HEALTH AND WELLNESS MEASURES AMONG TEACHERS

AND PUPILS TO ENSURE LEARNING CONTINUITY

 INTRODUCTION
▪ For months now, our united efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic are producing
promising results in defeating the unseen threat. Still, our country and the world at
large are facing new challenges brought about by this unforeseen public health
crisis.As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in
the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic
education through the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), which will be in effect by the
time School Year 2020-2021 opens on August 24, 2020.
▪ The LCP is our major response and our commitment in ensuring the health, safety,
and well-being of our learners, teachers, and personnel in the time of COVID-19
while finding ways for education to continue amidst the crisis for the upcoming
school year.
WHAT IS WELL-BEING?
 WELL BEING MEANS FEELING GOOD & STRONG IN MIND AND BODY, HAVING ENERGY, GETTING
ALONG WITH & HELPING OTHERS, KNOWING OUR STRENGTHS AND FEELING CONTENT BECAUSE
WE ARE DOING OUR BEST.
IT MEANS WE CAN COPE WITH LITTLE PROBLEMS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS. IT MEANS ENJOYING
LIFE, BEING GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND ACCEPTING OURSELVES JUST AS WE ARE.
9 PIECES WELL BEING JIGSAW PUZZLE
 POSITIVE THINKING
• TURN THE TABLES ON NEGATIVE THINKING
• IF LIFE DEALS YOU LEMONS, MAKE LEMONADE
• DECIDE TO BE A “CAN DO” PERSON
• NEGATIVE EMOTIONS INDUCE STRESS WHILE POSITIVE EMOTIONS HELP
FIGHT IT
• TWO-THIRDS OF WHAT WE SEE IS BEHIND OUR EYES
• OPTIMIST VS. PESSIMIST
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Plan PLAN
Purposefully FOR
Prepare POSITIV
Pensively
Proceed
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Positively LIVING
Pursue
Persistently
 MOVEMENT
• EAT LESS, MOVE MORE.
 NUTRITION
• IMPROVES MENTAL CLARITY, MOOD AND CONCENTRATION
• INCREASES IQ
• INCREASES PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
• IMPROVES QUALITY OF SLEEP
• IMPROVES RESISTANCE TO INFECTIONS
• ALLOWS YOU TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DISEASE
• EXTENDS YOUR HEALTHY LIFESPAN
FOOD –
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 SELF CARE
• HOBBIES: READING, MUSIC, PLAYS, CONCERTS, SPECIFIC INTERESTS,
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES
• THERAPIES: AROMATHERAPY, MASSAGE, FACIALS, YOGA, NAILS, HAIR ETC.
NURTURE & NOURISH.
• CULTIVATE AT LEAST ONE CLOSE CONFIDANTE – KEEP FRIENDS CLOSE …..
• POSITIVE SELF TALK/ AFFIRMATIONS….LIKE A BATTERY THEY GIVE YOU
POWER & ENERGY. THEY REPROGRAM THE MIND
• GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK (HOLY HOUR ONCE A DAY INSTEAD OF A HOLIDAY
ONCE A YEAR)
 HAPPINESS
• HAPPINESS IS WANTING WHAT YOU HAVE, NOT HAVING WHAT
YOU WANT.
• HAPPINESS IS YOUR BIRTH- RIGHT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
CHOOSE IT AND CLAIM IT
• DEVELOP AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
• YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HAPPINESS.
 LAUGHTER
• WONDERFUL TRAIT
• IT’S A TRAINABLE SKILL
• START THE DAY WITH A SMILE. IT HAS A KNOCK ON EFFECT.
• IT INDUCES A SENSE OF WELL-BEING, IT BOOSTS THE LEVEL OF
ENDORPHINS-NATURAL PAINKILLERS –IN OUR BODIES.
• 1 MIN. LAUGHTER = 10 MINUTES ADDITIONAL LIFE TIME
 SELF ESTEEM
• BEING COMPETENT; BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS WELL.
• BEING RESPONSIBLE; WANTING TO TRY NEW THINGS AND
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE’S OWN ACTIONS.
• BEING APPRECIATED; GETTING CREDIT FOR WHAT I DO.
WHY IS THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH
IN SCHOOLS IMPORTANT?
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World-wide, education and health are inextricably linked. In THE
simplest terms:
PROMOTIO
 healthy young people are more likely to learn more effectively;
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 health promotion can assist schools to meet their targets in HEALTH IN
educational attainment and meet their social aims; young people
that attend school have a better chance of good health; SCHOOLS
 young people who feel good about their school and who are
IMPORTAN
connected to significant adults are less likely to undertake high T?
risk behaviours and are likely to have better learning outcomes;

 schools are also worksites for the staff and are settings that can
practice and model effective worksite health promotion for the
benefit of all staff and ultimately the students.
 CONTINUITY OF LEARNING AND
COVID-19 RESPONSE PLAN (“PLAN”)
SHARING
HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE FOR
THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF
ONE ANOTHER?
SHARING
KEEP SAFE, STAY AT HOME AND BE
HEALTHY!