Davao Doctors College, Inc.

General Malvar St., Davao City

College of Allied Health Sciences | Nursing Program

A Case Study Presented to the Nursing Clinical Instructors

of Davao Doctors College, Inc.

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

NRG302: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

OÑEZ, ROBERLYN ; PAGAS, TRACY FLEUR ; PAJULAS, ZYLA FAITH ;

PANAGUITON, JANA MARIE ; PANTALLON, DIANE MARIE ;
PERTUBAL, NICAIRA MARIE ; RACHO, JERICHO ;
ROJAS, ERAN MARK ; SACEDA, JE-ANNE ;
SERDAN, NOVIE MAE

November 3, 2022
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Deep Dive ………………………………………………………….….... page 3 II.
Destination Check …………………………………………………....... page 11

DEEP DIVE

Focus: Community Organizing – Participatory Action Research (COPAR) You have

learned about the phases of COPAR a while ago. This time, you need to provide the
salient activities for each phase and what should the nurses do and remember in each
of the phases. You may write in a separate paper if the boxes provided are too limited
for you. Best of luck!

According to Sr. Carmen Jimenez, the phases of COPAR are as follows (7):

Phases in COPAR Activities Nurse’s Responsibility

PRE- ENTRY 1. Formulation of ● Understand the

institutional goals, objectives of the
objectives, and community
targets for the organizing
program. experience or
2. Revision of activity.
curriculum ● Create strategies
3. Training of faculty for establishing
in COPAR COPAR.
4. Coordinate ● Update and
participation of improve the
other departments immersion program
within the institution and curriculum.
5. Community ● Participants from
consultations/ various
diagnosis departments should
6. Setting of issues be coordinated.
considerations ● Make a list of
related to site information sources
selection. and potential facility
7. Development of resources,
 criteria for site including both
selection. public and private
8. Site selection ones.
9. Preliminary Social ● Create a
Investigation (PSI) community
10. Networking with development
local government strategy that details
units (LGUs), all of the initiatives
NGOs, and and
government care-development
agencies. tactics.

ENTRY
1. Integration with the ● Recognize the roles
community of local authorities
and inform
2. Sensitization of the
themselves of their
community
presence and activity

3. Continuing social through visits.

investigation ● Avoid giving
expectations to the
4. Information campaign
community.
on health programs
● Live with the people

5. Delivery of basic health of the community and

services build mutual trust and

cooperation.
6. Preparation for
the ● Seek out
selection of a core group conversation with
members people where they
frequently gather.
7. Defining the roles of the
core group members
 ● Make them feel that
8. Conduct self-awareness
you have recognized
and leadership training
their important roles.
(SALT)
● Verification and

9. Coordinate with other enrichment of data

community organizations collected from the

initial survey.
● Conduct a baseline
survey, and the
results should be
relayed through a
community assembly.
● Avoid gambling and
drinking.

COMMUNITY 1. Selection of a ● Select those

DIAGNOSIS/ STUDY research team. members of the
2. Develop a plan for community who will
the data collection provide the best
3. Research training information and
for the core group ideas.
on developing basic ● Include the
data collection tools members of the
and techniques community with the
4. Start with the data creation of the
collection in the template and
community. educate them on its
5. Training on data purpose.
validation which ● Train the members
includes tabulation on how to conduct
and preliminary an interview or a
analysis of data survey to use as a
6. Presentation of the tool for the data
community study, collection.
 diagnosis, and - Gather basic
recommendations. information on
socioeconomic
conditions including
the overall physical
environment, health
patterns, and
available health
resources.
● Conduct surveys or
interviews in
accordance with
the intended data
type.
● Set a schedule for
the data collection.
● Tabulate the results
in order to rank
them and
disseminate it to
the members.
● After the data has
been gathered and
analyzed, present it
to the members
with the use of
available
instructional
devices.
- The presentation
must be in a simple
and understandable
manner.

COMMUNITY 1. Setting up the CHO ● Inclusion for a more

ORGANIZATION/ 2. Preparing the formal procedure of
CAPABILITY- BUILDING community for planning,
PHASE organization implementing, and
(building a community building. evaluating
organization)
 3. Organizing the community-wise
community health activities.
organization. ● Organized leaders
4. Training and or groups are being
education of CHO. given training.
● Meeting with
officials.
● Identifying
problems.
● Evaluating
presented
solutions.
● Planning of the
activities.

COMMUNITY ACTION 1. Organization and ● Allow the

training of community to
community health determine their
workers (CHWs) pace and scope of
2. Development of implementation.
criteria for the ● Monitor regularly
selection of the continuation of
Community Health the community
Workers formation program.
3. Selection of ● Conduct regular
Community Health meetings for
Workers monitoring and
4. Training of continual training
Community Health for the community
Workers leaders
5. Commencing with
an identification
and implementation
of resource
mobilization
schemes
6. Establishing up a
network for referral
systems
7. PIME (planning,
implementation,
monitoring and
 evaluation) of
health services
schemes and
community
development
projects.

SUSTENANCE AND 1. Conduct of ● Provide appropriate

STRENGTHENING mobilization on programs in raising
PHASE health and people’s awareness
development when it comes to
concerns health issues that
can benefit the
community.
Encouraging and
motivating the
community to
participate in
developing health
programs that will
address community
needs and
concerns.
2. Developing ● Identify someone to
secondary leaders lead the community
to continue the
programs that are
being implemented.
Leaders that are
willing to
coordinate, who is
effective, and have
the skills and
attitude in leading
the community.
3. Implementation of ● Coordinate with the
livelihood projects other department
that will provide
opportunities for
income-generating
 activities and
livelihood
development
through the
implementation of
the sustainable
livelihood program.
Setting realistic
goals, reviewing the
capital fund,
strengthening
linkages to other
programs and
integrating active
labor market
programs in the
country are the
important factors to
consider.

TURN-OVER / 1. Leaving the ● Keeping a written

PHASE-OUT immersion site  record of services
2. Formulate provided, including
documentation for client attitudes,
site immersion  needs, and issues
3. Follow up the as well as
identified host  accomplishments in
4. Meeting for the community.
potential site ● Records are the
/community  documents that
5. Summary of service serve as a
database for client
data.
● Report refers to
periodic summaries
of services
/activities of
organization /unit or
analysis of certain
phase of its work 
● Takes responsibility
to disseminate
 pertinent
information
● Develops the
people capabilities
to keep maintain
their recording and
reporting system

DESTINATION CHECK

You are nearly done with your module for COPAR! Before we end, let us check what you
have learned so far and touch the topics which have been discussed earlier but may not
have been covered in the questions asked so far.

It has been mentioned that the most essential element in COPAR is community
participation. In this regard, you, as the community health nurse, must ensure that the
community will elect a leader to whom they will not need have a difficulty reaching out to
discuss community problems. You will also ensure that the place where the community
members will gather and meet to discuss health-related problems that concerns the
community is agreeable to all of the residents of that community. To this end, answer the
following question(s):

What are the considerations that need to be kept in mind when selecting a leader
within the community and the place of gathering to discuss community problems
in the community? Discuss.

Sharing with you the tagline I have had in choosing a leader; “choose a leader who has
eyes for the good of his people, ears to hear their cry, and hands to help the destitute and
the needy, lastly, choose a leader who has a heart for genuine public service.”

There are several ways to gather people in the community; hence, community
engagement strategies. In our barangay, officials often conduct seminars and roll out
public invitations. This invitation, along with the purpose of the said gathering will catch
people's attention. Seminars and other community engagements are hosted in our local
community's/barangay gymnasium, function hall, and even barangay halls. All initiatives to
improve the community response's accountability, inclusivity, and enablement is included
in public engagement to increase community participation and the overall effectiveness
of the interventions

The same goes for the criteria for selecting a potential leader. They must have relatively
good communication skills, be responsive, be willing to work for change, and be respected
by members of the community. As part of their effective leadership and credentials to
work, potential leaders should ensure that all affected communities, regardless of sex,
age, or social standing, have access to the knowledge and information necessary to make
informed decisions, that their voices are heard by responding agencies, and that
community organizations are responsible for responding to those issues or concerns.