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MAPEH
HEALTH
Fourth Quarter – Module 4
Agencies Responsible for
Non-Communicable Diseases

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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Health – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Fourth Quarter – Module 4: Agencies Responsible for Non-Communicable Diseases
First Edition, 2020

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Health
Fourth Quarter – Module 4

Agencies Responsible for

Non-Communicable Diseases

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 Introductory Message

For the Learner

Welcome to the Health 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module 4

Agencies Responsible for Non-Communicable Diseases!

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are growing issues in the Philippines

because it badly affects health and development. NCDs and other health risk factors
have been getting much needed attention not just from the government, but from
non-government organizations, international development partners, and the private
sectors as well.

This module was designed to help you identify agencies responsible for the
prevention and control of NCDs. These government agencies and institutions
demonstrate their support to the cause by developing and implementing their own
policies and programs in support of the national goal of preventing and controlling
NCDs.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons.

What I need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or

competencies you are expected to learn in

the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the

lesson to take.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

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introduced to you in various ways such as a

story, a song, a poem, a problem opener an

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 activity or situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of

the lesson. This aims to help you discover

and understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and

skills of the topic. You may check the

answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentences/paragraph to be filled in to
process what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or

skill into real-life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning

competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of

the lesson learned. This also tends

retention of learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

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 References This is a list of all sources in developing this
module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use your MAPEH activity notebook in answering the exercises.
Write each activity number and its title.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the directions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

What I Need to Know ………......................................... 1

What I Know ………......................................... 2
What’s In …….…........................................ 3
Perfect 10 Checklist………......................................... 3
What’s New ……………………………………. 4
Program Check ………......................................... 4
What Is It …..…........................................... 5
Department of Health………......................................... 5
Department of Education……….................................... 7
What’s More ………......................................... 9
Organize What You Know………................................. 9
What I Have Learned ………......................................... 10
List and Reflect ………......................................... 10
What I Can Do ………......................................... 11
Poster Making ………......................................... 11
Assessment ………......................................... 13
Additional Activities ………......................................... 15
My Commitment to Be Disease-Free………................ 15
Answer Key ………......................................... 16
References ………......................................... 17

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 What I Need to Know

Having recognized non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as an emerging

threat, the government required all sectors, including health, finance, transport,
education, agriculture, planning and others, to collaborate to reduce the risks
associated with NCDs, and promote interventions to prevent and control them.

Department of Health, Department of Education and Department of Interior

and Local Government led in the prevention and control of NCDs. These government
agencies and other sectors initiated several programs, campaigns, policies, and to
control this threat. As such, these programs, campaigns, and policies of the
government have achieved significant milestone in addressing the common risk
factors leading to NCDs.

After reading this module, you are expected to identify agencies responsible
for non-communicable disease prevention and control (H7DD-IVg-h-30); and
promote programs and policies to prevent and control non-communicable and
lifestyle diseases (H7DD-IVg-h-29).

Specifically, you are expected to:

1. identify agencies and their programs, campaigns and policies for non-
communicable disease prevention and control;
2. make a poster promoting programs and policies for non-communicable
disease prevention and control; and
3. value the importance of the knowing the different agencies responsible for
non-communicable disease prevention and control.

In going through these modules, you have to extend your patience in

understanding and analyzing what you are reading. Follow the directions in the given
activities. Answer the entire given tests and exercises carefully. Comply the required
activities provided.

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 What I Know

I. Identification
Directions: Identify the following programs and campaigns to its corresponding
agency. Write the letter of the correct answer.
A. Department of Health (DOH)
B. Department of Education (DepEd)
C. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

1. Extracurricular Activities
2. Deworming
3. Violence and Injury Prevention Program
4. Giving of Anti-Filariasis Tablet
5. Kontra Paputok
6. “Perfect 10” Lifestyle Program
7. Smoking Cessation Program
8. School Feeding
9. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control Program
10. Diabetes Mellitus Prevention and Control Program

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 What’s In

Activity 1: Perfect 10 Checklist

Directions: Mark (√) if the statement relates to your practice or habit and mark (X) if
it does not. Copy the table and write your answers in your MAPEH
activity notebook.

√ or X Perfect 10 Health Habits/Practices

1. I eat variety of nutritious food every day, with less salt, sugar, and fats.

2. I drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily.

3. I rest and sleep for 7 to 9 hours every night.
4. I breathe clean air and say no to smoking and prohibited drugs.
5. I exercise every day, get enough sunlight, be physically active and
maintain normal weight.
6. I manage stress, relax, and pray.
7. I maintain personal hygiene and good grooming.
8. I keep a clean household and practice waste management.
9. I consult a physician/doctor and go for a health check-up.
10. I am a role model, give good examples, and take care of my family and
friends.
Evaluate your answers. How many did you check?

The number of items you checked describes your health habits and practices:

9 – 10 - Excellent

7–8 - Very Satisfactory

5–6 - Satisfactory

3–4 - Fair

1–2 - Needs improvement

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Agency Check

Directions: Copy the graphic organizer below in your MAPEH activity notebook and
write the three (3) government agencies implementing the following
programs and campaigns.

Violence and
Injury Prevention
Program

Medical Check-
Nutrition Month
up

Deworming
“Perfect 10”
Lifestyle Extracurricular
Program Activities School Feeding

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 What Is It?

Agencies that Provide Health Services

1. Department of Health (DOH) is the primary government

agency responsible for the equitable, sustainable, and
quality health for the Filipinos. Health centers are also
established in different cities, municipalities and
barangays. There are doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists
and other health workers assigned to serve the people.
They serve free of charge for child delivery, vaccination,
treatment, pre/-post natal care for mothers and other lesser health-related issues.

Programs and Policies of the Department of Health

The DOH implements these programs vertically with policies that targeted
a particular disease. Some of these programs include the following:

PROGRAMS POLICIES
A. Diabetes Mellitus Prevention and Republic Act No. 8191 also known as
Control National Diabetes Act of 1996
- The DOH provides free diabetes -an act prescribing measures for the
risk screening at the barangay prevention and control of diabetes
health stations, rural health mellitus in the Philippines, providing for
unit/health centers, public the creation of a national commission on
hospitals, and other government diabetes, appropriating funds therefore
health facilities. and for other purposes.
B. Occupational Health Program Republic Act No. 11058
- The primary mission of the - An act strengthening compliance with
program is to lead and occupational safety and health
synchronize all efforts in standards and providing penalties for
occupational health towards a violations thereof.
healthy and safe working
environment.

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C. Cardiovascular Disease Republic Act 9211 otherwise known as
Prevention and Control Program the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003.
- Aims to develop a comprehensive - Is leading way to ensure supportive
approach and strategies to environment for healthy lifestyle. Its
increase awareness, information effective implementation however
and continuing education of remains to be a major concern,
health personnel, high risk faced with the massive marketing
individuals and patients. strategy of tobacco companies and
the need for continued advocacy
among local government units to
implement the said law.
D. Smoking Cessation Program Republic Act No. 10351, a national law
- It aims to improve the smoker’s in support of tobacco and alcohol tax
ability to become and stay reforms.
nicotine free by providing support
and care. Republic Act No. 10643 or the Graphic
- Support and care for the smoker Health Warning Law, an act to
is achieved through individualized effectively instill a health consciousness
assessment, counseling, through graphic health warnings on
behavioral/psychological therapy tobacco products.
and medication.
E. Violence and Injury Prevention - Administrative Order No. 2017-
Program 0002 or the Revised National Policy
- This program is designed to on Violence an Injury Prevention
reduce disability and death due to - Administrative Order No. 2014-
violence and injuries in the 0007 or the National Policy on the
following areas: road traffic Establishment of Prehospital
injuries, burns and fireworks- Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
related injuries, interpersonal System
violence-related injuries, bullying, - Executive Order No. 28 or the
animal bites and stings, self- Provisions for the Regulation and
harm, occupational or work- Control of the Use of Firecrackers
related injuries, poisoning and and other Pyrotechnic Devices

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 drug toxicity. - Administrative Order No. 2006-
0016 Established the “National
Policy and Strategic Framework on
Child Injury Prevention”.

The DOH also conducts separate and distinct health promotion

campaigns at the national, regional and local levels. It develops materials to
support the programs on NCDs and other health risks. Specifically, the materials
and campaigns produced and conducted include the following:

a. Burn Injury Awareness and Prevention Month

b. Cancer Awareness Month
c. Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
d. Ehersisyong Pangkalusugan para sa Lahat
e. Heart Month
f. Healthy Lifestyle (HL) to the Max
g. Hypertension Day
h. Kontra Paputok
i. National Diabetes Awareness Week
j. National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week
k. No Smoking Month
l. Nutrition Month
m. Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
n. Poison Prevention Week
o. Red Orchid Award (Anti-Tobacco Award)

In 2009, the DOH revitalized and repackaged its healthy lifestyle

campaign into a new brand called “HL to the Max” Campaign. It sought to
promote a healthy lifestyle among Filipinos by advocating seven (7) vital, yet
simple, healthy practices:

 No smoking
 Do not drink alcohol
 No to illegal drugs
 Eat low-fat, low-salt, and high-fiber diet

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2. Department of Education (DepEd) regularly
conducts activities that promote school health and
nutrition, and the control and preventions of NCDs in
partnership with donors and NGOs. DepEd also
supports Presidential Proclamation 958 that declares
2005 to 2015 as the Decade of Healthy Lifestyle.
Programs of DepEd’s Health and Nutrition Center related to NCDs:
a. Medical Check-up
b. School Feeding
c. Deworming
d. Giving of Anti-Filariasis Tablet
e. Blood Testing
f. Anti-Smoking Campaign
g. Extracurricular activities such as different clubs and organizations

3. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

advocates “Perfect 10” lifestyle program in support to
Presidential Proclamation 958 to prevent NCDs. The
advocacy program promotes “Perfect 10” steps:
 Eat variety of nutritious food every day, with less
salt, sugar, and fats
 Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily
 Rest and sleep for 7 to 9 hours every night
 Breathe clean air and say no to smoking and prohibited drugs
 Exercise every day, get enough sunlight, be physically active and maintain
normal weight
 Manage stress, relax, and pray
 Maintain personal hygiene and good grooming
 Keep a clean household and practice waste management
 Consult a physician and go for a health check-up
 Be a role model, give good examples, and take care of your family and
friends

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Organize What You Know

Directions: Copy the graphic organizer below in your MAPEH activity notebook and
draw an arrow connecting the agencies to
its programs and campaigns. Medical Check-up
“Perfect 10” Lifestyle
Program
School Feeding
Violence and Injury
Prevention Program
Extracurricular Activities
Occupational Health
Program
Department of
Health Healthy Lifestyle (HL) to
the Max

Agencies Obesity Prevention and

responsible for Department of Awareness Week
NCD prevention Education
and control Anti-Smoking Campaign
Diabetes Mellitus
Department of Prevention and Control
Interior and
Local Program
Government Giving of Anti-Filariasis
Tablet
Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention and Control
Program
Blood Testing
Deworming
Kontra Paputok

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 4: List and Reflect

Directions: List down the programs of the following agencies and then answer the
question below.

Question: Why are these agencies important in the prevention and control of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs)?

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 What I Can Do

Activity 5: Poster Making

Directions:

1. Make a poster promoting the DOH programs and policies for prevention and
control of non-communicable diseases.
2. Use a short bond paper and any art materials.
3. Attach your output in your MAPEH activity notebook.
4. Read the rubric to guide you on how your teacher will rate your work.

Example:

(https://sketchbookdeogl.blogspot.com/2018/07/women-health-and-hygiene-
painting.html?m=1)

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 Poster Rubric
Very Good Good Fair Poor
Rubric
4 3 2 1
Details of the Details of the Details of the Details of the
poster capture poster include poster relate to poster have
the important some the topic but little or nothing
information important are too general to do with the
Content
about the information or incomplete. main topic.
topic. about the
topic.

All pictures are Most pictures Few of the All pictures are
clear and are clear and pictures are not clear and
Relevance
relevant. relevant. clear and relevant.
relevant.
The poster has The poster The poster has The poster
an excellent has a good a fair design needs
design and design and and layout. It is improvement in
Visual Clarity layout. It is layout. It is neat. design, layout
and Appeal neat and easy neat. and neatness.
to understand
the content.

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 Assessment

I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which government agency regularly conducts activities that promote school

health and nutrition?
A. Department of Health (DOH)
B. Department of Agriculture (DA)
C. Department of Education (DepEd)
D. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
2. Which is NOT a Department of Health campaign?
A. Heart Month
B. School Feeding
C. Poison Prevention Month
D. Red Orchid Award (Anti-Tobacco Award)
3. The following are health practices of the Healthy Lifestyle (HL) to the Max
campaign, EXCEPT ________.
A. Manage stress
B. Do not drink alcohol
C. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water daily
D. Prevent hypertension and diabetes
4. Which is the primary function of the Department of Health?
A. It is responsible for the conduct of health promotion campaigns.
B. It is responsible for the domestic and export-oriented businesses.
C. It is responsible for the equitable, sustainable, and quality health for the
Filipinos.
D. It is responsible for the engineering and construction arm and continuously
develop its technology.

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 5. Which is NOT a service of the Department of Health?
A. Nutrition services
B. Center for cancer control
C. Research and laboratory center
D. Information systems and technology management services

II. Identification

Directions: Identify the following programs and campaigns to its agency. Write the
letter of the correct answer.

A. Department of Health (DOH)

B. Department of Education (DepEd)
C. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

6. “Perfect 10” Lifestyle Program

7. Smoking Cessation Program

8. Extracurricular Activities

9. Deworming

10. Blood Testing

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 Additional Activities

Activity 6: My Commitment to Be Disease-Free

Directions: Make your own Commitment to Be Disease-Free contract similar to the

one below. Let your parent serve as to help remind you of your contract.

My Commitment to Be a Disease-Free

I, ________________________________, a Grade 7 student of

___________________________ School, hereby commit to do the following starting
today, __________________________, until ______________________________
in order to stay healthy and disease-free.

1. Eat safe and healthful foods.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Student: Witness:

________________________ ________________________
Print name and sign above Print name and sign above

Congratulations for committing yourself to a great cause, which is to start

being a model of a disease-free lifestyle. May you inspire others to follow your
example.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed Module 4.

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Answer Key

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