- CPH LAB
Health Planning is an orderly process of defining community health problems, identifying unmet needs
and surveying the resources to meet them, establishing priority goals that are realistic and feasible, and
projecting administrative action to accomplish the purpose of the proposed program. - correct answer
✔✔How did the World Health Organization define Health Planning?
#1: Allocation of Resources: Increasing demand tapos 'di naman nataas 'yung resources natin !
#2: Eliminate wasteful expenditures and avoid duplication
#3: Develop the best action to accomplish a defined objective: To meet the health needs and demands of
the people. - correct answer ✔✔What are the three significance of Health Planning?
Health needs are deficiencies in health that fall under curative, preventive, control, and eradication
measures. They may also be presented as health demands in a democratic or developing country. -
correct answer ✔✔What are health needs?
Objective, Target, and Goals - correct answer ✔✔What are the three important elements in planning?
Objective - correct answer ✔✔Stated in terms of measured amount of progress towards the goal.
Target - correct answer ✔✔Different activities done.
Goals - correct answer ✔✔Ultimate desired state towards which the objectives and resources are
directed to.
Planning Cycle - correct answer ✔✔Dynamic process/cycle which has three main steps !
, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation - correct answer ✔✔What are the three main steps of the
planning cycle?
#1: Assessment of the current health status / Analysis of health situation.
#2: Identification of the desired state in the future / Establishment of objectives and goals.
#3: Specification of interventions and other activities to achieve the new desired state. - correct answer
✔✔What are the three types of activities under "Planning for Health"?
5 Steps - correct answer ✔✔How many steps are there in the Planning Cycle?
#1: Analysis of Health Situation - correct answer ✔✔What is the first step in the Planning Cycle?
#2: Establishment of Objectives and Goals - correct answer ✔✔What is the second step in the Planning
Cycle?
#3: Assessment of Resources: Manpower, skills/knowledge, funds, materials, technique, availability of
resources - correct answer ✔✔What is the third step in the Planning Cycle?
#4: Fixing Priorities: What is the community's main problem? - correct answer ✔✔What is the fourth
step in the Planning Cycle?
#5: Write up of formulate plan: The plan should be complete in all aspects. Input, output, cost, and time
needed for the implementation of the program ! - correct answer ✔✔What is the last step in the
Planning Cycle?
2-step process - correct answer ✔✔How many steps are there in Planning in a Health Organization?
Strategic Planning and Health Program Planning - correct answer ✔✔Two-step process Planning in a
health organization