Table 1 Types of services included in the NEPHSP in 2009
Types | Details |
|---|---|
Health records management | Establishing and updating health records and health information for residents who have lived in the area for more than 6 months |
Health education | Health education and publications about unhealthy life style, risk factors, and diseases to all the residents in the area |
Health services for children aged 0 to 36 months | Home visits to newborn infants, physical examinations for children, and health education and guidance to parents of children aged 0 to36 months |
Maternal health services | Maternity care before and after delivery, and a post-natal physical examination 42 days after delivery |
Older people’s health services | Physical examinations, health advice, guidance and intervention for all those aged over 65 |
Immunizations | Routine immunizations for children aged 0 to 3 and for vulnerable older people |
Infectious disease reporting and treatment | Registering, reporting, and managing patients with (suspected) notifiable diseases and their close contacts |
Health services for patients with hypertension | Establishing health records, screening and following-up and systematic physical examinations of anyone aged over 35 with hypertension |
Services for patients with type II diabetes | Establishing health records, screening and following-up and systematic physical examinations for anyone aged over 35 with Type II diabetes |
Services for patients with severe mental illness | Establishing health records and providing follow-up services for any patients with severe mental illness who are living at home |