagnosis and for
determining the therapy by a person who
has a disease or injury.
◦ Physician Assistant
◦ Perform certain tasks under the
direction of a physician and are
increasingly positioned to provide
primary care.
◦ Podiatrist
◦ Diagnose and treat foot and ankle
conditions. they are licensed to
perform surgery and prescribe
medication.
◦ Respiratory Therapist
◦ Skilled in therapeutic measures used
in the care of clients with respiratory
problems. These therapist are
knowledgeable about oxygen
therapy devices, respirators,
mechanical ventilators, an accessory
devices used in inhalation therapy.
◦ Social Worker
◦ Counsels' clients and their support
persons regarding problems such as