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What is the responsibility of the DOH in hospital waste management programs?
On-site activities
What type of waste is referred to as hazardous healthcare waste?
Infectious, chemical, expired pharmaceutical, radioactive items, and sharps
Why is it important to manage hospital generated waste properly?
To avoid health and environmental risks
Who shares the responsibility of managing hospital generated waste, according to the text?
Hospital administration, every department, and every healthcare providing personnel
What are some examples of non-hazardous healthcare waste items generated in hospitals?
Medication boxes, packaging of medical items and food, remains of food, waste from offices
How should hazardous healthcare waste be transported within hospitals?
By special carts
What is the term used for cultures and stocks of infectious agents from laboratory work?
Infectious Waste
What type of waste consists of tissues, organs, body parts, human fetus, and animal carcasses?
Pathological Waste
Which category of waste includes needles, syringes, scalpels, and other items that can cause puncture wounds?
Sharps
What are the main pathways of exposure to genotoxic substances?
Inhalation of dust or aerosols, absorption through the skin, ingestion of contaminated food
What does pharmaceutical waste include?
Expired, unused, spilt, and contaminated pharmaceutical products
How can injuries to the skin, eyes, or mucus membranes be caused by chemicals?
Contact with flammable, corrosive, or reactive chemicals
What type of waste may include cytostatic drugs, vomit, urine, or feces from patients treated with cytostatic drugs?
Genotoxic Waste
What are the hazards associated with disinfectants like chlorine and sodium hypochloride?
Corrosiveness in large quantities
What is the term used for recognizable human and animal body parts in waste?
Anatomical Waste
What are the potential harmful effects of cytotoxic drugs on individuals?
Irritation, harmful local effects, dizziness, nausea, headache, dermatitis
How can exposure to genotoxic substances occur during chemotherapy treatment?
Through contact with body fluids and secretions of patients undergoing chemotherapy
Why is special care in handling genotoxic waste essential?
To prevent disastrous ecological consequences
What is the role of DPWH in the water sector?
Hosting the Project Management Office for the National Sewerage and Septage Management Office, and providing oversight functions over LWUA and MWSS.
What is the purpose of the economic regulatory office created by DPWH?
To regulate tariff and performance of utilities providing water supplies and sewerage services.
What major anti-poverty program does DPWH implement in rural areas?
KALAHI-ODDS program.
What is the vision of the OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM mentioned?
To prevent EH related diseases and eliminate them as a public health problem in the Philippines.
What is the mission of the OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM?
To ensure sustainable Environmental Sanitation services in every community.
What are the objectives of the OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM?
Prevent EH related diseases and eliminate them as a public health problem, guarantee sustainable Environmental Sanitation services in every community.
Which government agency is responsible for the Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB)?
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
What is the purpose of DOH Administrative Order No. 2013-0009?
National Chemical Safety Management and Toxicology Policy
What organization is responsible for the Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB)?
Department of Energy (DOE)
Which institution is associated with Occupational Health Nurses Association of the Philippines?
UP College of Public Health
What does the acronym IACEH stand for?
Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health
What is the significance of Administrative Order No. 63 of 1961?
Industrial Hygiene Code
Learn about the responsibilities of DOH and DENR in managing on-site and off-site activities related to Healthcare Waste Management. Understand the importance of proper waste management in hospitals to prevent health and environmental hazards.
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