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UNIT
10 Primary Health Care,

Precaution and Safety

Estimated Teaching Periods: 18

Learning Objectives
Learning Outcomes
After completing the study of this unit, students will be able to:
i. introduce primary health care and state its characteristics.
ii. explain the importance of primary health care.
iii. describe the elements of primary health care
iv. explain the concept of safety, its types and remedies of risk reduction.
v. explain the ways of threat/risk reduction.

Course Outline

10.1 Introduction to Primary Health Care
10.2 Characteristics of Primary Health Care
10.3 Importance of Primary Health Care
10.4 Elements of Primary Health Care
10.5 Concept of Risk, Its Types and Mitigating Measures
10.6 General Concept of Safety Education

Glossary

precaution : something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in
the future
safety : the state of being safe
avalanche : a large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down
the sides of a mountain
risk : the possibility that something bad or unpleasant such as an injury or a loss will
happen
mitigate : to make less severe, harmful or painful
endemic : growing or existing in a certain place or region, common in a particular area or
field
contagious : able to be passed from one person or animal to another by touching, capable of
being easily spread to others
hazards : a source of danger

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