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P Hevia Rivas

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PubMed1977

[Models of community participation in health programs].

Study of some Latin American experiences of community participation in health programs permit consideration of the following as minimum requirements for the establishment of interrelationships between local health agencies and the community: a local health system; a participating health team; respect for the community; contact with community organizations; and contact with private and governmental organizations at a local level. The models for community participation in health are manifold and the experiences have been countless. For teaching purposes and based on Latin American experiences several considerations are made regarding: community health volunteers; local health councils; local councils for community development; and health brigades. Finally, it is stressed that active and organized community participation in health activities is the best guarantee of success in implementing integral health programs.

Community Health Services↗
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[Bases for the development of teaching, research and maternal and infant care in the rural area. The Temascalcingo plan].

The Instituto de Ensenanza e Investigaciones Rurales (Institute for Rural Training and Research) has been established in Solís, Municipality of Temascalcingo, State of Mexico. The institute is part of the Institucion Mexicana de Asistencia a la Ninez, IMAN (Mexican Institution for the Assistance of Childhood). The institute will study a system of healthy delivery in its (rural) zone of activity, based principally in programes with a strong content in the preventive and promotional aspects. For this purpose it will use in a preferential way, auxiliary and technical personnel which is being trained by the institute and that is original from the community where it will serve. At the professional level, the institute will mainly employ pediatricians, nurses and social workers that are completing their residency at the Hospital del Nino IMAN in Mexico City. These professional will obtain important supplementary training through their participation in the rural community health programes that the institute will develop.

Adolescent↗
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[Community participation patterns in health programs].

The study of some Latin American experiences of participation of the community in health programs allows us to consider the following as minimum requirements to establish interrelationships between local health organisms and the community: a) To have a local health system. b) To have a participating health them. c) To show respect for the community. d) To have contact with community organizations. e) To have contact with private and government organizations at a local level. The models for participation of the community in health are manifold and the experiences have been countless. For teaching purpose and based on Latin American experiences, some considerations are made regarding: 1) Community health volunteers. 2) Local health councils. 3) Local councils for community development. 4) Health brigades. Finally, it is concluded that the active participation of the community organized in health activities is the best guarantee of success in implementing integral health programs.

Child Care↗