Plan Nacional para la Atencion Integral de la Salud del Escolar y Adolescente, 1997-2001 PDF Download

Author: Peru. Ministerio de Salud. Sub-Programa de Salud del Escolar y Adolescente
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Languages : es
Pages : 45

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Peru's National Plan for Integral Health Care for Students and Adolescents provides guidelines for meeting the health care needs of the population aged 5-19, especially for prevention and promotion in the areas of growth and development, psychosocial health, and reproductive health. The document begins with a summary of the health status of the population aged 5-19, one-third of Peru's total population. Demographic characteristics, educational status, economic activity, and mortality and morbidity patterns are reviewed, followed by an examination of risk behaviors, including adolescent pregnancy and contraceptive usage, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, and nutritional problems. The general and specific objectives of the plan are then stated. Specific goals to be met by the year 2001 are identified in the areas of reproductive health, psychosocial health, growth and development, and service delivery. Guidelines for Action are described regarding administration and management, norms, IEC, training, outpatient services, information systems, intrainstitutional coordination, intersectoral coordination, supervision, monitoring and evaluation, research, and finance. General strategies are then discussed, including integrality, risk focus, resilience, participation, prevention and promotion, and decentralization. The work ends with a plan for evaluation and a table indicating activities for the objectives of providing information on health risks and prevention to the target population, providing integral health services, and forming networks to assure delivery of care.