EO 51- Phil.

Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

R.A.- 7600 Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
R.A. 8976- Food Fortification Law
R.A. 8980- prolmulgates a comprehensive policy and a
national system for ECCD
 A..O. No. 2006- 0015- defines the Implementing
guidelines on Hepatitis B Immunization for Infants
R.A. 7846- mandates Compulsory Hepatitis B Immunization
among infants and children less than 8 yrs old
R.A. 2029- madates Liver Cancer and Hepatitis B
Awareness Month Act ( February)
 A.O. No. 2006-0012- specifies the Revised
Implementing Rules and Regulations of E.O. 51
or Milk Code, Relevant International
Agreements, Penalizing Violations thereof and
for other purposes
Public Health

- science and art of preventing diasease,

prolonging life, promoting health and
efficiency thru organized community effort
for the sanitation of the environment, control
of communicable diseases, the education of
individuals in personal hygiene, the
organization of medical and nursing services
for the early diagnosis and preventive
treatment of diseases and the development of
social machinery to ensure everyone a
standard of living adequate for the
maintenance of health, so organizing these
benefits as to enable every citizen to realize
his birthright off birth and longevity ( DR.
C.E. Winslow)
Community Health
Nursing
- special field of nursing that combines the skills
of nursing, public health and some phases of
social assistance and functions as part of the
total public health program for the promotion of
health, the improvement of the conditions in
the social and physical environment,
rehabilitation of illness and disability ( WHO
Expert Committee of Nursing )
CHN

- a learned practice discipline with the

ultimate goal of contributing as individuals
and in collaboration with others to the
promotion of the clients optimum level of
functioning thru teaching and delivery of
care ( Jacobson )
- a service rendered by a professional nurse
to IFCs, population groups in health centers,
clinics, schools , workplace for the promtion
of health, preventionof illness, care of the
sick at home and rehabilitation (DR. Ruth B.
Freeman)
 Concepts
The primary focus of community health nursing is health
promotion.
Community health nurses provide care necessary to meet
the requirements of an individual all throughout the life
cycle.
Knowledge on different fields (biological and social
sciences, clinical nursing, and community health
organizations) is used.
Nursing process in community health nursing changes
based on the needs of the community.
Goal
To elevate the level health of the multitude.

Worth and dignity of man.

Philosophy
1.The need of the community is the basis of community
Principles
health nursing.
2.The community health nurse must understand fully the
objectives and policies of the agency she represents.
3. The family is the unit of service.
4. CHN must be available to all regardless of race,creed and
socioeconomic status
5. The CHN works as a member of the health team
6. There must be provision for periodic evaluation of
community health nursing services
7. Opportunities for continuing staff education programs for
nurses must be provided by the community health
nursing agency and the CHN as well
8. The CHN makes use of available community health
resources
 9. The CHN taps the already existing
active organized groups in the
community
10. There must be provision for
educative supervision in community
health nursing
11. There should be accurate
recording and reporting in community
health nursing
12. Health teaching is the primary
responsibility of the community health
nurse