Lesson 5: Public Health Laws PDF

LESSON 5: PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS MARY FRANCES BAUDIN TOLEDO, RN,MAN C L IN IC AL IN S T R U C T OR  A PD 856 Sanitation Code of the Philippines B RA 8749 Clean Air Act C RA 9211 Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 D RA 7305 Magna Ca...

LESSON 5: PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS MARY FRANCES BAUDIN TOLEDO, RN,MAN C L IN IC AL IN S T R U C T OR  A PD 856 Sanitation Code of the Philippines B RA 8749 Clean Air Act C RA 9211 Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 D RA 7305 Magna Carta for Public Health Workers E RA 9262 Violence Against Women and Children F RA 6425 Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 G RA 10121 Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management LIST OF THE H RA 9994 Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010 PUBLIC I RA 9502 Cheaper Medicine Act J RA 10666 Children’s Safety on Motorcycle Act of 2015 HEALTH K RA 10821 Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act LAWS L RA10354 The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 M RA 6675 Generic Act of 1998 N RA 7875 National Health Insurance Act of 1995 O RA 7719 National Blood Service Act P RA 11332 Laws on Notifiable Disease Q RA 7600 Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992 R RA 10028 Act Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding S PD 603 Child and Youth Welfare Code T RA 10152 Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization U RA 11188 Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict 1. PD 856 Sanitation Code of the Philippines OBJECTIVE protection and promotion of the health of our people PURPOSE sanitation requirements for food establishments refuse collections and disposal system FEATURES Empower the Department of Health with the following powers and functions: promotion and preservation of the health of the people extend maximum health services develop, administer and coordinate various health activities and services upgrade the standards of medical practice assist local health agencies issue permits to establish and operate government and private health facilities The standard prescribe standard rates of fees of the acceptable values for the cover requirements The Secretary determined of the parameters Department of (microbiological, Health is physical, empowered chemical, to radiological) in promulgate measuring rules and regulations and standards water ➔ SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CODE ◆ Regional Provincial and City Health Offices ◆ National Environmental Protection Commission ◆ Metropolitan Water and Sewage System ◆ Population Commission ◆ Labor ◆ Natural Resources ◆ Agriculture ◆ Education ◆ Finance ◆ Philippine Public Health Association ◆ League of Public Health Engineers ◆ Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers ➔ CHAPTERS ◆ 1-4 General Provisions ◆ 2 — Water Supply ◆ 3 — Food Establishments ◆ 4 — Sanitary Permit Requirements ◆ 5 — Markets and Abattoirs ◆ 6 4 Public Laundry ◆ 7 4 School Sanitation and Health Services ◆ 8 — Industrial Hygiene ◆ 9 — Public Swimming or Bathing Places ◆ 10 — Rest Areas for Service Stations ◆ 11 — Camps and Picnic Grounds ◆ 12 4 Dancing schools, halls, and nightclubs ◆ 13 4 Tonsorial and Beauty Establishments ◆ 14 4 Massage Clinics and Sauna Bath Establishment ◆ 15 — Hotels, Motels, Loding, Boarding or Tenement houses and Condominiums ◆ 16 — Port Airport Vessel and Aircraft Sanitation ◆ 17 4 Vermin Control ◆ 18 — Sewage Collection and Disposal, Excreta Disposal and and Drainage ◆ 19 — Refuse Disposal ◆ 20 4 Nuisance and Offensive Trades and Occupations ◆ 21 — Pollution of the Environment ◆ 22 4 Disposal of Dead Persons ➔ VIOLATIONS ◆ imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or by a fine of not exceeding one thousand pesos ➔ LINK: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1975/12/23/presidential-decr ee-no-856-s-1975/ 2. RA 8749 Clean Air Act ➔ SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES ◆ balanced and healthful ecology ◆ promote and protect the global environment ◆ recognizes the responsibility of cleaning the habitat and environment ◆