DOH Employment Reviewer (About DOH-CHD Caraga) PDF

DOH Employment Reviewer (ABOUT DOH-CHD Caraga) DOH Center of Health Development CARAGA Vision Lead Agency in health care system development for better health outcomes and well-being of Caraganons. Mission Committed to provide timely, responsive and sustainable support mechanism in a nourishing and...

DOH Employment Reviewer (ABOUT DOH-CHD Caraga) DOH Center of Health Development CARAGA Vision Lead Agency in health care system development for better health outcomes and well-being of Caraganons. Mission Committed to provide timely, responsive and sustainable support mechanism in a nourishing and enabling environment for quality health system to all, primarily the vulnerable sectors in partnership with various stakeholders in Caraga. Goal Building resilient health systems that provides quality health care programs and services responsive to the needs of the populace in Caraga. Core Values Excellence Teamwork Integrity Commitment STEWARD Compassion SHIP Innovative DOH CHD Caraga Regional Director: CESAR C. CASSION, MD, MPH, CESO III (Director IV) DOH Secretary: DR. TEODORO “TED” JAVIER HERBOSA DOH CHD Caraga LHSD Chief: SANDRIA C. YU, MD, MPH MPM (MO IV) DOH CHD Caraga RCMT Head: DINNES KARL N. GARCIA, RN, MSci (SHPO) DOH CHD Caraga HPU Head: PHOEBIE RHANIE DEMATA-BOQUE, RN (HEPO III) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HYMN Lahat tayo'y magkabuklod Kagawaran ng Kalusugan Upang baya'y itaguyod Gabay naming kahit saan Walang sawang naglilingkod Lagi naming gagampanan Sa nayon man o sa lungsod Ang tungkuling sinumpaan Pilipino ang layunin Laan sa `yo maging ang buhay Kapwa tao'y tangkilikin Upang tayo'y magtagumpay Pangarap ko'y Pilipinas Sa pagbuo ng iisang bansa Sa mundo'y walang katulad Na matatag at Malaya  8 Point Action Agenda The context of people’s lives determine their health, and so blaming individuals for having poor The 8-Point Action Agenda intends to health or crediting them for good health is capture the aspirations of every Filipino with inappropriate. Individuals are unlikely to be able the inspiration from the Universal Healthcare to directly control many of the determinants of Act and aligned with the Philippine health. These determinants—or things that make Development Plan of 2023-2028. people healthy or not—include the above factors, Bawat Pilipino ramdam ang and many others: kalusugan (every Filipino should feel healthy); Income and social status - higher income and Ligtas, kalidad, at mapagkalingang social status are linked to better health. The serbisyo (safe, quality, and greater the gap between the richest and poorest compassionate service); people, the greater the differences in health. Teknolohiya para sa mabilis na Education – low education levels are linked with serbisyo (technology for prompt poor health, more stress and lower self- services); confidence. Handa sa krisis (crisis-ready); Physical environment – safe water and clean Pag-iwas sa sakit (disease air, healthy workplaces, safe houses, prevention); communities and roads all contribute to good Ginhawa sa isip at damdamin health. Employment and working conditions – (mental and emotional comfort); people in employment are healthier, particularly Kapakanan at karapatan ng health those who have more control over their working workers (welfare and rights of health conditions workers); Social support networks – greater support from Proteksyon sa anumang pandemya (protection against any pandemic). families, friends and communities is linked to better health. Culture - customs and traditions, and the beliefs of the family and community all Health Promotion affect health. Health promotion is the process of enabling Genetics - inheritance plays a part in determining people to increase control over, and to improve, lifespan, healthiness and the likelihood of their health. It moves beyond a focus on developing certain illnesses. individual behaviour towards a wide range of Personal behaviour and coping skills – social and environmental interventions. balanced eating, keeping active, smoking, As a core function of public health, health drinking, and how we deal with life’s stresses and promotion supports governments, communities challenges all affect health. and individuals to cope with and address health Health services - access and use of services challenges. This is accomplished by building that prevent and treat disease influences health healthy public policies, creating supportive environments, and strengthening community Gender - Men and women suffer from different action and personal skills. types of diseases at different ages. Determinants of Health What Is Health Literacy? The determinants of health include: These definitions are a change from the the social and economic environment, health literacy definition used in Healthy the physical environment, and People 2010 and Healthy People 2020: “the the person’s individual characteristics and degree to which individuals have the behaviours. capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health literacy issues when; decisions.” ⚫ They aren’t familiar with medical The new definitions: terms or how their bodies work. ⚫ Emphasize people’s ability to use ⚫ They have to interpret statistics and Information rather than just evaluate risks and benefits that affect understand it their health and safety. ⚫ Focus on the ability to make “well- ⚫ They are diagnosed with a serious informed” decisions rather than illness and are scared and confused. “appropriate” ones ⚫ They have health conditions that ⚫ Acknowledge that organizations have require complicated self-care. a responsibility to address health ⚫ They are voting on an issue affecting literacy the community’s health and relying ⚫ Incorporate a public health perspective on unfamiliar technical information. From a public health perspective, the Why Do We Have Health organizational definition acknowledges that Literacy Problem? health literacy is connected to health equity. Health equity is the attainment of the highest When organizations or people create and level of health for all people. We will achieve give others health information that is too health equity when everyone has the difficult for them to understand, we create a opportunity to be as healthy as possible. health literacy problem. When we expect them to figure out health services with Personal health literacy is the degree to many unfamiliar, confusing or even which individuals have the ability to find, conflicting steps, we also create a health understand, and use information and literacy problem. services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. How Can We Help People Now? Organizational health literacy is the degree to which organizations equitably ⚫ We can help people use the health enable individuals to find, understand, and literacy skills they have. How? We use information and services to inform can do the following: health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. ⚫ Create and provide information and Understanding Health Literacy services people can understand and use most effectively with the skills Health literacy is important for everyone they have. because, at some point in our lives, we all ⚫ Work with educators and others to need to be able to find, understand, and use help people become more familiar with health information and services. Taking care health information and services and of our health is part of everyday life, not build their health literacy skills over just when we visit a doctor, clinic, or time. hospital. Health literacy can help us prevent ⚫ Build our own skills as communicators health problems, protect our health, and of health information. better manage health problems when they ⚫ Work with trusted messengers to arise. share your information. ⚫ Build health-literate organizations. Even people who read well and are ⚫ Consider the cultural and linguistic comfortable using numbers can face health norms, environment, and history of  your intended audience tobacco control policy or breastfeeding when developing your information and promotion policy. Health policy may also messages. cover topics related to healthcare delivery, ⚫ Use certified translators and for example of financing and provision, interpreters who can adapt to your access to care, quality of care, and health intended audience’s language equity. preferences, communication Health Awareness expectations, and health literacy skills. Health Awareness refers to; ⚫ General understanding and Are Limited Health Literacy and knowledge about health, healthcare Limited Literacy the Same and its services, health needs, diseases, and preventive measures. Problem? ⚫ Knowledge regarding one’s health, including various health problems, Limited health literacy and limited literacy are symptoms and treatment options. not the same, but they are related. Strong ⚫ Addressing behavioural factors such literacy and numeracy skills do help people as the vaccination of families and understand and use health information and pets, thorough hand washing, safe services, but research shows that most practicing good food hygiene. people still say that information and services are unfamiliar, complicated, and too Health Education technical. Health education is a profession of educating p e o p l e a b o u t h e a l t h. Understanding Literacy & Areas within this profession encompass Numeracy environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual Literacy is understanding, evaluating, using, health, and spiritual health, as well as and engaging with written text to participate sexual and reproductive health education. in the society, to achieve one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge and potential. Health education can be defined as the Numeracy is the ability to access, use, principle by which individuals and groups of interpret, and communicate mathematical people learn to behave in a manner information and ideas, to engage in and conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or manage mathematical demands of a range restoration of health. Health Education as of situations in adult life. "any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and Health Policy communities the opportunity to acquire Health policy can be defined as the information and the skills needed to make "decisions, plans, and actions that are quality health decisions." undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society" A health educator is "a professionally Health policy often refers to the health- prepared individual who serves in a variety of related content of a policy. Understood in roles and is specifically trained to use this sense, there are many categories of appropriate educational strategies and health policies, including global health methods to facilitate the development of policy, public health policy, mental health policies, procedures, interventions, and policy, health care services policy, insurance policy, personal healthcare policy, systems conducive to the health of pharmaceutical policy, and policies related individuals, groups, and communities". In to public health such as vaccination policy, other words, they conduct, evaluate, and design activities that pertain to the fundamental to one's overall health and well- improvement of the health and well-being of being. People must be able to make informed humans. Examples of this include "patient decisions about their SRH, and be assured that their human rights are respected, educators, health education teachers, protected, and fulfilled. Good SRH requires trainers, community organizers, and health positive and respectful approached to program managers." There is a variation in sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as job titles and because of this, there is not a sexual experiences that are pleasurable, definite system of one health education safe, and free from violence. This includes system. the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to reproduce. 7 Healthy Habits of Healthy Do No Harm, Put Safety First Pilipinas A culture of safety is one which puts safety first, above everything else. A positive safety Move More, Eat Right culture instills "Do No Harm, Put Safety First" A life lived long and healthy starts with a behavior in every citizen. balanced diet and enough exercise. A healthy diet and exercise protects you from obesity Known Health Promotion Programs and non-communicable diseases like heart Chikiting Ligtas (MR-POV) disease, cancers, diabetes, and kidney This program is a Supplemental disease, among others. Immunization Activity which will be held from Be Clean, Live Sustainably May 1 to 31 and aims to immunize children 9 The environment, climate, and disasters to 59 months old with Measles Rubella can have a great impact on health. Putting Vaccines and children 0 to 59 months with focus on personal hygiene, cleaner Oral Polio Vaccines. surroundings and sustainable living can greatly improve the health of the individual BIDA Solusyon and the community. DOH BIDA Solusyon is a social and behavioral change campaign launched by Get Vaccinated the Philippine government to encourage Immunization is the best protection against Filipinos to practice four key preventive vaccine preventable diseases for all ages. behaviors that will help keep themselves and their families safe against COVID-19 The Don't Smoke, Avoid Alcohol, Say No to acronym “BIDA” stands for the following: Drugs Substance Abuse can be defined as a Bawal walang mask or not wearing of a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mask is prohibited. mood-altering purposes.The overwhelming I-sanitize ang mga kamay, iwas hawak sa effects of substance abuse on individuals, mga bagay or always wash or sanitize and families and societies demands an avoid touching things. effective mechanism of deterrence. Dumitansya ng isang metro or maintain a distance of at least one meter. Care for Yourself, Care for Others Alamin ang totoong impormasyon or know There is no health without mental health. the correct information and updates about Our mental health is an integral part of our the pandemic. Following these behavioral overall health and it is necessary that we changes can cut down the virus take care of it. Remember, your mental transmission by up to 96%. The campaign health matters. promotes the active role of individuals in the fight against COVID-19 by practicing the Practice Safe Sex above behaviors as a behavioral lifestyle as Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is we course through the new normal  among senior citizens. As of July 26, 2022, Resbakuna 15,975,337 Filipinos have been given the DOH Resbakuna is a vaccination program first booster shot, while 1,232,816 launched by the Department of Health in individuals, mostly belonging to the the Philippines to support individuals and vulnerable population (healthcare workers, families affected by the COVID-19 senior citizens and the pandemic, with a specific focus on immunocmpromised), have received their vulnerable groups such as seniors and second booster dose. The campaign was young children. The program has been launched across the country with DOH successful in vaccinating over 63 million Centers for Health Development (CHDs) in Filipinos against COVID-19. The DOH the country’s regional centers. In Resbakuna program also includes a coordination with their local government campaign called Resbakuna Kids which units (LGUs), launch sites include schools, aims to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 malls, plazas, and places of worship where years old against COVID-19. people can walk-in to get their must- needed COVID-19 booster shot. The Healthy Pilipinas PinasLakas campaign is the Marcos The Healthy Pilipinas campaign is a administration’s way of boosting the communication campaign by the country’s vaccine programs, so that Department of Health (DOH) in the progress towards a more health-conscious Philippines. It aims to promote healthy and safer nation is assured. behaviors and preventive measures to Filipinos, advocating a healthy lifestyle. National Health Programs The campaign encompasses a vast range ✓ National Dengue Prevention and of positive health impacts to holistically Control Program promote and shift behavior of Filipinos in ✓ Adolescent Health and Development practicing preventive measures. The DOH Program envisions a Healthy Pilipinas where ✓ Aedes-Borne Viral Diseases healthy behaviors are the easier choice for Prevention and Control Program everyone, every time, everywhere! The ✓ Belly Gud for Health campaign encourages Filipinos to adopt ✓ Blood Donation Program the Seven Healthy Habits which include: ✓ Cancer Control Program ✓ Chronic-Kidney Disease Prevention Move More, Eat Right and Control Be Clean, Live Sustainably ✓ Climate Change Get Vaccinated, ✓ Dengue Prevention and Control Don’t Smoke, Avoid Alcohol, Say No to Program Drugs, ✓ Dental Health Program Care for Yourself, Care for Others, ✓ Early Childhood Care Development Program Practice Safe Sex, ✓ Emerging and Re-emerging Do No Harm, Put Safety First. Infectious Diseases Program ✓ Environmental Health Program PinasLakas (COVID 19 Booster ✓ Expanded Program on Immunization Campaign) ✓ Filariasis Elimination Program “DOH Pinas Lakas” is a nationwide booster ✓ Food and Waterborne Diseases vaccination campaign launched by the Prevention and Control Program Department of Health (DOH) in the ✓ Healthy and Productive Ageing Philippines on July 26, 2022. The campaign Program aims to provide booster shots to eligible ✓ HIV/AIDS Awarreness Program Filipinos and increase the vaccination rate ✓ Infant and Young Child Feeding  Program programs. ✓ Integrated Management of ◆ Conduct of activities/events for health Childhood Illness Program promotion. ✓ Leprosy Control Program ◆ Harnessing of technologies for health ✓ Malaria Control and Elimination promotion and disease prevention Program and control. ✓ Mental Health Program ◆ Reorienting health services provided ✓ Micronutrient Supplementation Program by health facilities. ✓ National Family Planning Program ◆ Strengthening community action and ✓ National Leprosy Control Program participation. ✓ National Safe Motherhood Program ✓ Newborn Hearing Screening Program Responsibilities of a Health Education ✓ Newborn Screening Program and Promotion Officer 2 ✓ Occupational Health Program ✓ Oral Health Program 1. Assist HPU in implementation of HP Programs ✓ Persons with Disabilities in P/CWHS; ✓ Philippine Cancer Control Program 2. Coordinate with stakeholders in assigned ✓ Philippine Medical Travel and P/CWHS in the implementation of HP Programs; Wellness Tourism Program ✓ Philippine Organ Donation and 3. Documents health program activities/events; Transplant Program ✓ Prevention of Blindness Program 4. Assists in coordinating with DMOs, LGU/s ✓ Rabies Prevention and Control program coordinators for the promotion of health Program programs; ✓ Safe Motherhood Program 5. Assists in disseminating health information ✓ Unang Yakap (Essential Newborn and education materials for the general public; Care: Protocol for New Life) ✓ Water Safety Program 6. Prepares reports and other documents related to health promotion and communication Functions and Objectives of the Health programs/activities/events. Promotion Unit The unit, which is part of the Local Health 7. Acts as technical resource when needed; Support Division (LHSD), aims to increase 8. To render overtime services, when needed; health literacy and general awareness on and health and increase practice of good health habits. The unit has the following objectives: 9. Perform other related functions as may be assigned subject to approval of DOH ◆ Ensure evidence-based health promotion policies, standards, systems, All About IEC Materials in strategies and communication packages Health Promotion to empower every Filipinos to take charge of their health. Information, Education, and Communication ◆ Make health promotion an integral part (IEC) materials are used to convey public of all levels in the society. health messaging in order to support the ◆ Promote/ensure the provision of better overarching behaviour change strategy health services to local and national developed to respond to a public health facilities. problem. IEC materials include a range of ◆ Develop personal skills of Filipinos to products like: take care of their health. ◆ Development/publication/airing/distribu ❖ infographics tion of quad media for all health ❖ flyers ❖ leaflets ❖ brochures requirements, and continually improve our ❖ social media posts quality management systems as we ❖ television adverts provide public service with integrity, ❖ audio spots for radio excellence and compassion. ❖ posters ❖ billboards or murals It is important to remember that most IEC materials are not powerful enough by themselves to change behaviour. The materials should be incorporated in an activity or activities in such a way that they form a behaviour change package. The packages should complement each other in addressing a range of behavioural barriers in the target setting. A range of communication channels should be used including some which allow for a dialogue to be created with community members. Department of Health Philippines Vision: Filipinos are among the healthiest people in Southeast Asia by 2022, Asia by 2040 Mission: To lead the country in the development of a productive, resilient, equitable and people-centered health system for Universal Health Care The DOH Quality Policy The Department of Health, as the nation’s leader in health, is committed to nurturing Filipinos to be amongst the healthiest in Asia by 2040 through the development of a productive, resilient, equitable, and people centered health system. We at the DOH, together with our partners, are committed to implementing standards and policies to ensure the highest quality of health services to the satisfaction of our clients. We observe zero-tolerance against corruption, comply with statutory