Table of Contents

Page number
Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………… i
Abstract………………………………………………..……………………………ii
Chapter1:The Problem and its Setting………………………………………… 1
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Scope and Delimitation
1.4 Significance of the Study
Chapter 2:Review of Related Literature…………………………………………7
2.1 Introduction: for the present study
2.2 Newspaper: As mass media
2.3 Christmas: Holiday Health Risks
2.4 Newspapers: Health Coverage
2.5 Synthesis of the State of the Art
2.6 Definition of Terms
Chapter 3:Methodology……………………………………………………………16
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Data Source
3.3 Research Instrument
3.4 Data Gathering Procedure
3.5 Ethical Considerations
Chapter 4:Presentation and Discussion…………………………………………..20
4.1 Tables
4.2 Summary and Interpretation
Chapter 5:Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations………… ………….30
5.1 Findings
5.2 Conclusions
5.3 Recommendations
References………………………………………………………………………… 32
Appendices……………………………………………………………….…………35
 Acknowledgement

Sincere gratitude is hereby extended to the following who

helped along the way while this research was done.

First, to our research adviser Ryan Dela Torre who never

ceased in providing guidance, helping with revisions, and

supporting until this paper is structured.

The classmates that gave their precious time in sharing their

experiences throughout their own studies and encouraging each one

to continue the goal of each researches even though there are so

many factors affecting.

Above all, utmost appreciation to our Almighty God for the

divine intervention in the academic endeavor.

 Abstract

This is a content analysis on selected national newspaper

coverage of health and nutrition related contents on holiday

health risk topics within the Christmas week 2018. Summative

approach, manifest content coding and interpretive analysis was

applied. The researcher included all newspaper sections in

identifying health news’ general ideas and classifying whether

it is related holiday health risk and if contributed to its

awareness and prevention on such situations. Listing and

classification-led analysis were intended, in part, to deduct

the flow of information about the presence of holiday health

risk topic in the local newspapers to arrive to a conclusion.

Findings showed that the health news within the holiday week

was positively inclined news but not directly associated and

devoted to topics on higher health risks during the holidays,

for it was confined to a limited timeframe. The researcher

provided interpretation of this study for future related

community-based newspaper content analysis.