Focus on Women's Health
Medical Operative, September 23rd, 2007
Hospital Municipal de Las Terrenas
Holistic approaches to women's health, particularly in its
preventive and educational aspects, from puberty to
menopause.
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All women will receive quality services in a dignified, respectful and caring
environment. We seek to treat patients well, help them gain self-respect and
respect for their bodies, and to provide adequate counseling, medical and
dental attention or necessary referrals. We’ll give emphasis to protection
against STDs and to identifying and preventing cervical and breast cancers.
General medicine
- Open a temporary medical record
- Take temperature reading and blood pressure
- General, initial and preventive diagnosis
Dental
- Full dental check-up
- Dental cleaning
- Extractions as may be needed
Gynecological exam
- Prevention of cervical and breast cancer
- Attention to any special condition, health or personal risk
- Prevention and treatment of STDs
- cervical exam
- breast exam
Laboratory
- cropologic
- hepatitis B & C
- Pap smear
- blood tipification
Family planning
- Education and orientation
- Distribution of relevant materials
Educational modules
Concurrent and ongoing sessions throughout the day:
- Overall personal care
- Puberty (“I’m a woman now!”)
- Maternity education and personal care
- Breastfeeding (promotion of and emphasis on)
- Family planning
- Personal protection (against STDs)
- Prevention of physical and emotional abuse
- Prevention of breast and cervical cancer
Pharmacy
Attendees will receive all prescription drugs required for treatment.
Counseling
All willing participants will receive counseling by professionals.
Follow Up Activities
Desirable Outcomes
That each girl and woman attending might receive:
- dignified, personalized and respectful service;
- receive medical and dental service relevant to her particular needs;
- relevant information about the way that her body functions;
- information and tools on how to protect herself from unwanted pregnancies,
sexually transmitted diseases and physical and emotional abuse;
- professional counseling and education on topics relevant to her well0being
and welfare.
Introduction, here.
Project Details, here.
How did it get started, here.
Sponsors and collaborators, here.
How to participate, contribute and/or help, here.
PROJECT RFPORT, here.
Women's Center dream, here.
First medical operative, here.
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