BARANGAY HEALTH

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 FAMILY
• Family is the basic unit of society.
• A group of people related by blood, marriage, adoption- U.S.
Census Bureau (2005)

• Two or more people who live in the same household, share a

common emotional bond, and perform certain interrelated
social tasks.- Allender and Spradlley (2004)
• It consists of those individuals, male or female, youth or
adult, legally or not legally related, genetically or not
genetically related.-Kozier 7 Ed.
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 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF FAMILY

 Protects the physical health of its members by providing adequate

nutrition and health care services
 Provides an environment conducive to physical growth and health.
 Creates an atmosphere that influences the cognitive and the
psychosocial growth of its members.
 Provides support, understanding, and encouragement as they
progress through predictable developmental stages, as they move in
or out of the family unit, as they establish a new family unit.
 TYPES OF FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY

1. Nuclear Family (Traditional Family)

- is composed of husband , wife and children. The mother
often assuming the nurturing role and the father providing the
necessary economic resources.

2. Dyad Family
-consists of two people living together, usually a man and a
woman, without children.
 TYPES OF FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY

3. Two-career Family
- in two-career family, both partners are employed. This
type of family steadily increased because of increased career
opportunities for women.

4. Single Parent Family

-only one parent lives in the home. There are a lot of
stresses that a single parent is facing such as child care
concerns, financial concerns, role overload and fatigue in
managing daily tasks, and social isolations.
 TYPES OF FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY

5. Adolescent Family
- a growing proportion of infants are born each year to
adolescent parents especially those of minority group. These
young parents are often developmentally, physically,
emotionally, and financially ill prepared to undertake the
responsibility of parenthood.
 TYPES OF FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY

6. Blended Family (Extended family)

-it includes not only the nuclear family but also other family
members such as grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles,
cousins and grand children.

7. Cohabiting Family
-consists of unrelated individuals or families who lived
under one roof.
 TYPES OF FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY

8. Gay or Lesbian Family

-in homosexual unions, individuals in the same sex live
together as partners for companionship, financial security and
sexual fulfillment.

9. Foster Family
-children who can no longer live with their birth parents
may require placement with a family that has agreed to include
them temporarily.
 HEALTH EDUCATION AND
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education is any combination of learning experiences
designed to help individuals and communities improve their
health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their
attitudes.

-WHO
 OBJECTIVES OF HEALTH EDUCATION

To increase knowledge of the factors that affects health

To encourage behavior which promotes and maintains health

To encourage appropriate use of health services especially preventive services

To inform the public about medical advances, their uses and their limitations
 PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH EDUCATION
 Interest  Known to unknown
 Participation  Learning by doing
 Comprehension  Community leaders
 Motivation  Good human relations
 Reinforcement
 Hindrances or Barriers in process of
Communication
1. Psychological barriers
2. Physiological Barriers
3. Environmental Barriers
4. Cultural Barriers
 Health Education Teaching Methods and
Strategies
Audio Aids
Visual Aids
Audio-visual Aids
 Audio Aids
Tape recorders
Radio
Megaphones
 Visual Aids
 Overhead projectors
 Power point presentation
 Photographs
 Posters
 brochures
 Audio-visual Aids
 Television
 Film showing