scholarly journals Using participatory methods to enhance patient-centred mental health care in a federally qualified community health center serving a Mexican American farmworker community

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3007-3018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maia Ingram ◽  
Ken A. Schachter ◽  
Jill Guernsey de Zapien ◽  
Patricia M. Herman ◽  
Scott C. Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Participatory Methods

E-Health as a Service Software of Medical System in Prototype Modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Agus Nursikuwagus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information System ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Community Health Service ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Medical Prescription ◽  
Uml Diagrams

Information system at community health center is an information system that has several activities, such as registration, medical record, health care, and reporting.  Day to day operation, community health service, is using process manually. It is cause the stack of service. Sometime, the patient has to wait within several times. For Further, the patient did not know that the queuing is full. In order to help the problem, this paper wants to show about E-Health as service software. The research is completed by conveying the model like UML diagram. The UML diagrams are consisting such as usecase, class, activity, and component. The sequence of system construct is using Prototype Paradigm. The result is the software which has ability to service patient start from registration, medical check, medical prescription, until reporting. As an impact for Community health service is the service more efficiency. The system is able to control the medicine and reporting on day to day operation.   REFERENCES[1] Susanto, Gunawan,” Sistem Informasi Rekam Medis PadaRumah Sakit Umum Daerah (RSUD) Pacitan Berbasis WebBase”. Pacitan. 2012.[2] B, Nugroho, S.H. Fitriasih, B. Widada, “Sistem InformasiRekam Medis Di Puskesmas Masaran I Sragen”. JournalTIKomSiN, vol.5, no.1, p.49-56, 2017.[3] G.G.S. Bagja,” Membangun Sistem Informasi KesehatanPuskesmas Cibaregbeg”, Univ. Komp. Indonesia, 2010.[4] A.M. Herdy, Aulia, M. Amran, D. Novita, “PerancanganSistem Informasi Pelayanan Medis Di Puskesmas SungaiDua”, STMIK MDP. 2014.[5] J. Sundari, “Sistem Informasi Pelayanan Puskesmas BerbasisWeb”, Int.Journal.on Soft.Eng, vol.2, no.1, p.57-62, 2016.[6] R.S. Pressman, Software Engineering A PractitionersApproach. Nineth Edition, Addsion Wesley, 2011.[7] G. Booch, J. Rumbaugh, I. Jacobson, Unified ModelingLanguage User Guide, Addison-Wesley, 1999.[8] I, Daqiqil. (2011, August 2). Framework CodeIgnite. [Online].Available: http://koder.web.id/buku-codeigniter-gratis/

scholarly journals HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION PATTERNS IN MIDDLE AGE ADULTS IN PAKISTAN

1969 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 821-826
Author(s):  
UMAR ALEEM ◽  
NOOR KHAN ◽  
ZAKRIA ZAKAR ◽  
ROBEENA ZAKAR ◽  
SHAMAILA
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Inadequate Health Literacy

OBJECTIVES: No practical and theoretical pattern for identifying health literacy and its utilizationpatterns exist. Health literacy is referring to the ability to read and perform numerical tasks'. Thisstudy’s objective was to recognize useful clinically questions that might be effective for theidentification of marginal and inadequate health literacy in adults.MATERIAL AND METHODS: In person interviews from a sample of n=332 middle age adults (28-40years) completed. A 5 point likert scale questionnaire include 16 literacy screening questionsadministered, followed by a validated health measure, the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy inAdults (STOHFLA). Grounded on the STOHFLA men were categorized as having inadequate,marginal, and adequate health literacy. Health care utilization pattern were identified in a separatequestionnaire through 10 close ended questions.RESULTS: Inadequate health literacy accounts for 42%, marginal health literacy 14% and adequatehealth literacy for 44% of the participants. 23% of the participants do not go to visit the hospital anddoctor in minor health related issues. 29% of the participants use over the counter drugs, and only 48%of the participants visit health facilities (Community Health Center, BHU, RHCs, THQ, DHQ) for theirhealth related issues.CONCLUSION:Health literacy and health care utilization are not so common in middle age adults inPakistan. The need of health literacy must be addressed in middle age adults, and it is possible when thehealth care facilities are fully utilized.KEYWORDS:Heallh Literacy, Healthcare Utilization, Community Health Center, Basic health Unit,Rural Health Center

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