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Community health services
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Community characteristics

1. The member interact with each other,

they affect and influence each other's

behavior.

2. Each member of the group is

expected to accept certain

responsibilities and duties.

3. There is a specialization (role) in the activities carried out by

members of the group.

Function of community

1. Production, Distribution and consumption.

2. Socialization.

3. Social Control.

4. Social Participation.

5. Mutual Support.

Community health

Community health has been described as "health of the

people, by the people, for the people". This consists of all the

measures taken to promote the physical, mental and social well-

being of individuals and families and the local community.

Importance of community health

a) Promotion and protection of the population's health.

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