Jabian, Patricia Jeanne M.

September 9, 2021
N3B-5

Instructions:
Review the DOH National Objectives for Health and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Identify 15 DOH Health Programs that you think should be prioritized based on the above-mentioned
references.
Give the program title, short definition and its significance to the Public Health. You may use the WHO,
DOH data of health indices in stating the significance of the program.(6points per item).

PROGRAM TITLE DEFINITION SIGNIFICANCE TO THE PUBLIC

HEALTH

ADOLESCENT HEALTH
AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
This creates an Adolescent Youth It aims to ensure that all adolescents
Health Sub-program under the have equal access to
Children’s Health Cluster of Family comprehensive health care and
Office. In 2006, the department services appropriate for the age
created the Technical Committee for group. In addition, this program will
Adolescent and Youth Health also improve the health and well-
Program, which is composed of being of adolescents and enable
both government and non- them to full enjoy their rights to
government organization to uplift health.
the welfare of adolescents and
tasked to revitalize the program.
Due to an increasing health risky
behaviour among our Filipino
adolescents.

BARANGAY NUTRITION A human resource development It aims to provide nutrition and

SCHOLAR (BNS) strategy of the Philippine Plan of nutrition-related services to the
PROGRAM Action for Nutrition, that involves the barangay by caring for the
recruitment, training, deployment undernourished and the nutritionally
and supervision of volunteer vulnerable, mobilizing the
workers or barangay nutrition community, and linkage building.
scholar (BNS). They are tasked to
monitor the nutritional status of
children and/or link communities
with nutrition and related service
providers.
BLOOD DONATION Promotes voluntary blood donation
PROGRAM to provide sufficient supply of safe
blood and to regulate blood banks.
This act aims to inculcate public
awareness that blood donation is a
humanitarian act.
EMERGING AND RE- The Philippines has seen many
EMERGING INFECTIOUS outbreaks of emerging infectious
DISEASE PROGRAM diseases and it continues to be
susceptible to threat of re-emerging
infections. This situation
emphasizes the risk and highlights
the need to improve preparedness
at local, national and international
levels for against future pandemics.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS The DOH issued administrative
PROGRAM FOR SENIOR Orders for health implementors to
CITIZEN handle and promote health and
wellness or senior citizens and as
well as relieve the conditions of
older persons who are suffering
from degenerative diseases.
FOOD AND This program refers to the limited
WATERBORNE group of illnesses which are
DISEASES PREVENTION characterized by diarrhea, nausea,
AND CONTROL vomiting with or without fever,
PROGRAM abdominal pain, headache and/or
body malaise. To reduce morbidity
and mortality due to food and
waterborne diseases prevention and
control program.
NATIONAL LEPROSY This program is a multi-agency
CONTROL PROGRAM effort to control Leprosy in the
Philippines with private and public
According to the National Voluntary
Blood Services Program, there is a
total of 654,763 units of blood that
were collected in 2009, in hope that
more individuals will regular
volunteer to donate blood to
guarantee sufficient blood supple to
meet the national necessities.
It aims to prevent and control re-
emerging and emerging of infectious
diseases from becoming a public
health problem, in addition to also
deliver and give strength to an
integrated, responsive, and
collaborative health system on
emerging and re-emerging
infectious diseases towards a
healthy and secure country.
It aims to implement a well-designed
program that will strengthen health
and wellness of senior citizens and
improve their quality of life with the
help of stakeholders and sectors.
It aims to reduce the morbidity and
mortality due to food and water
borne diseases, and to guarantee
universal access to quality
interventions and services for all.
This is to ensure the provision of
comprehensive, integrated quality
leprosy services at all levels of
 partnership in fulfilling the goals to
decrease the burden of Leprosy and
its mission to have a leprosy-free
country.
NEWBORN SCREENING The Newborn Screening Program is
PROGRAM a public health strategy that enables
early detection and management of
congenital disorders in newborn
babies, which if left untreated or
undetected may lead to mental
retardation and/or death.
UNANG YAKAP A program that helps saves lives of
(ESSENTIAL NEWBORN pregnant women and children both
CARE: PROTOCOL FOR locally and globally. ENC is a cost-
NEW LIFE) effective intervention that can
improve maternal and neonatal
care.
RABIES PREVENTION Rabies is a human infection that
AND CONTROL occurs after being bitten or
PROGRAM scratched by an infected animal,
primarily dogs and cats. It is
considered to be a neglected
disease, which is 100% fatal but
also 100% preventable.
URBAN HEALTH SYSTEM Due to the rapid urbanization in
DEVELOPMENT (UHSD) developing countries, the ability of
PROGRAM the government to build essential
infrastructures for social and health
services has outpaced. Thus, UHSD population, and to reduce health
must help cities address the
challenges or rapid urbanization
brought about by the interplay of
different social determinants of
health.
DENTAL HEALTH Oral disease continues to be a
PROGRAM serious public health problem in the
health care and to reduce the
diseases burden for all the affected
communities ensuring that the
principles of equity and social justice
are followed.
To ensure that by the year 030, all
Filipino newborns are screened;
Strengthen quality of service and
intensify monitoring and evaluation
of NBS implementation; Sustainable
financial scheme; Strengthen patient
management.
It is a public health intervention to
help reduce mother and child death
and help save their lives.
Aims to reduce the morbidity and
mortality brought by rabies and to
eliminate rabies as one of public
health problems with absences of
indigenous cases for human and
animal.
This is to improve health care
system outcomes, influence social
determinants of help that is focused
on application on urban poor
inequities to narrow the disparity of
health outcome indicator between
the rich and the poor.
It aims to ensure that everyone will
be able to have quality, affordable,
 Philippines. The prevalence of
dental caries on permanent teeth
has generally remained above 90%
throughout the years. This program
is to reduce the prevalence of dental oral health care.
caries by the end of 2016, and also
to provide quality of care by
establishing a package of essential
basic oral health care.
PHILIPPINE CANCER Cancer is the third leading cause of
CONTROL PROGRAM morbidity and mortality in the
Philippines after diseases of the
cardiovascular system. It also
remains a national health priority in
the Philippines with significant
implication for individuals, families,
communities, and the health care
system.
BELLY GUD FOR HEALTH Obesity and overweight is a serious
health concern due to its strong
association with the development of
non-communicable diseases which
are among the leading cause of
mortality, morbidity, and disability in
the Philippines.
EXPANDED PROGRAM It ensures that that infants/children
ON IMMUNIZATION and mothers have access to
routinely recommended
infant/childhood vaccines.
accessible, and available oral health
care. In addition, it will also improve
the quality of life through the
promotion of oral health and quality
In response to this growing and
alarming epidemic of cancer, there
is a need to revisit and strengthen
the Philippine Cancer Control
Program, to reduce the impact of
cancer and improve the well-being
of the Filipino people with cancer
and as well as their families.
It aims to reduce the cases of non-
communicable diseases and as well
as the various medical
consequences associated with
overnutrition, this weight problem
that contributes to decreased
productivity and economic growth
retardation.
This is to reduce the morbidity and
mortality among children against the
most vaccine-preventable diseases.