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Davao Doctors College
General Malvar St., Davao City
College of Allied Health Sciences | Nursing Program
Public Health Laws
and
Department of Health Programs
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in NRG 205: Community Health Nursing 1
Submitted by: Aira C. Maiso
BSN 12D
March 2020
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Table of Contents
1.1. Public Health Laws 1
I. Magna Carta for Health Worker
II. Sanitation Code
III. Clean Air Code
IV. Generic Act
V. National Health Insurance Act (Phil Health)
VI. National Blood Services Act
VII. Laws of Notifiable Disease
VIII. Senior Citizen Laws
IX. Revised Dangerous Drugs Law
X. Act on Cheaper Medicine
XI. Save the Children
XII. Violence against Women
XIII. Disaster Risk Reduction Management
XIV. Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
(Milk Code)
XV. Clean Water Act
XVI. Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
XVII. Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection
Act of 2016
XVIII. Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines
XIX. Tobacco regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)
1.2. DOH Program
A. Adolescent Health and Development Program
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B. Blood Donation Program
Belly Gud for Health
Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program
C. Child Health and Development Strategic Plan Year
2001-2004
Committee of Examiners for Undertakers and Embalmers
Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy (CEMT)
Climate Change
D. Dental Health Program
Dengue Prevention and Control Program
E. Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Program
Environmental Health Programs
Expanded Program on Immunization
F. Food and Waterborne Diseases Prevention and Control
Program
Foods Fortification Program
Filariasis Elimination Program
G. Garantisadong Pambata
H. Human Resource for Health Network
Health and Wellness program for Senior Citizen
HIV/STI Prevention Program
I. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
Inter Local Health Zone
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
K. Knock Out Tigdas 2007
L. Lifestyle-related Diseases
M. Malaria Control Program
Measles Elimination Campaign (Ligtas Tigdas)
Micronutrient Program
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Mental Health Program
N. National Family Planning Program
National Leprosy Control Program
National Tuberculosis TB control Program
Newborn Screening Program
National Safe Motherhood Program
O. Oral Health Program
Occupational Health Programs
P. Prevention of Blindness Program
Person with Disabilities
Province –wide Investment Plan for Health (PIPH)
Philippine Medical Tourism Program
Philippine Cancer Control Program
Public Health Associate Deployment Program (PHADP)
Public-Private Partnership for Health Program
R. Rabies Prevention and Control Program
Rural Health Midwives Placement Program (RHMPP) or
Midwifery Scholarship Program of the Philippines
S. Schistosomiasis Control Program
Smoking Cessation Program
U. Urban Health System Development (UHSD) Program
Unang Yakap
V. Violence and injury Prevention Program
W. Women and Children Protection Program
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PUBLIC HEALTH LAW
I. MAGNA CARTA OF HEALTH WORKERS
What is the law all about?
The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (RA 7305) is a law enacted to ensure that health
workers are properly compensated, thereby helping to promote better delivery of quality health care
service. Thus, its intention was supposed to be for the benefit of the overall health care delivery service.
What are its important Provisions?
SECTION 4. Recruitment and Qualification, Recruitment policy and minimum requirements with respect to
the selection and appointment of a public worker shall be developed and implemented by the appropriate
government agencies concerned in accordance with policies and standards of the Civil Service Commission.
SECTION 5. Performance Evaluation And Merit Promotion, The Secretary of Health, upon consultation with
the proper government agency concerned and the Management-Health Workers’ Consultative Councils, shall
prepare a uniform career and personnel development plan applicable to all public health personnel. Such
career and personnel development plan shall include provisions on merit promotion, performance
evaluation, in service training grants, job rotation, suggestions and incentive award system.
SECTION 6. Transfer or Geographical Reassignment of Public health Workers, A public health worker shall
not be transferred and or reassigned, except when made in the interest of public service, in which case, the
employee concerned shall be informed of the reasons therefore in writing.
SECTION 7. Married Public Health Workers. Whenever possible, the proper authorities shall take steps to
enable married couples, both of whom are public health workers, to be employed or assigned in the same
municipality, but not in the same office.
SECTION 8. Security of Tenure, In case of regular employment of public health workers, their services shall
not be terminated except for cause provided by law and after due process: Provided, That if a public health
workers is found by the Civil Service Commission to be unjustly dismissed from work, he/she shall be
entitled to reinstatement without loss of seniority rights and to his/her back wages with twelve percent
(12%) interest computed from the time his/her compensation was withheld from his/her up to time of
reinstatement.
SECTION 9. Discrimination Prohibited, A public worker shall not be discriminated against with regard to
gender, civil status, civil status, creed, religious or political beliefs and ethnic groupings in the exercise of
his/her profession.
SECTION 10. No Understaffing/Overloading of Health Staff, There shall be no understaffing or overloading

of public health workers. The ratio of health staff to patient load shall be such as to reasonably effect a
sustained delivery of quality health care at all times without overworking the public health worker and over
extending his/her duty and service.
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SECTION 15. Normal Hours of Work. The normal of wok of any public health worker shall not exceed eight
(8) hours a day or forty (40) hours a week.
SECTION 19. Salaries. - In the determination of the salary scale of public health workers, the provisions of
Republic Act No. 6758 shall govern.
(a) Salary Scale, Salary Scales of public health workers shall be provided progression: Provided, That
the progression from the minimum to maximum of the salary scale shall not extend over a period of
ten (10) years.
(b) Equality in Salary Scale, The salary scales of public health workers whose salaries are
appropriated by a city, municipality, district, or provincial government shall not be less than those
provided for public health workers of the National Government: Provided, That the National
Government shall subsidize the amount necessary to pay the difference between that received by
nationally-paid and locally-paid health workers of equivalent positions.
(c) Salaries to be Paid in Legal Tender , Salaries of public health workers shall be paid in legal tender
of the Philippines or the equivalent in checks or treasury warrants: Provided, however, That such
checks or treasury warrants shall be convertible to cash in any national, provincial, city or municipal
treasurer’s office or any banking institution operating under the laws of the Republic of the
Philippines.
(d) Deductions Prohibited, No person shall make any deduction whatsoever from the salaries or public
health workers except under specific provision of law authorizing such deductions.
What should the nurses know about the law?
“Health workers" shall mean all persons who are engaged in health and health-related work, and
all persons employed in all hospitals, sanitaria, health infirmaries,health centers, rural health units, barangay
health stations, clinics and other health-related establishments owned and operated by the Government or
its political subdivisions. Nurses should be aware about the content of the law in order to know and be
knowledgeable enough about their right as a health care worker, and identify what benefits they can get on
the implementation of the law. This proposed act seeks to uplift the standard of living of our health
professionals by setting a minimum salary, prohibition of contractualization, and setting of reasonable work
load and prohibition of understaffing, among other things, wages shall not be lower than P30,000.00 entry
salary for nurses and P750 per day for other health workers. Private health workers shall also be entitled to
full subsistence allowance of three meals; uniform allowanc
e equivalent to five sets of uniform per employee/year; monthly P500 laundry allowance, and remote
assignment allowance equivalent to 100 percent of their basic pay.
What should the community know about the law?
Community ought to know that this law was announced and ordered to inculcate wellbeing
awareness to everybody and to successfully carry out the wellbeing programs and ventures to the
government fundamental for the development and wellbeing of the complete country. Subsequently, all
individuals of the community wellbeing group should be entitled to the same motivations and benefits given
beneath the Republic Act 7305 or the the Magna Carta for Open wellbeing laborers.
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II. Sanitation Code
What is the law/ program all about?
Presidential Decree No. 856. The code on sanitation was implemented on the month of December
23, 1975 by the former president Ferdinand E. Marcos, it is a significant landmark in our countries health
and sanitation effort. This code has its ultimate objective in which to improve the health of Filipino by
directing public health services towards the protection and promotion of the health our people.
(WATER SUPPLY)
SECTION 9. Prescribed Standards and procedures
Standards for drinking water and their bacteriological and chemical examinations, together with the
evaluation of results, shall conform to the criteria set by the National Drinking Water Standards. The
treatment of water to render it safe for drinking, and the disinfection of contaminated water sources
together with their distribution systems shall be in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Department.
Section 11. Types of Water Examinations Required
The following examinations are required for drinking water:
(a) Initial examination The physical, chemical and bacteriological examinations of water from newly
constructed systems or sources are required before they are operated and opened for public use.
Examination of water for possible radio-active contamination should also be done initially.
(b) Periodic examination Water from existing sources is subject to bacteriological examination as
often as possible but the interval shall not be longer than six months, while general systematic
chemical examination shall be conducted every 12 months or oftener. Examination of water sources
shall be conducted yearly for possible radioactive contamination.
Section 12. Examining Laboratories and Submission of Water Samples
The examination of drinking water shall be performed only in private or government laboratories duly
accredited by the Department.
(FOOD ESTABLISHMENT)
Section 14. Sanitary Permit,
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No person or entity shall operate a food establishment for public patronage without securing a permit from
the local health office. The term "food establishment" as used in this chapter means an establishment where
food or drinks are manufactured, processed, stored, sold or served.
Section 15. Health Certificates
No person shall be employed in any food establishment without a Health Certificate issued by the local
health authority. This certificate shall be issued only after the required physical and medical examinations
are performed and immunizations are administered at prescribed intervals.
Section 16. Quality and Protection of Food All food must be obtained from sources approved by the local
health authority
Meats, meat products and fish shall be procured from sources under sanitary or veterinary supervision. No
meat products, fish, vegetables and other food sources shall be procured from sources or areas known to
have been affected by radioactivity as for example, areas contaminated with a very large amount of
radioactive fallout. Milk and fluid milk products shall be obtained from sources approved by the local health
authority. Milk obtained from other sources must be sterilized, pasteurized or otherwise heated.
Section 19. Food Handlers
No person shall be employed in any food establishment without a health certificate issued by the local
health authority.
Section 20. Vermin Control
Vermin A group of insects or small animals such as flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, fleas, lice, bedbugs,
mice, and rats which are vectors of diseases.
Section 21. Toilet and Washing Facilities
Adequate and clean toilet facilities for male and female customers and personnel shall be provided in
properly located areas
Section 22. Disposal of Refuse
Refuse cans may be used in food-preparation areas for immediate use only. Storage refuse cans, filled and
empty, shall be in a designated space separate from food-handling operations. These cans shall be
constructed and maintained as to be vermin-proof and easily cleaned.
For hospitals and medical facilities, it is vital to constantly keep up a clean environment. With
patients always entering and leaving the hospital, keeping a clean environment helps to ensure that disease
doesn’t spread. If not properly maintained, it is easy to see how quickly things would spiral out of control. If
hospitals were not cleaned properly, they would be doing more harm by introducing individuals who are
already sick of new diseases. It’s not only the job of the cleaners and janitors in the hospital to maintain
good sanitation but also this applies to every health care workers. Nurses as they work in the hospitals
should be aware of this matter. They should be the one to educate the patients on how to maintain and
apply proper and good sanitation. Basic examples are: educating the patient regarding the importance of
Hand washing. Educating the patient regarding on maintain a clean environment and etc.
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Sanitation is one of the most important aspects of community well-being because it protects
human health, extends life spans, and is documented to provide benefits to the economy. One key goal of
sanitation is to safely reduce human exposure to pathogens. Pathogens are excreted by infected individuals
and if not properly contained or treated, may present a risk to humans who come in contact with them. The
implementation of this law insures that the community in which we belong is safe and well sanitize in any
aspects, (ex. water, food, Food preparation, food storage etc.) We as a member of the community should
obey the rules and regulations of this Act to avoid diseases that can place our lives in great danger.
III. Clean Air Code
Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act, is a comprehensive air
quality management policy and program which aims to achieve and maintain healthy air for all Filipinos.
Article 1. Basic Air Quality Policies, The State shall pursue a policy of balancing development and
environmental protection by
A.) Formulate a holistic national program of air pollution management,
B.) Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among citizens and industries,
C.) Focus primarily on pollution prevention,
D.) Promote public information and education to encourage the participation in activities, E.) Formulate
and enforce a system of accountability for short and long-term adverse environmental impact of a project,
program or activity.
Air Quality Management System, an annual National Air Quality Status Report shall be used as the basis in
formulating the Integrated Air Quality Improvement Framework.
Article 2. Air Pollution Clearances And Permits For Stationary Sources , Consistent with the provisions of this
Act, the Department shall have the authority to issue permits. The said permits shall cover emission
limitations for the regulated air pollutants to help attain and maintain the ambient air quality standards.
Article 3. Pollution From Stationary Sources , The Department shall, within two years from the affectivity of
this Act, and every two years after shall therefor arises, revise and publish emission standards, to further
improve emission standards for stationary sources of air pollution.
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Article 4. Pollution From Motor Vehicles , The DOTC shall implement the emission standards for motor
vehicles. The Department, in collaboration with the DOTC, DTI and LGUs, shall develop an action plan for
the control and management of air pollution from motor vehicles consistent with the Integrated Air Quality
Framework. The DOTC shall enforce compliance with the emission standards for motor vehicles set by the
Department.
Article 5. Pollution From Other Sources , Pollution from Smoking. - Smoking inside a public building or an
enclosed public place including public vehicles and other means of transport or in any enclosed area outside
of one's private residence, private place of work or any duly designated smoking area is hereby prohibited
under this Act.
Article 6. Pollution from Other Mobile Sources , The Department, in coordination with appropriate
agencies, shall formulate and establish the necessary standards for all mobile sources imposition of the
appropriate fines and penalties from these sources for any violation of emission standards shall be under
the jurisdiction of the DOTC.
Nurses, as they are part of the health care professionals working in the hospital they should also
be aware about their work place. Hospitals that are major hazardous air pollutant emitters, hospital
medical/infectious waste incinerators. When burned, this medical waste may emit air pollutants. Element
such as acid gases, (ex. hydrochloric acid (HCl), dioxins, furans), metals such as (ex. lead (Pb), cadmium
(Cd), mercury (Hg) are one of the causes of air pollutions. CAA or Clean Air Act requires that all “major
sources” (and certain minor sources) obtain an overall operating permit. A healthcare facility that qualifies
as a major source would be required to have a Title V permit, and may be required to submit a permit
application that includes information about emissions, control devices, and the general process at the
facility. Permits may limit pollutant emissions and impose monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements.
By breathing cleaner air, the World Health Organization states that you can reduce the risk of
stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory diseases such as asthma, And other common diseases. As
people in our community we should be aware about the importance of clean air therefor we should
minimized doing un appropriate things that can cause air pollutions, (ex. Burning plastics and chemicals,
deforestation, smoking, vehicle emission etc.) since we are the main consumers of air we should also be the
one who should maintain it from being clean and safe to consume.
IV. Generic Act
Republic Act No.6675 signed September 13, 1988, an act to promote require and ensure the
production of adequate supply, distribution, use and acceptance of drugs and medicines identified by their
generic names. This act shall be known as “Generic Act of 1988”.
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SECTION 1. This act is hereby declared the policy of the state :
A.) To promote, encourage and require the use of generic terminology in the importation, manufacture,
distribution marketing, advertising, promotion, prescription and dispensing of drug.
B.) Ensure that the adequate supply of drug with generic names is at the lowest possible cost and
endeavour to make them available and free to indigent patient.
C.) Encourage the extensive use of drug with generic name trough a rational system of procurement
and distribution.
D.) To emphasize the scientific name of drugs to raise awareness to health professionals about their
therapeutic effectiveness.
E.) Promote drug safety by minimizing duplication in medication.
SECTION 4. The Use of Generic Terminology for Essential Drugs and Promotional Incentives .
Special consideration shall be given to Drugs and Medicines which are included in the Essential Drug List to
be prepared within one hundred eighty days from approval of this act and must be updated quarterly by the
Department of Health.
The exclusive use of Generic terminology especially in those Essential Drug List shall be promoted through a
system of incentives.
SECTION 5. Posting and Publication, the Department of Health Shall publish Annually in at least two years
of general circulation in the Philippine, the generic name and the corresponding Brand name under which
they are marketed.
SECTION 6. Who Shall Use Generic Terminology , all government health agencies and their personnel as well
as other government agencies shall use Generic terminology.
SECTION 7. Provision on Quality, Manufacturers Identity and Responsibility, the label of the drugs and
medicines shall have, name and country of manufacturer, dates manufactured, and expiration date to insure
responsibility for drug quality.
SECTION 8. Required Production, every drug manufacturer company in the Philippines shall be required to
produce, distribute and make available to the public the drug and medicine that it produce.
SECTION 9. Rules and Regulation, the implementation of this act shall be in accordance with the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Department of Health.
SECTION 10. Authority to Import, within three years from the effectiveness of this act , and in period of
critical storage and necessity the Department of Health shall be allowed to import raw materials with tax
and duty-free.
SECTION 11. Education Drive, a continuous information campaign for the public and a continuing education
and training for a medical and allied professionals shall be made.
SECTION 12. Penalty, any person who shall violate the use of generic terminology shall suffer the
penalty.
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Nurses have positive attitudes toward patient medication education. However, their attitudes do
not fully explain their behaviors and many nurses are spending limited time with patients on medication
education. (KULANG PA)
People in the community are the main consumers of drugs and medications. And because of that
they are one of the beneficiaries of this act. This act promotes drug safety to consumers by minimizing
duplication in medications or use of drugs with potentially adverse drug interactions. (KULANG PA )
V. National Health Insurance Act
Republic Act No.7875, an Act instituting a national Health Insurance Program for all Filipinos and
establishing the Philippine health insurance corporation for the purpose begun and held in metro manila on
July 25, 1995, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled
General Provisions Concerning All Members
SECTION 7. PhilHealth Identification Number and Health Insurance ID Card , Consistent with the mandate of
enrolling Filipinos into the Program, the Corporation shall assign a permanent and unique PhilHealth
Identification Number (PIN) to every member including each and every dependent of theirs. It shall
facilitate the issuance of a Health Insurance ID Card containing the PIN for purposes of identification,
eligibility verification and utilization recording. This ID card shall be accompanied by a clear explanation on
the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a PhilHealth member.
SECTION 8. Replacement of Health Insurance ID Card, A member may request for replacement of the
Health Insurance ID Card due to loss and tear upon payment of fees for the issuance of a new card.
SECTION 9. Requirements for Registration of Members and Dependents , A person intending to register with
the Program regardless of membership category, shall submit to the Corporation a properly accomplished
prescribed Membership Registration Form, whereby the member shall certify the truthfulness and accuracy
of the information provided including the list of declared qualified legal dependents.
SECTION 10. Emancipared Individual or Single Parent , Any person below 21 years of age, married or
unmarried but with a child, shall be enrolled as a member.
SECTION 11. Remittance of Premium Contribution , Remittance of contribution shall be mandatory to all
members. It shall be made to PhilHealth offices or to any of the accredited collecting agents. Failure to
timely remit the appropriate premium contribution shall be subject to interest and penalties
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Nurses are among the promoters of primary health care, acting as front liners in communities to
deliver public health services. Today Registered nurses in the Philippines may now apply for accreditation
with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as providers of maternity care, new-born care
and normal spontaneous delivery packages in accredited birthing homes. Published last December 29, 2017,
PhilHealth called on registered nurses to become professional heath care providers for the three (3)
packages in PhilHealth-accredited birthing homes. Once accredited, the nurses will receive payment from
PhilHealth for services rendered to members who are availing themselves of the Maternal Care Package,
New-born Care Package or Normal Spontaneous Delivery packages in accredited birthing homes. The move
to accredit nurses for the NHIP was in recognition of their vital roles in the local health care system
Every people living in the community are all beneficiaries and they must know that the
government’s thrust to ensure financial risk protection for every Filipino citizen is the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation which administers the National Health Insurance Program. It seeks to provide every
Filipino with a social health insurance coverage. Its membership programs cover all sectors of our society.
PhilHealth is able to provide Financial Risk Protection for PhilHealth members because it ensures provision of
health insurance for unforeseen medical care needs through its network of health care professionals and
health care institutions where quality medical services can be availed of whenever needed. The program is
guided by community spirit proven in its vision “Bawat Pilipino, Miyembro Bawat Miyembro, Protektado
Kalusugan ng Lahat, Segurado”.
VI. National Blood Service Act.
Republic Act No. 7719, also known as the National Blood Services Act of 1994, promotes
voluntary blood donation 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.
SECTION. 4. Promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation , In order to ensure adequate supply of human blood,
voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through the following:
A.) Public Education, through an organized and sustained nationwide public education campaign by the
Department, the Philippine National Red Cross and the Philippine Blood Coordinating Council, as the
lead agencies, other government agencies as well as other sectors. The Department is hereby
authorized to set aside funds and generate financial support for all sectors involved in the collection
and processing of blood from voluntary blood donors.
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B.) Promotion in Schools, The benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation shall be included and
given emphasis in health subjects of schools, both public and private, at the elementary, high school
and college levels.
C.) Professional Education. All agencies related to blood donation are encouraged to conduct for their
respective members and as part of the continuing medical education, trainings on the rational use of
blood and blood products including the merits of voluntary blood donation.
D.) Establishment of Blood Services Network , Blood centers shall be strategically established in every
province and city nationwide. The collection of blood in various areas in the community, such as
schools, business enterprises, barangays, and military camps shall be promoted.
E.) Walking Blood Donors, In areas where there may be inadequate blood banking facilities, the walking
blood donor concept shall be encouraged and all government hospitals, rural-health units, health
centers and barangays in these areas shall be required to keep at all times a list of qualified
voluntary blood donors with their specified blood typing.
SECTION. 5. National Voluntary Blood Services Program , Organizations shall plan and implement a National
Voluntary Blood Services Program to meet in an evolutionary manner, the needs for blood transfusion in all
regions of the country. Funds for this purpose shall be provided by the Government through the budgetary
allocation.
SECTION 6. Upgrading of Services and Facilities , All blood banks/ centers shall provide preventive health
services such as education and counselling on blood transfusion transmissible diseases.
SECTION. 7. Phase-out of Commercial Blood Banks , commercial blood banks shall be phased-out over a
period of two (2) years after the effectivity of this Act,
SECTION. 10. Importation of Blood Bank Equipment, Blood Bags and Reagents , Upon the effectivity of this
Act, equipment, blood bags and reagents used for the screening and testing of donors, collection and
processing and storage of blood shall be imported tax-and duty-free by the PNRC, blood banks and
hospitals participating actively in the National Voluntary Blood Services Program.
SECTION. 12. Penalties, Upon complaint of any person and after due notice and hearing, any blood
bank or center which shall collect charges and fees greater than the maximum prescribed by the
Department shall have its license suspended or revoked by the Secretary.
Nurses must be aware about their role as nurses in blood services and donor sessions. The nurse
is clinically responsible for the donation session, with the care of the donors and the safety of the blood
being their main priority. It is also the role of the nurses to supervise the donor carers, who carry out a
function similar to that of health care assistants in hospitals, and to ensure they deliver a first-class service.
Nurses are also required to provide medical assessment expertise and have a critical role to play in the care
and selection of donors.
In the community, it is important for them to be well informed about this program such as the
benefits about this blood donation. But one thing they pointed is this law is intended only in the health
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programs and not just as a simple program. If someone violence about this act, they should face a
punishment.
VII. Laws of Notifiable Disease
Republic Act No. 11332 otherwise known as the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and
Health Events of Public Health Concern Act”. The new law aims to protect people from public health threats
through the efficient and effective disease surveillance of diseases of public health concern. The new law
recognizes the disease surveillance and response systems of the DOH and its local counterparts as the first
line of defense against epidemics or any events that may pose a health threats to the public.
VIII. Senior Citizen Law
Republic Act (RA) 7432, or the “Senior Citizens Act of 1991,” or “An Act to Maximize the Contribution of
Senior Citizens to Nation-Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and for Other Purposes.” This
provides for the granting of a 20-percent discount for senior citizens on fares for transportation, lodging
houses, restaurants, theatres, recreation centers, and purchase of drugs and medicines anywhere in the
country.
RA 9257, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003 , expands the coverage of the
benefits and privileges for senior citizens by making it mandatory for business establishments to grant the
20-percent discount on goods and services.
RA 9994, or the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010,” is the most recent amendment and prevailing
law for senior citizens. It provides for the following benefits and privileges like twenty-percent discount
and 12-percent value-added tax exemption, free services and/or training fees; Discount on “essential
medical supplies, accessories, equipment,” free flu and pneumonia vaccines; And additional government
assistance, social pension, mandatory PhilHealth coverage, social-safety nets, death benefit assistance
The government shall grant the senior citizens with special discounts and promotional discounts on
purchase of basic commodities. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994 - AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND
PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED,
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OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION
BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”. Article 1 section 3
states that all the establishment may claim the discounts granted under subsections (a) and (c) of this
section as tax deduction based on the cost of the goods sold or services rendered: Provided, That the cost
of the discount shall be allowed as deduction from gross income for the same taxable year that the discount
is granted: Provided, further, That the total amount of the claimed tax deduction net of VAT, if applicable,
shall be included in their gross sales receipts for tax purposes and shall be subject to proper documentation
and to the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code (NICR), as amended.”
The DOH should set up rules and component of obligatory discounts; on the proficient expenses
of authorized professional health providing home health care services endorsed by private and public
hospitals or replayed through health care services.
In the community, should know about the “Neighborhoods support systems” whereas the
community should provide services to their frail sick and bedridden senior citizen.
IX. Revised Dangerous Drug Law
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 signed June 7, 2002, an act instituting the comprehensive dangerous
drug act of 2002, repealing Republic Act No 6425, and otherwise known as Dangerous Drug Act of 1972.
This act mandates the government to "pursue an intensive and unrelenting campaign against the trafficking
and use of dangerous drugs and other similar substances."
(ARTICLE II Unlawful Acts and Penalties.)
SECTION 4. Importation of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals . The
penalty of life imprisonment to death and a ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500, 000.00) to
Ten million pesos (P10, 000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall
import or bring into the Philippines any dangerous drug, regardless of the quantity and purity involved,
including any and all species of opium poppy or any part thereof or substances derived therefrom even for
floral, decorative and culinary purposes.
SECTION 5. Sale, Trading, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and Transportation of
Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals,
The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos
(P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute dispatch
in transit or transport any dangerous drug, including any and all species of opium poppy regardless of the
quantity and purity involved, or shall act as a broker in any of such transactions.
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SECTION 6. Maintenance of a Den, Dive or Resort, The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine
ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person or group of persons who shall maintain a den, dive or resort where any
dangerous drug is used or sold in any form.
SECTION 7. Employees and Visitors of a Den, Dive or Resort, The penalty of imprisonment ranging from
twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand
pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon, Any employee
of a den, dive or resort, who is aware of the nature of the place, Any person who, not being included in the
provisions of the next preceding, paragraph, is aware of the nature of the place as such and shall knowingly
visit the same.
SECTION 8. Manufacture of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals , The
penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten
million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall
engage in the manufacture of any dangerous drug.
SECTION 9. Illegal Chemical Diversion of Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals . - The penalty of
imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall illegally divert any controlled precursor and
essential chemical.
SECTION 10. Manufacture or Delivery of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus, and Other Paraphernalia for
Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals , The penalty of imprisonment
ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any
person who shall deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs.
SECTION 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs, The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging
from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall possess any dangerous drug in the following
quantities, regardless of the degree of purity.
SECTION 12. Possession of Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous
Drugs, The penalty of imprisonment ranging from six (6) months and one (1) day to four (4) years and
a fine ranging from Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized
by law, shall possess or have under his/her control any equipment, instrument, apparatus and other
paraphernalia fit or intended for smoking, consuming, administering, injecting, ingesting, or introducing any
dangerous drug into the body.
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SECTION 13. Possession of Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings, Any person
found possessing any dangerous drug during a party, or at a social gathering or meeting, or in the
proximate company of at least two (2) persons, shall suffer the maximum penalties provided for In Section
11 of this Act, regardless of the quantity and purity of such dangerous drugs.
SECTION 15. Use of Dangerous Drugs, A person apprehended or arrested, who is found to be positive for
use of any dangerous drug, after a confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a minimum of six (6)
months rehabilitation in a government center for the first offense. If apprehended using any dangerous
drug for the second time, he/she shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and
one (1) day to twelve (12) years and a fine ranging from Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) to Two hundred
thousand pesos (P200,000.00).
SECTION 16. Cultivation or Culture of Plants Classified as Dangerous Drugs or are Sources Thereof, The
penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who shall plant, cultivate or
culture marijuana, opium poppy or any other plant regardless of quantity, which is or may hereafter be
classified as a dangerous drug or as a source from which any dangerous drug may be manufactured or
derived.
SECTION 17. Maintenance and Keeping of Original Records of Transactions on Dangerous Drugs and/or
Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals, The penalty of imprisonment ranging from one (1) year and
one (1) day to six (6) years and a fine ranging from Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) shall be imposed upon any practitioner, manufacturer, wholesaler, importer, distributor,
dealer or retailer who violates or fails to comply with the maintenance and keeping of the original records of
transactions.
SECTION 19. Unlawful Prescription of Dangerous Drugs. The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a
fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall
be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall make or issue a prescription or any other
writing purporting to be a prescription for any dangerous drug.
(ARTICLE III Dangerous Drugs Test and Record Requirements)
SECTION 36. Authorized Drug Testing , Authorized drug testing shall be done by any government forensic
laboratories or by any of the drug testing laboratories accredited and monitored by the DOH to safeguard
the quality of test results. The DOH shall take steps in setting the price of the drug test with DOH accredited
drug testing centers to further reduce the cost of such drug test.
SECTION 37. Issuance of False or Fraudulent Drug Test Results , Any person authorized, licensed or
accredited under this Act and its implementing rules to conduct drug examination or test, who issues
false or fraudulent drug test results knowingly, will fully or
through gross negligence, shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and one (1)
day to twelve (12) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00).An additional penalty shall be imposed through the revocation of
the license to practice his/her profession in case of a practitioner, and the closure of the drug testing center.
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SECTION 39. Accreditation of Drug Testing Centers and Physicians , The DOH shall be tasked to license and
accredit drug testing centers in each province and city in order to assure their capacity, competence,
integrity and stability to conduct the laboratory examinations and tests.
SECTION 40. Records Required for Transactions on Dangerous Drug and Precursors and Essential
Chemicals, Every pharmacist dealing in dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential
chemicals shall maintain and keep an original record of sales, purchases, acquisitions and deliveries of
dangerous drugs, indicating therein the following information, License number and address of the
pharmacist, Name, address and license of the manufacturer, importer or wholesaler from whom the
dangerous drugs have been purchased, Quantity and name of the dangerous drugs purchased or acquired,
Date of acquisition or purchase Name, address and community tax certificate number of the buyer, Serial
number of the prescription and the name of the physician, dentist, veterinarian or practitioner issuing the
same, Quantity and name of the dangerous drugs sold or delivered, and Date of sale or delivery.
(ARTICLE IV Participation of the Family, Students, Teachers and School Authorities in the Enforcement of
this Act)
SECTION 41. Involvement of the Family, The family being the basic unit of the Filipino society shall be
primarily responsible for the education and awareness of the members of the family on the ill effects of
dangerous drugs and close monitoring of family members who may be susceptible to drug abuse.
SECTION 42. Student Councils and Campus Organizations, All elementary, secondary and tertiary schools'
student councils and campus organizations shall include in their activities a program for the prevention of
and deterrence in the use of dangerous drugs, and referral for treatment and rehabilitation of students for
drug dependence.
SECTION 43. School Curricula, Instruction on drug abuse prevention and control shall be integrated in the
elementary, secondary and tertiary curricula of all public and private schools, whether general, technical,
vocational or agro-industrial as well as in non-formal, informal and indigenous learning systems.
SECTION 44. Heads, Supervisors, and Teachers of Schools, For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of
Article II of this Act, all school heads, supervisors and teachers shall be deemed persons in authority and, as
such, are hereby empowered to apprehend, arrest or cause the apprehension or arrest of any person who
shall violate any of the said provisions.
SECTION 45. Publication and Distribution of Materials on Dangerous Drugs, With the assistance of the
Board, the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Chairman of the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and the Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) shall cause the
development, publication and distribution of information and support educational materials on dangerous
drugs to the students, the faculty, the parents, and the community.
SECTION 46. Special Drug Education Center. Each provincial office a special education drug center for
out-of-school youth and street children. Such Center which shall be headed by the Provincial Social.
Welfare Development Officer shall sponsor drug prevention programs and activities and information
campaigns with the end in view of educating the out-of-school youth and street children regarding the
pernicious effects of drug abuse
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There are medications in the hospital that are considered dangerous and can cause harm to a
person when consumed in large doses. But also has a therapeutic effect on a patients particular conditions.
These medications are approved by the government and are aligned with the laws provided that this
medications should be given in controlled doses. (ex narcotic drugs) Nurses as a part of the primary health
care providers must have enough knowledge regarding the said drugs and medication and they must
maintains substance control records when dispensing dangerous drugs.
The people should know the proper use of medications as per doctors order to avoid over dose
and drug abuse at any forms.
X. Act on Cheaper Medicine
Republic Act No. 9502 This Act shall be known as the 'Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality
Medicines Act of 2008 an act that adopt appropriate measures to promote and ensure access to affordable
quality drugs and medicines for all.
(DRUGS AND MEDICINES PRICE REGULATION)
SECTION. 17. Drugs and Medicines Price Regulation Authority of the President of the Philippines , The
President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Health, shall have
the power to impose maximum retail prices over any or all drugs and medicines.
SECTION. 18. Drugs and Medicines Price Monitoring and Regulation Authority of the Secretary of the
Department of Health, To implement the policies of this Act under this Chapter, the Secretary of the
Department of Health is hereby authorized to establish and initiate a price monitoring and regulation system
for drugs and medicines within one hundred twenty (120) days after the enactment of this Act.
SECTION. 19. Functions and Responsibilities of the Secretary of the Department of Health , Pursuant to
Section 18 of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health shall have the following powers:
(A) Power to Recommend the Maximum Retail Price of Drugs and Medicines Subject to Price Regulation.
(B) Power to Include Other Drugs and Medicines in the List Subject to Price Regulation, Upon
application, the Secretary of the Department of Health may order the inclusion of drugs and
medicines to the list subject of price regulation
(C) Power to Implement Cost-Containment and Other Measures, The Secretary of the Department of
Health shall have the power to implement the fair price of drugs and medicines for purposes of
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public health insurance and government procurement based on the order of the President of the
Philippines imposing maximum retail prices.
(D) Power to Impose Administrative Fines and Penalties , After due notice and hearing, the Secretary of
the Department of Health shall have the power to impose administrative fines against any person,
manufacturer, importer, trader, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or any other entity.
(E) Power to Deputize Government Entities , The Secretary of the Department of Health shall have the
power to call upon and deputize any official, agent, employee, agency, or instrumentality of the
national and local government for any assistance that it may deem necessary to carry out the above
statement.
(F) Other Powers Necessary to Implement Provisions of this Act - The Secretary of the Department of
Health shall exercise such powers and functions as may be necessary to implement and enforce the
provisions of this Act, including the power to require the production and submission of records,
documents, books of account, bills of lading, input documents, records of purchase and sale,
financial statements, and such other documents, information and papers as may be necessary to
enable the Secretary of the Department of Health to carry out its functions, duties, and
responsibilities.
Medical professionals should aware the public about this information and the scope of this act. This
act was created in order to make drugs accessible and available for those who need it.
The people should be aware about the existence of this act that was made for them and how they
can benefit to this act. Aside from that, the scope and limitations of this act should also be integrated with
the people in order to avoid ignorance and confusions.
XI. Save the Children
Republic Act No. 11188, This Act shall be known as the "Special Protection of Children in
Situations of Armed Conflict Act". This Act provide special protection to children in situations of armed
conflict from all forms of abuse, violence, neglect, cruelty, discrimination and other conditions prejudicial to
their development, taking into consideration their gender, cultural, ethnic and religious background.
(RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT)
SECTION 6. Children as Zones of Peace. - Children are hereby declared as Zones of Peace Treatment of
children as Zones of Peace shall extend beyond territorial or geographical boundaries and shall focus on the
person of the child whose rights shall be promoted and protected at all times, especially in situations of
armed conflict or violence. The State and all sectors concerned shall have the responsibility to resolve
armed conflict in order to promote the goal of children as Zones of Peace.
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SECTION 7. Rights of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict, Children in situations of armed conflict shall
have the following rights:
A.) The right to life, survival and development;

B.) The right of special respect and protection against any form of abuse, neglect, exploitation and
violation, especially in the context of armed conflict;
C.) The right to be treated as victims.
D.) The right to be accorded with special respect and to be protected from any form of direct or
indiscriminate attacks and acts of violence
E.) The right to be protected from recruitment into government forces or armed groups and from
participation in armed conflict including the right to be protected from torture or any cruel, inhuman
or degrading practices
F.) The right to be protected from maiming, torture, abduction, rape and killing, especially extrajudicial
killing.
G.) The right to be immediately provided and have safe access to essential, adequate and culturally
appropriate food and nutrition, basic shelter and housing, culturally appropriate clothing, water,
sanitation and hygiene, basic health services including essential drugs, medicines and vaccines,
minimum initial service package for reproductive health, and health professional evaluation and
appropriate intervention, education, including religious and moral education, early childhood care
and development programs, psychosocial support and social services.
H.) The right to enjoy their freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, opinion and expression, to
associate freely and participate equally in legitimate community affairs; to communicate in a
language they understand even in situations of armed conflict and whether or not they have been
internally displaced or are living in evacuation centers or settlements.
I.) The right to be treated humanely in all circumstances, without any adverse distinction founded on
race, color, religion or faith.
J.) The right not to be interne d or confined in camp ;
K.) The right of the injured, the wounded and the sick, those with disabilities, those who are separated
and unaccompanied, expectant and lactating mothers, to care, protection and assistance required by
their condition.
L.) The right to be with their families, especially with their mothers, during evacuations and in
evacuation centers.
M.) The right to be reunited with their families in case of separation due to armed conflict
N.) The right to privacy and confidentiality.
O.) The right to non-discrimination.
P.) The right to liberty of movement and freedom to choose their residence in particular, internally
displaced children and their families have the right to move freely.
Q.) The right especially of internally displaced children and their families to: leave the country; seek
safety in another part of the country; seek other service providers; seek asylum in another country.
R.) The right to obtain necessary documents to enjoy their legal rights
S.) The right of access to justice including free legal aid when filing cases against the perpetrators.
T.) The right to the protection of their family’s properties and possessions in all circumstances.
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The nurses should be one of those professionals who will enforce and implement this act and they
should also stand as role models to the people in integrating this law to life.
The people should be aware and not just be informed that there is actually a law created to
protect children. And how they can be an instrument in bring the children into a higher version of
themselves.
XII. Violence Against Women
This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004." An Act
protect the family and its members particularly women and children, from violence and threats to their
personal safety and security.
SECTION 4. Construction.- This Act shall be liberally construed to promote the protection and safety of
victims of violence against women and their children.
SECTION 5. Acts of Violence Against Women and Their Children. - The crime of violence against women and
their children is committed through any of the following acts:
A.) Causing physical harm to the woman or her child

B.) Threatening to cause the woman or her child physical harm
C.) Attempting to cause the woman or her child physical harm
D.) Placing the woman or her child in fear of imminent physical harm
Attempting to compel or compelling the woman or her child to engage in conduct which the woman or
her child has the right to desist from or desist from conduct which the woman or her child has the right
to engage in, or attempting to restrict or restricting the woman's or her child's freedom of movement or
conduct by force or threat of force, physical or other harm or threat of physical or other harm, or
intimidation directed against the woman or child.
E.) Inflicting or threatening to inflict physical harm on oneself for the purpose of controlling her actions
or decisions;
F.) Causing or attempting to cause the woman or her child to engage in any sexual activity which does
not constitute rape, by force or threat of force, physical harm, or through intimidation directed
against the woman or her child or her/his immediate family
G.) Engaging in purposeful, knowing, or reckless conduct, personally or through another that alarms or
causes substantial emotional or psychological distress to the woman or her child. (Staking, peering,
entering, destroying, harassment, mental and emotional anguish).
SECTION 6. Penalties. The crime of violence against women and their children, shall be punished
accordingly.
Acts falling under Sec. 5 (A), constituting attempted, frustrated or consummated parricide or murder or
homicide shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Penal Code. If these acts
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resulted in mutilation, it shall be punishable in accordance with the Revised Penal Code; those constituting
serious physical injuries shall have the penalty of prison mayor; those constituting less serious physical
injuries shall be punished by prison correccional; and those constituting slight physical injuries shall be
punished by arresto mayor.
Acts falling under Sec. 5(B), shall be punished by imprisonment of two degrees lower than the prescribed
penalty for the consummated crime as specified in the preceding paragraph but shall in no case be lower
than arresto mayor.
In addition to imprisonment, the perpetrator shall: A. pay a fine in the amount of not less than One
hundred thousand pesos (P100, 000.00) but not more than three hundred thousand pesos
(300,000.00). B. undergo mandatory psychological counselling or psychiatric treatment and shall report
compliance to the court.
The nurses should understand what this law all about in order to share appropriate awareness to all
genders especially to woman. Woman nurses should also know their rights as woman to avoid
discrimination and violence from the opposite gender of the healthcare team.
The people should know that a law was created to protect woman who experience any forms of
violence from anyone. Woman also should live with this law in order to increase their self confidence and
empower all their rights as a woman.
XIII. Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Republic Act No. 10121. This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act of 2010". An Act strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
System, Providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and
Institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, appropriating funds and other
purposes.
SECTION 16. Declaration of State of Calamity , The National Council shall recommend to the President of
the Philippines the declaration of a cluster of barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and regions under
a state of calamity, and the lifting thereof, based on the criteria set by the National Council. The President's
declaration may warrant international humanitarian assistance as deemed necessary.
SECTION 17. Remedial Measures, The declaration of a state of calamity shall make mandatory the
Immediate undertaking of the following remedial measures by the member-agencies concerned.
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(a) The importation and donation of food, clothing, medicine and equipment for relief and recovery and
other disaster management and recovery-related supplies.
(b) Importations and donations under this section shall be considered as importation by and/or
donation to the NDRRMC, subject to the approval of the Office of the President.
SECTION 19. Prohibited Acts. - Any person, group or corporation who commits any of the following
prohibited acts shall be held liable and be subjected to the penalties.
A.) Dereliction of duties which leads to destruction, loss of lives, critical damage of facilities and misuse
of funds
B.) Preventing the entry and distribution of relief goods in disaster-stricken areas, including appropriate
technology, tools, equipment, accessories, disaster teams/experts
C.) Buying, for consumption or resale, from disaster relief agencies any relief goods, equipment or other
and commodities which are intended for distribution to disaster affected communities
D.) Buying, for consumption or resale, from the recipient disaster affected persons any relief goods,
equipment or other aid commodities received by them
E.) Selling of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities which are intended for distribution to
disaster victims
F.) Forcibly seizing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities intended for or consigned to a
specific group of victims or relief agency
G.) Diverting or miss delivery of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities to persons other than
the rightful recipient or consignee
H.) Accepting, possessing, using or disposing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities not
intended for nor consigned to him/her
I.) Misrepresenting the source of relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities
J.) Substituting or replacing relief goods, equipment or other aid commodities with the same items or
inferior/cheaper quality;
K.) Illegal solicitations by persons or organizations representing others as defined in the standards and
guidelines set by the NDRRMC
L.) Deliberate use of false at inflated data in support of the request for funding, relief goods, equipment
or other aid commodities for emergency assistance or livelihood projects
M.) Tampering with or stealing hazard monitoring and disaster preparedness equipment and
paraphernalia.
SECTION 20. Penal Clause, Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other juridical entity
that commits any of the prohibited acts provided for in Section 19 of this Act shall be prosecuted and upon
conviction shall suffer a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (Php50,000.00) or any amount not to
exceed Five hundred thousand pesos (php500,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than six (6) years and
one (1) day or more than twelve (12) years, or both, at the discretion of the court, including perpetual
disqualification from public office if the offender IS a public officer, and confiscation or forfeiture in favor of
the government of the objects and the instrumentalities used in committing any of herein prohibited acts.
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This law is mandated by the government to give any form of assistance to people wheather in
times of disaster, after disaster or prior to disaster. This law also mandate officers under this agency to give
awareness to people about the occurance of any form of disaster or calamity.
The people should know the gist of this law and how it is helpful for them as citizen. Aside from
that, they should also be aware about the services cater by this law.
XIV. Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (Milk Code)
Republic Act No. This Act shall be known as "The Rooming-In and Breast-feeding Act of 1992". A
national policy to encourage, protect and support the practice of breast-feeding. It shall create an
environment where basic physical, emotional, and psychological needs of mothers and infants are fulfilled
through the practice of rooming-in and breast-feeding
(Rooming-in and Breast-Feeding of Infants)
SECTION 4. Applicability, The provisions in this Chapter shall apply to all private and government health
institutions adopting rooming-in and breast-feeding as defined in this Act.
SECTION 5. Normal Spontaneous Deliveries, The following newborn infants shall be put to the breast of
the mother immediately after birth and forthwith roomed-in within thirty (30) minutes.
a) Well infants regardless of age of gestation.
b) Infants with low birth weights but who can suck.
SECTION 6. Deliveries by Cesarean, Infants delivered by cesarean section shall be roomed-in and breast-
fed within three (3) to four (4) hours after birth.
SECTION 7. Deliveries Outside Health Institutions, Newborns delivered outside health institutions whose
mothers have been admitted to the obstetrics department/unit and who both meet the general conditions
stated in Section 5 of this Act, shall be roomed-in and breast-fed immediately.
SECTION 8. Exemptions, Infants whose conditions do not permit rooming-in and breast-feeding as
determined by the attending physician, and infants whose mothers are either
A.) seriously ill
B.) taking medications contraindicated to breast-feeding
C.) Violent psychotics
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D.) Whose conditions do not permit breast-feeding and rooming-in as determined by the attending
physician.
(Human Milk Bank)
SECTION 10. Provision of Facilities for Breastmilk Collection and Storage , The health institution adopting
rooming-in and breast-feeding shall provide equipment, facilities, and supplies for breastmilk collection,
storage and utilization, the standards of which shall be defined by the Department of Health.
Breastmilk is the best food since it contains essential nutrients completely suitable for the infant's
needs. It is also nature's first immunization, enabling the infant to fight potential serious infection. It
contains growth factors that enhance the maturation of an infant's organ systems. It is an advantages for
nurses to know the importance of this Act. As they are one of the primary care provider. They are the one
who promote and encourage breastfeeding to every mother. Implementation of health teachings regarding
the importance of breastfeeding is also done by them. Teaching of Basic techniques on proper way of
breastfeeding are also part of the nurse’s job.
The people should know the purpose of the government in creating this law and how they can
be beneficial to this law.
XV. Clean Water Act
Republic Act No. This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004." An Act that
deals with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality of our fresh, brackish and marine waters.
(ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS)
SECTION 5. Water Quality Management Area. - The Department, in coordination with National Water
Resources Board (NWRB), shall designate certain areas as water quality management areas using
appropriate physiographic units such as watershed, river basins or water resources regions.
SECTION 6. Management of Non-attainment Areas , The Department shall designate water bodies, or
portions thereof, where specific pollutants from either natural or man-made source have already exceeded
water quality guidelines as non-attainment areas for the exceeded pollutants. It shall prepare and
implement a program that will not allow new sources of exceeded water pollutant in non-attainment areas
without a corresponding reduction in discharges from existing sources.
SECTION 7. National Sewerage and Septage Management Program. - The Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH), through its relevant attached agencies, in coordination with the Department, local
government units (LGUs) and other concerned agencies, shall, as soon as possible, but in no case exceeding
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a period of twelve (12) months from the affectivity of this Act, prepare a national program on sewerage
management.
Such program shall include a priority listing of sewerage, septage and combined sewerage-septage projects
for LGUs based on population density and growth, degradation of water resources, topography, geology,
vegetation, program/projects for the rehabilitation of existing facilities and such other factors that the
Secretary may deem relevant to the protection of water quality.
SECTION 8. Domestic Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal, Within five (5) years following the
effectivity of this Act, the Agency vested to provide water supply and sewerage facilities and/or
concessionaires in Metro Manila and other highly urbanized cities.
SECTION 9. National Water Quality Management Fund. - A water quality management fund, to be
administered by the Department, in coordination with other concerned agencies, as a special account in the
National Treasury is hereby established. The fund shall be used to finance the following:
A.) Finance containment and clean-up operations of the government in water pollution cases;
B.) Guarantee restoration of ecosystems and rehabilitation of affected areas;
C.) Support research, enforcement and monitoring activities;
D.) Provide technical assistance to the implementing agencies
E.) Grant rewards and incentives
F.) Support information and educational campaign
G.) Other disbursements made solely for the prevention, control or abatement of water pollution and
management and administration of the management areas in the amounts authorized by the
Department.
This law was created that the people can access a clean and safe water supply. The government
used this tool as a strategy to reduce the increasing number of Filipinos who suffers diseases related to
water pollution and to avoid others from acquiring one.
Owners of water sources like water district or any other water station is required to have a permit
in running water business. Before they can have the permit, several inspections, papers and evaluations to
ensure that they are capable of providing good and safe product and service to consumers.
XVI. Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
Republic Act No.10666. This Act shall be known as “Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015”.
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SECTION. 4. Prohibition. – It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a two (2)-wheeled motorcycle with a
child on board on public roads where there is heavy volume of vehicles, there is a high density of fast
moving vehicles or where a speed limit of more than 60/kph is imposed, unless:
(a) The child passenger can comfortably reach his/her feet on the standard foot peg of the
motorcycle
(b) The child’s arms can reach around and grasp the waist of the motorcycle rider
(c) The child is wearing a standard protective helmet
SECTION. 5. Exception, Notwithstanding the prohibition provided in the preceding section, this Act shall not
apply to cases where the child to be transported requires immediate medical attention.
SECTION. 6. Penalties. – Any person who operates a motorcycle in violation of Section 4 of this Act shall be
fined with an amount of three thousand pesos (P3, 000.00) for the first offense; five thousand pesos (P5,
000.00) for the second offense; and ten thousand pesos (P10, 000.00) for the third and succeeding
offenses.
Moreover, for the third offense, the driver’s license of the offender shall be suspended for a period of one
(1) month. Violation of these provisions beyond the third time shall result to automatic revocation of the
offender’s driver’s license.
SECTION. 8. Qualifying Circumstances, If, in violation of the provisions of this Act, death shall have
resulted or serious or less serious injuries shall have been inflicted upon the child or any other person, a
penalty of one (1) year imprisonment shall be imposed upon the motorcycle rider or operator of the
motorcycle involved without prejudice to the penalties.
The nurses should know and understand this law as for the purpose of providing safety and
security to children passenger at all times.
The people should know the purpose of this law in order to perform what the law ask them to do
so to avoid unexpected situation like accidents or worst death of children passenger.
XVII. Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act of 2016
Republic Act No. 10821, This Act shall be known as the “Children’s Emergency Relief and
Protection Act”. An Act that protect the fundamental rights of children before, during, and after disasters
and other emergency situations when children are gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances that
affect their survival and normal development.
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SECTION. 4. Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children, The Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) shall formulate a Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children, hereinafter
referred to as the Program, taking into consideration humanitarian standards for their protection. The
Program shall be used as the basis for handling disasters and other emergency situations to protect
children, pregnant and lactating mothers, and support their immediate recovery.
A.)Establishment of Evacuation Centers, LGUs shall establish and identify safe locations as
evacuation centers for children and families subject to the limitations found in Section 5 of this Act.
B.)Establishment of Transitional Shelters for Orphaned, Separated, and Unaccompanied Children, The
National Housing Authority (NHA) shall, in coordination with the DSWD, the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
(DENR), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), and LGUs of the areas declared under a state of calamity, immediately establish
an option for transitional shelters, prioritizing vulnerable and marginalized groups including
orphaned, separated, and unaccompanied children, and pregnant and lactating mothers.
C.) Assurance for Immediate Delivery of Basic Necessities and Services, The Program shall facilitate
and ensure the immediate delivery of basic necessities and services specifically required by the
affected children in different stages of development such as access to basic health services, food,
water, nutrition, medicines, clothing, sanitary and hygiene kits, and other emergency needs such as
blankets, mosquito nets, cooking ware and fiiel, and flashlights
D.) Stronger Measures to Ensure the Safety and Security of Affected Children. Organizations shall
monitor and ensure the safety and the security of the affected children in the areas declared under a
state of calamity and shall protect them against all forms of abuse and exploitation.
E.) Delivery of Health, Medical, and Nutrition Services. – Under the Program, the DOH, shall provide
the health, medical, and nutritional needs of children in the areas declared under a state of calamity,
including psychosocial interventions for children in different stages of development.
F.) Plan of Action for Prompt Resumption of Educational Services for Children , The DepED, and other
organizations shall ensure the prompt resumption of educational services for all children, including
early childhood care and development for children aged below five.
G.) Establishment of Child-friendly Spaces. The concerned LGU shall set up child-friendly spaces in
every city or municipality declared under a state of calamity, as needed, based on the guidelines to
be promulgated by the DSWD.
H.) Promotion of Children’s Rights , The Program shall include activities and processes that will
promote and uphold the rights of children.
SECTION. 5. Evacuation Centers, Only in cases where there is no other available place or structure
which can be used as a general evacuation center may a school or child development center be used as
an evacuation center.

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XVIII. Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines
Presidential Decree No. This Act shall be known as the “Foster Care Act of 2012”. An Act
Developed to provide every child who is neglected, abused, surrendered, dependent, abandoned, under
sociocultural difficulties, or with special needs with an alternative family that will provide love and care as
well as opportunities for growth and development.
(ARTICLE II. ELIGIBILITY)
SECTION 4. Who May Be Placed Under Foster Care, The following may be placed in foster care:
A.) A child who is abandoned, surrendered, neglected, dependent or orphaned
B.) A child who is a victim of sexual, physical, or any other form of abuse or exploitation
C.) A child with special needs
D.) A child whose family members are temporarily or permanently unable or unwilling to provide the
child with adequate care
E.) A child awaiting adoptive placement and who would have to be prepared for family life
F.) A child who needs long-term care and close family ties but who cannot be placed for domestic
adoption
G.) A child whose adoption has been disrupted
H.) A child who is under socially difficult circumstances such as, but not limited to, a street child, a
child in armed conflict or a victim of child labor or trafficking
I.) A child who committed a minor offense but is released on recognizance, or who is in custody
supervision or whose case is dismissed
J.) A child who is in need of special protection as assessed by a social worker, an agency or the
DSWD.
SECTION 5. Who May Be a Foster Parent , An applicant who meets all of the following qualifications may be
a foster parent:
A.) Must be of legal age

B.) Must be at least sixteen (16) years older than the child unless the foster parent is a relative
C.) Must have a genuine interest, capacity and commitment in parenting and is able to provide a familial
atmosphere for the child
D.) Must have a healthy and harmonious relationship with each family member living with him or her
E.) Must be of good moral character
F.) Must be physically and mentally capable and emotionally mature
G.) Must have sufficient resources to be able to provide for the family’s needs
H.) Must be willing to further hone or be trained on knowledge, attitudes and skills in caring for a child
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(i) Must not already have the maximum number of children under his foster care at the time of
application or award, as may be provided in the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this
Act.
(ii) SECTION 6. Parental Authority of a Foster Parent , Foster parents shall have the rights, duties
and liabilities of persons exercising substitute parental authority, as may be provided under the
Family Code over the children under their foster care.
(iii) SECTION 7. Limitations on Parental Authority of Foster Parents , Foster parents shall only have
the rights of a person with special parental authority to discipline the foster children.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals should be an instrument to illuminate any forms of
maltreatments that is being experience by youth especially when it is justify by laboratory results and
medical treatments or examination.
The people should be aware about their responsibility to child and that is to guide and instill
goodness in them and in their surroundings in order for a child to go through a normal process of growth
and development appropriate for their age. Aside from that they should also know the consequences they
have to face when violation this law by maltreating children.
XIX. Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)
Republic Act No. 9211, This Act shall be known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, An Act
Created to protect the populace from hazardous products and promote the right to health and instil health
consciousness among them. It is also the policy of the State, consistent with the Constitutional ideal to
promote the general welfare, to safeguard the interests of the workers and other stakeholders in the
tobacco industry.
SECTION 5. Smoking Ban in Public Places.—Smoking shall be absolutely prohibited in the following public
places
A.) Centers of youth activity such as playschools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high
schools, colleges and universities, youth hostels and recreational facilities for persons under eighteen
(18) years old
B.) Elevators and stairwells
C.) Locations in which fire hazards are present, including gas stations and storage areas for
flammable liquids, gas, explosives or combustible materials
D.) Within the buildings and premises of public and private hospitals, medical, dental, and optical
clinics, health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories
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E.) Public conveyances and public facilities including airport and ship terminals and train and bus
stations, restaurants and conference halls, except for separate smoking areas
F.) Food preparation areas.
SECTION 6. Designated Smoking and Non-smoking Areas. In all enclosed places that are open to
the general public, private workplaces and other places not covered under the preceding section,
where smoking may expose a person other than the smoker to tobacco smoke, the owner,
proprietor, operator, possessor, manager or administrator of such places shall establish smoking
and non-smoking areas. Such areas may include a designated smoking area within the building,
which may be in an open space or separate area with
proper ventilation, but shall not be located within the same room that has been designated as a non-
smoking area.
SECTION 7. Vending Machines, Self-Service Facilities . Unless the vending machine has a mechanism for age
verification, the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors by means of a vending machine or any
self-service facility or similar contraption or device is prohibited, except at point-of-sale establishments.
SECTION 8. Retailer Compliance with Respect to Self-Service Facilities. Each retailer shall ensure that all
tobacco-related self-service displays or facilities, advertising, labelling and other items that are located in
the establishment of the retailer and that do not comply with the requirements of this Act are removed or
are brought into compliance with the requirements of this Act.
SECTION 13. Warnings on Cigarette Packages, Under this Act:
All packages in which tobacco products are provided to consumers withdrawn from the manufacturing
facility of all manufacturers or imported into the Philippines intended for sale to the market, shall be printed,
in either English or Filipino, on a rotating basis or separately and simultaneously, the following health
warnings:
“GOVERNMENT WARNING: Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health;”
“GOVERNMENT WARNING: Cigarettes are Addictive;”
“GOVERNMENT WARNING: Tobacco Smoke Can Harm Your Children;” or
“GOVERNMENT WARNING: Smoking Kills.”
All packages of tobacco products that are provided to consumers shall contain, on one side panel, the
following statement in a clear, legible and conspicuous manner: “NO SALE TO MINORS” or “NOT FOR SALE
TO MINORS.”
SECTION 14. Warnings in Advertising, Under this Act: All tobacco advertising in mass media shall contain
either in English or Filipino, the following health warning: “GOVERNMENT WARNING: Cigarette Smoking is
Dangerous to Your Health.”
SECTION 32. Penalties, The following penalties shall apply
1. On the first offense, a fine of not less than Five hundred pesos (Php500.00) but not more than One
thousand pesos (Php1, 000.00) shall be imposed.
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2. On the second offense, a fine of not less than One thousand pesos (Php1, 000.00) but not more
than Five thousand pesos (Php5, 000.00) shall be imposed.
On the third offense, in addition to a fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (Php5,000.00) but
not more than Ten thousand pesos (Php10,000.00), the business permits and licenses to operate
shall be cancelled or revoked.
This law is intended to eradicate cigarette from the day to day lives of the youth and do not this
tobacco utilization to mislead the youth towards their growth and development as an individual.
The law is not just intended for youth. But also intended for store owners not to sell cigarettes to
underage. Because failure to follow this law will have a penalty of the cost of damage of disobedience and
other charges.
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DOH PROGRAMS
DOH Program
Adolescent Health and Development Program
Administrative Order No.34-A, s 2000, the Adolescent and Youth Health Policy was issued in April
2000. It created the Adolescent and Youth Health Sub- Program under the Family Health Program. It
envisioned well-informed empowered, responsible and healthy adolescents and youth. Adolescent
Health and Youth Development Program. The Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program (AHYDP)
is POPCOM's response to the growing awareness worldwide on the reproductive health issues and concerns
of the youth and their significant contribution to future population and health trends.
What are its important provisions?
It created the Adolescent and Youth Health Sub- Program under the Family Health Program. The

mission was to ensure that all adolescents and youth have access to quality comprehensive health care and
services in an adolescent and youth-friendly environment. The program strategies to be implemented
include: Health promotion and behavior change for adolescents to utilize health services, practice healthy
behaviors, avoid risks, Improving access to quality and adolescent-friendly health care services and
information, Expanding health insurance, Enhancing skills of service providers, families and adolescents to
protect their health and development, Strengthening partnerships among adolescent groups, government
agencies, civil society, the private sector, families and communities for the achievement of MDG IV & V ,
Strengthening policy at all levels to ensure that all adolescents have access to information and services,
Ensuring sufficient resources to implement a sustainable adolescent health program.
What should nurses know about the program?
The nurses should know and understand this law as they have to integrate this in the context of families
and communities in order to ensure adolescence from having an overall healthy growth and development.
This is one of their responsibilities as healthcare provider to implement this law in order to ensure that all
adolescence member will experience the purpose of this program.
What should community know about the program?
The people should be aware about the concept of this program and how it is necessary for adolescence as
an individual and as a member of a family and community.
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Blood Donation Program
National Blood Services Act of 1994, promotes voluntary blood donation 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. The purpose of World Blood Donor Day are: To raise awareness that
individuals can save lives and improve the health of others by donating blood. To encourage people
to donate blood voluntarily without compensation. To support the operation of safe and
reliable blood services.
Blood Safety , Blood Adequacy ,Rational Blood Use ,Efficiency of Blood Services The Department of Health
(DOH) intensifies its advocacy on voluntary blood donation to provide and allocate safe blood supply,
sustaining its adequacy and ensuring accessibility. Saving the lives of millions of Filipinos in need of blood
transfusion, the State through the Republic Act 7719, also known as the National Blood Services Act of 1994
promotes voluntary blood donation. This is parallel with upgraded blood service facilities and organization
into a National Blood Transfusion Service Network for rational provision of adequate and safe blood supply
in the country.
This program is trying to make people access and avail a safe blood when needed. Nurses should know the
nature of this program as they will have to conduct health teachings and spread awareness to people.
The people should be aware about this program in order to have more available blood that is safe in times
of need and also to know the process of donating and requesting blood. As they get to understand this
program, they will learn how to value the creation of this program that strengthens human life.
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Belly Gud for Health
It is a six months challenge designed by the DOH where Executives and staff undergo nutrition and
physical activity, counseling, healthy diet, aerobic and isometric exercises and stress management activities
aimed towards optimum wellbeing. The DOH as mandated to promote and protect the health of the people
will conduct Belly Gud for Health, an advocacy strategy envisioned to be light, and fun.
Belly Gud for Health aims to reduce the prevalence of over nutrition among employees as indicated
by high waist circumference. Waist circumference is a simple and easy measurement of the amount or
visceral fat or central obesity among adults and a significant indicator of risk for non-communicable diseases
particularly heart disease and stroke.
The nurses ought to understand the program so they skills to show the folks encompassing them and for
them to conduct health teaching regarding this program. Each nurses ought to understand what the
program is all regarding so they'll facilitate weighty folks within the future. The nurses will can also}
facilitate teach folks what area unit the consequences of getting additional fats within the body and having
additional fats can cause prevalence and development of malady.
The community ought to recognize this program so they will facilitate those who square measure rotund to
require a healthy diet. The Belly Gud for health program aims to encourage healthy mode practices by
reducing the incidence of over-nutrition like overweight and fleshiness among its personnel. The Belly Gud
for Health Program has considerably improved the body mass index, waist circumference and pulse pressure
level of the folks in community
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Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program
The Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program is a human resource development strategy of the
Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, which involves the recruitment, training, deployment and supervision
of volunteer workers or barangay nutrition scholars (BNS). Presidential Decree No. 1569 mandated the
deployment of one BNS in every barangay in the country to monitor the nutritional status of children and/or
link communities with nutrition and related service providers. PD 1569 also mandated the NNC to administer
the program in cooperation with local government units.
2. What are its important provisions?
The Barangay Nutrition Program is being implemented to address the malnutrition problem that afflicts the
vulnerable groups particularly preschool, school children, pregnant women and lactating mothers and other
contributory factors that affects the health and nutrition condition of the community as whole. Generally,
the program aims to reduce the prevalence rate of malnutrition among moderate and severe preschoolers
and schoolchildren. The barangay nutrition scholar shall be a barangay based volunteer worker responsible
for delivering nutrition services and other related activities such as community health, backyard food
production, environmental sanitation, culture, mental feeding, and family planning to the barangay. Aim to
establish an administrative and supervisors for the BNS; and to develop competencies of the BNS in the
areas of planning and organizing, identifying and locating targets, providing basic services and reporting
and monitoring.
The nurses should understand this program in order to deliver what the program implicates. Nurses should
be self-oriented about this program as they have to provide guidance with other healthcare team with in the
community.
This program should reach all communities regardless of distance, as this program was created for them to
experience high quality accessible healthcare delivery system. They should also be aware about how can
they be beneficial to this program.
Child Health and Development Strategic Plan Year 2001-2004
This plan aims to promote the general health of children in the Philippines and to improve the quality
of life of children in 2025. The Philippine National Strategic Framework for Development for Children or
CHILD 21 is a strategic framework for planning programs and interventions that promote and safeguard the
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rights of Filipino children. Covering the period 2000-2005, it paints in broad strokes a vision for the quality
of life of Filipino children in 2025 and a roadmap to achieve the vision.
The ultimate goal of Children's Health 2025 is to achieve good health for all Filipino children by the
year 2025.Enhance capacity and capability of health facilities in the early recognition, management and
prevention of common childhood illness. This will entail improvements in the flow of services in the
implementing facilities to ensure that every child receive the essential services for survival, growth and
development in an organized and efficient manner. Facilities should be equipped with the essential
instruments, equipment and supplies to provide the services. Health providers shall have the knowledge and
skills to be able to provide quality services for children. Existing child health policies, guidelines and
standards shall be reviewed and updated, and new ones formulated and disseminated to guide health
providers in the standard of care. Strengthening community-based support systems and interventions for
children's health Notable community-based projects and interventions, such as the health and nutrition
posts, mother support groups, community financing schemes shall be replicated for nationwide
implementation. Model building and dissemination of best practices from pilot sites has proven effective in
generating support and adoption in other sites. More of these shall be initiated particularly for developing
interventions to increase care-seeking and prevention of malnutrition in children. Fostering linkages
Collaboration with the nongovernment sector and professional groups shall: Conduct national
campaigns on children's health, Conduct and support national campaigns for children, Initiate and support
legislations and researches on children's health and welfare, Development of comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation system for child health programs and projects.
The nurses understand this program since it talks concerning the health and development of the kids and
nurses square measure the one United Nations agency watch out to a baby after they have ill health.
Nurses can also teach and educate the fogeys concerning the health and development of their kid and what
they ought to understand to handle their kid after they square measure growing. Youngsters and
adolescents represent nearly four-hundredth of the world’s population. They’re additionally among the
foremost vulnerable; their health issues account for over 0.5 the gap in health equity between the world’s
richest and poorest individuals.
Since families and communities square measure at the center of all kid care, promoting adequate care
within the home (including adequate care-seeking) is important to up kid health. The families and
communities must collaborate to the medical experts or suppliers for them to own information regarding the
health standing of the youngsters and for the expansion and development of a baby and adolescents
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Dengue Prevention and Control Program
Dengue is known to be transmitted primarily by a mosquito vector Aedes Aegypti, and in some

instances, by Aedes albopictus. The dengue viruses are of two (2) genotypes – Asian 2 and Cosmopolitan;
and four (4) serotypes - DEN1, DEN2, DEN3 and DEN4 which are circulating in the Philippines. Humans are
the main host of the virus. The virus circulates in The blood of infected humans for 2-7 days, at
approximately the same time as they have fever. The extrinsic incubation period lasts from 8 to 12 days
while the intrinsic incubation period covers 5 to 7 days.
Strategy 1 – Establish good governance practices and management system in support to dengue
prevention and control in the DOH and LGUs. Strategy 2 – Generate and utilize quality and timely
information for PDPCP policy direction, planning, implementation and Management, Strategy 3 – Expand
and sustain the provision of quality diagnostic and treatment services, Strategy 4 – Promote behavior
change among communities towards practice of early consults and responsive personal and environmental
vector prevention practices, Strategy 5 – Operationalized area stratified integrated vector management,
Strategy 6 – Institutionalize mechanism to ensure PDPCP protocol compliant LGUs, Strategy 7 – Support
financing schemes to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for dengue especially among the poor and STRATEGY
8 – strengthen advocacy and mobilization of support and involvement of all concerned partners at various
levels.
Nurses are necessary to have a wide information concerning common diseases particularly infectious
diseases like high fever is related to shock and may result in death. The nurses ought to apprehend this
program in order that they're going to apprehend what intervention they're going to do to avoid wasting the
lifetime of a dandy fever patient. The nurses are the one World Health Organization can beware to them for
them to urge higher and break bone fever} free since
The community ought to be accountable in throwing those stock water to stop mosquito from living
thereon. The folks within the community ought to take action initial in their homes to stop and shield them
from having dengue fever. Community-based management programs area unit developed with the aim to
teach the community regarding the measures for the extermination of Mosquito breeding sites. Folks during
a community area unit divided into varied teams relying upon their level of education
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Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Program
Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases are unpredictable and create a gap between
planning and concrete action. To address this gap, there is a need to come up with proactive systems that
would ensure preparedness and response in anticipation to negative consequences that may result in
pandemic proportions of diseases. Proactive and multi- disciplinary preparedness must be in place to reduce
the impact of the public the health threats.
Provide and strengthen an integrated, responsive, and collaborative health system on emerging and
re-emerging infectious diseases towards a healthy and bio-secure country. To strengthen the existing
surveillance and response structures in both the hospital and community health unit to prepare, detect and
manage EREID in the community.
The nurses should know that one of the goals to be achieved under this program is the policy d evelopment
that is established and updated, relevant, and implementable policies on EREID providing the overall
direction in implementing the different Program components for all the network of health providers and
facilities.
The community should know that this program has managing Information to Enhance Disease Surveillance
to improve case detection and surveillance of EREID to prevent and or minimize its entry and spread and to
mitigate the possible impact of widespread community and national transmission.
Environmental Health Programs
Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a
person, and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those
environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and
creating health-supportive environments. This definition excludes behavior not related to environment, as
well as behavior related to the social and cultural environment, and genetics.
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Design, promote and implement customized package of ES interventions and implementation

approaches responsive to communities of varying situations and needs. Generate demand for quality ES
among targeted providers and intended beneficiaries. Harmonize and localize national policies and plans.
Enhance organizational support structure at all levels for ES management and implementation. Establish and
sustain strategic multi-sectoral alliances. Mobilize increased national government financing for ES. Secure
LGUs’ budget support for ES implementation. Harness funding support from other sectors and partners.
Strengthen coordination with national regulatory bodies. Develop capacity of LGUs in enforcing compliance
to ES laws and guidelines. Establish performance accountability mechanism at all levels. Expand/Integrate
recognition and incentives provision for good performance.
Nurses should deeply understand this program in order to further understand the existence of diseases they
encounter in the area and also to come up with a best intervention and precaution addressing the problem
related to environment surrounding.
The community should know and be aware about this program and how they can participate in preventing
mild-sever disease to occur to themselves, to their family and to their community. This participation of the
community to the program will help the nurses and other healthcare team maintain a healthy surroundings
that is free from disease.
Expanded Program on Immunization
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in 1976 to ensure that

infants/children and mothers have access to routinely recommended infant/childhood vaccines. Six vaccine-
preventable diseases were initially included in the EPI: tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis and measles. The Expanded Program on Immunization is a World Health Organization program
with the goal to make vaccines available to all children.
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Conduct of Routine Immunization for Infants/Children/Women through the Reaching Every Barangay
(REB) strategy. REB strategy, an adaptation of the WHO-UNICEF Reaching Every District (RED), was
introduced in 2004 aimed to improve the access to routine immunization and reduce drop-outs. There are 5
components of the strategy, namely: data analysis for action, re-establish outreach services, strengthen
links between the community and service, supportive supervision and maximizing resources. Supplemental
Immunization Activity (SIA). Supplementary immunization activities are used to reach children who have not
been vaccinated or have not developed sufficient immunity after previous vaccinations. It can be conducted
either national or sub-national –in selected areas. Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance.
This is critical for the eradication/elimination efforts, especially in identifying true cases of measles and
indigenous wild polio virus. Procurement of adequate and potent vaccines and needles and syringes to all
health facilities nationwide.
Nurses can improve access to immunizations by participating in outreach programs that focus on under
immunized communities. Maternal child nurses can improve immunization rates by working with local and
global organizations to ease the burden of receiving immunizations. They are also one of those on hand in
giving immunization to the infants, children and women. They also educate families about the immunization
and how important it is to the health of individual.
Most of immunization and vaccines are held to a community so the community health workers are the one
who will give it to infants, children and women. The DOH introduced the Reaching Every Barangay (REB)
strategy which aimed to improve the access to routine immunization and reduce drop-outs in the program.
All health centers are required to have at least one staff trained to follow through with this strategy which
includes collating data on vaccinated children, strengthening links between the community and the health
sector, and supportive supervision, among others
Foods Fortification Program
The program was created To provide the basis for the need for a food fortification program in the
Philippines: The Micronutrient Malnutrition Problem, to discuss various types of food fortification strategies,
to provide an update on the current situation of food fortification in the Philippines. Food fortification or
enrichment is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food. It can
be carried out by food manufacturers, or by governments as a public health policy which aims to reduce the
number of people with dietary deficiencies within a population.
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Implementation, monitoring and review of the law involve different agencies and stakeholders. The
DOH through the BFAD is the lead agency responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the law.
The NNC, the policy-making and coordinating body on nutrition, serves as the advisory board on food
fortification. Among the responsibilities of DOH include the conduct of promotional and advocacy activities
on the use of fortified processed foods or food products through its Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP)
and/or other programs designed to promote nutrition. Funds for these activities may be taken from the
SPSP application fees. On the other hand, a periodic review of the micronutrients added to food shall be the
responsibility of the NNC. Results of the view would be the basis for determining if the mandatory
fortification is still required or not. The conduct of the view would be at least every five (5) assessment of
the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN).
Nurses ought to recognize this program in order that they will facilitate folks by educating them food
fortification may be a massive facilitate to a starving kid. Folks ought to be experienced the health of their
children that the nurses area unit the one WHO can educate the fogeys that the health of a toddler is vital
and as a parent they have to require care their children.
Food fortification is a crucial nutrition intervention to fight substance deficiencies and to scale back
incidence in several communities. Substance deficiencies typically cause deficiency disease that's an
important public ill health that the food fortification is given to families within the community WHO has feed
kid as a result of it will facilitate the kid to be have a standard health standing. There are free food
fortification given by the community doctors and it's free from government.
Filariasis Elimination Program
The National Filariasis Elimination Program (NFEP) intends to eliminate filariasis as a public health

problem in the Philippines, by reaching at least 85% MDA coverage among the target population in all
established endemic areas (DOH, 2005). The disease is caused by thread-like parasitic filarial worms, which
lodge in the nodes and vessels of the lymphatic system. These worms live for about 10 years producing
millions of immature microfilariae that circulate in the blood.
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Elimination of filariasis as a public health problem through comprehensive approach & universal
access to quality health services. Healthy and productive individuals and families for a Filaria-free Philippines
by 2020. Sustain >85% Mass drug administration coverage in all endemic provinces. <.01 microfilaria rate
in all endemic provinces.
Filariasis remains one amongst the general public health issues within the Philippines. The nurses ought to
apprehend this program in order that they'll facilitate eliminate the illness from occurring publicly places by
educating the individuals on the way to stop it. several countries admit their corps of nurses and community
medical experts to have interaction with underserved and hard-to-reach populations so as offer
interventions against these maladies
The community ought to grasp this program so they will facilitate the individuals in community to forestall
and shield them from having the unwellness. The community medical examiners are also the one United
Nations agency will facilitate to supply intervention particularly to people who lived in an exceedingly far-
flung areas. Though it's not a killer unwellness, its economic and psychosocial effects in people and
communities in endemic areas can't be neglected.
Garantisadong Pambata
The Garantisadong Pambata (GP) program is a campaign to support various health programs aimed

at reducing childhood illnesses and deaths by promoting positive child care behavior among parents and
child caregivers. It seeks to give children below 5 years old the health services they need. Garantisadong
Pambata is a biannual week long delivery of a package of health services to children between the ages of 0-
59 months old with the purpose of reducing morbidity and mortality among under fives through the
promotion of positive Filipino values for proper child growth and development.
Achievement of better health outcomes, sustained health financing and responsive health system by
ensuring that all Filipinos, esp. the disadvantaged group (lowest 2 income quintiles) have equitable access
to affordable health care.
Nurses should know and understand this program as they play a vital role in bringis quality health to
children. Aside from that, some nurses are assigned to community that makes it necessary for them to
embody this program with them as they will have to ensure that all children will have to experience this
program.
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The community should know and be aware of thir program as they will be the beneficiary of this program
created by the government in order to ensure an accessible quality health services for all children, family
and community with a child member.
Health and Wellness program for Senior Citizen
The program intends to promote and improve the quality of life of older persons through the
establishment and provision of basic health services for older persons, formulation of policies and guidelines
pertaining to older persons, provision of information and health education to the public, provision of basic
and essential training of manpower dedicated to older persons and, the conduct of basic and applied
researches.
Shall focus on six program components where health interventions are possibel, effective and able to
be implemented with a clear actionable role for all sectors: Policy, Standards and Regulation; Health
Financing; Service Delivery; Human Resources for Health; Health Information; Governance for Health.
The nurses should know this program for them to have knowledge about the rights of the senior citizen and
to protect the dignity of every senior citizens. The nurses can help the family how to take care their senior
citizens and what are those rights of the senior citizens. The government implemented this law to protect
the rights and to provide comprehensive care for the seniors. The nurses also can provide better quality of
health care to a senior citizen and promote better health status of an elderly person.
The community should know this program because there are many senior citizens in a community and for
them to be informed about their benefits the barangay in the community are the one who disseminate the
information about this law. This law is a help of the government to senior citizens and the people of the
community should know this so that if they have an elderly member of the family they will know what are
the benefits and rights of those senior citizens in their family. The family should be the one who will take
care of their senior member.
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Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)
What is the Program about?
Infant and Young child Feeding is a program that is being implemented by the Department of Health
to address the problems on infant and young child feeding practices. This Program aims to improve the
nutritional status and health of the child especially under the age of 5 years old and reduce the infant and
young child mortality rate.
What are its most important provisions?
The most important provisions in this program is to improve, protect and promote the appropriate
infant and young child feeding practice to have a good nutrition and appropriate weight on their age. This
program also ensure to increase political commitment at different levels of government, international
organization, non-government organization, private sectors, professional groups, civil society, communities
and families. This would help to approved and widely disseminate the IYCF feeding policy and increases the
budget for this program. And lastly it provides supportive environment that will enable parents, mothers,
caregivers, families and communities to implement optimal feeding practices for infants and young child.
As member of the healthcare team and as the one who get to interact more with clients, we should
understand and know this program well in order for us to deliver this program to our client as part of
ensuring that all infant and young child receives adequate nutrition through proper practice of feeding. This
program will be implemented through health teachings and feeding demonstrations that will help individual,
family and community absorb the purpose of the program.
The people should know that a program was created to ensure that every infant and young child receives
adequate nutrients as per required by their age level and that they will undergo normal growth and
development process that is usual to their age bracket.
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
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Integrated Management of Childhood Illness is an interconnected approach between your curriculum
areas to child health focuses on the wellbeing of a child. IMCI aims to reduce mortality, morbidity, disability
and the promotion of good growth and development among the children under 5 years of age.
The most important provision of this program is they provide examination all the sick children under
the age of 2 months up to 5 years old for any general danger signs. For young infant age 0 to 2 months are
examined for very severe disease and local bacterial infection. Usually this type of signs are indicated to
immediate referral or admission to hospital. The children and infant also are being assessed for main
symptoms such as cough, difficulty in breathing, diarrhea, fever and ear infection, all sick child are assessed
for nutritional, immunization and deworming status and other problems. IMCI caters only limited number of
clinical signs is being used, IMCI management procedures are limited number of essential drugs and
encourage active participation of care takers in the treatment of children. And lastly a counseling of
caretakers on home care, correct feeding and giving of fluids and whe to return to clinic is an essential
component of IMCI.
As healthcare practitioner, it is important for us to have a knowledge about this IMCI in order for us to
deliver right care, management and intervention to children clients. It will also help us to become efficient in
our work in assessing child’s current health status. To save time and effort are also one of the many
benefits of this IMCI to healthcare practitioners and professionals.
The people should be aware about this program so that, they will know the importance of sending their
child to health care facilities for check-up and monitoring no matter how how they perceive their child’s
condition as mild. It will also help then recognize not just to rely to self-medications in times of occurring of
child’s illness.
Knock Out Tigdas 2007
Knock out Tigdas 2001 is a second part or “Ligtas Tigdas” campaign in the year 1998 and 2004. It is
a mass measles immunization campaign to eliminate the measles infection as a one of public health problem
ages 9 months to 48 month old (4 years old).

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Nurse should know about this program created by the government in fighting against Tigdas as they are the
ones who will provide health teachings about the importance of this immunization to be receive by their
children. Aside from that they are also the ones who administer this immunization and encounter query
from mothers during administration that makes it more important for them to understand the program to
explain appropriately and to know essence of their administration.
The people should be aware about this program in order for them to experience the program. Aside from
that, they should also know about the essence of tigdas immunization and other immunization to their
children. So that they will not neglect the programs offered by the government to ensure that children
become healthy and free from illnesses and diseases.
Lifestyle-related Diseases
1. What is the Program about?
Non- Communicable disease it is a medical condition that is non-infections and transmissible disease
also referred as “Lifestyle-related Disease” because this type of condition is related with individual’s way of
living. That is why it is a common risk factor to the individual that are likely to have NCD or Non-
communicable Disease this include Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, lung or chronic respiratory diseases and
cancer.
2. What are its most important provisions?
The Provision of this program is to raise the priority in prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases in national, regional and local health development. To strengthen leadership, governance and
multisectoral actions, to reduce modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases and underlying social
determinants through the creation of health- promoting environment. And to monitor the determinants of
non-communicable diseases and evaluate progress in their prevention and control.
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Members of the health care team should know and understand this program well as they are the ones who
will impart this program to the people through health teaching and spreading awareness about how their
lifestyles affect their overall wellbeing and can cause them be ill. It is also a great step in encouraging
clients to re-program their lifestyle as needed or for improvement.
The people should know how important to have a healthy lifestyle in order to avoid acquiring any illness or
diseases that are cause by lifestyle patterb,
Malaria Control Program
The Department of Heath conducted a program entitled Malaria Control Program. It is a health
system approach to eliminate malaria and to achieve universal coverage with a quality-assured malaria
diagnosis and treatment, strengthen governance and human resources, Maintain the financial support
needed to each family and to ensure timely and accurate information and management.
The provision of this program is to provide universal access to reliable diagnosis, a highly effective
and appropriate treatment and preventive measures in malaria, the Local government unit will conduct a
Malaria program in their respective localities, will provide anti-malaria efforts at all levels of operation and to
ensure a functioning quality assurance system for malaria operations. They will also supply an early
diagnosis and prompt treatment, promotions of vector control such as the use of insecticides-treated
mosquito nets, complemented with indoor residual spraying that could prevent malaria risk.
Members of the health care team should be self-oriented about this program in order to enforce
and implement this program well. It will also help them come up with appropriate management, precaution
and intervention from occurring risk factors. It will also help them be effective as member of the healthcare
team if they will prevent a community from acquiring the disease and a best step for this is a thorough and
clear health teachings on the precaution prevention of the disease.
The people should know and understand this program in order to live with this program through
application of preventive measures that will help them, their family and the community from acquiring one.
Mental Health Program
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Department of Health implemented Mental Health Program is to address mental health promotion,
and the prevention and early intervention in mental illness and mental disorder among the children and
adult by improving access to quality care and recovery in order to attain the highest possible level of health
to participate fully in society.
The important provision of this program is RA no. 11036 of 2018 stated that an act of establishing a
national mental health policy for the purpose of enhancing the delivery of integrated mental health services,
promoting and protecting the rights of person utilizing psychiatric, neurologic and psychosocial health
services, appropriating funds therefore and other purposes.
As a health practitioner, it is important that the nurses must have the knowledge in promoting
mental wellness to their clients. Gaining knowledge rom this program will help the nurse to develop skills
and knowledge to ensure the nurses provide services for people with severe mental disorders and provide
support to primary care providers. Through this, they could educate people about perception in mental
health and also they can provide appropriate treatment and prevention of this disorder.
In the community, it important that they have knowledge about the awareness, promotion and
prevention in mental health. They should also know how to access with the treatments and recovery
support if they have a family member or relatives experiencing mental disorder. Through educating them,
they are more aware and gain a support system to help a person recover from the disorder.
Measles Control Program
What is the law/program about?
This program aims to have a high immunization coverage to protect great number of children in
the community to be fully protected against measles. This includes protection for the vulnerable members of
the population such as infant that are too young to receive the vaccination and people who have weaken
immune system.
The important provision is to have routine measles vaccination for children, combined with mass
immunized campaigns with low routine coverage which are the key to public health strategies to reduce
measles deaths.
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What should nurses do about the law/program?
First and foremost the nurses should be fully aware about how highly contagious the disease
that it can have serious complications especially for those who are higher risk. So to impart an important
role with regard to the program nurses should a responsibility to educate patients about vaccinations and
the implications when vaccines-preventable diseases reemerges. With this program the ability of nurses to
quickly assess the patients for such infectious disease saves lives by reducing the potential spread of this
highly communicable disease which is measles.
What should the community knows about the law/program?
The community should know that this program aims only to save lives and protect the vulnerable.
Some people in the community might have vaccine hesitancy with regards to measles because they thought
it has less benefit to outweigh the risk but it is not true as the goal is to be vaccinated to reduce the rate of
mortality and most all prevention to avoid death.
National Family Planning Program
What is the program about?
National Family Planning Program provide a responsive policy direction and ensuring all Filipino to
access in medically safe, legal, non-abortifacient, effective and culturally acceptable modern family planning
methods.
The most important provision under this program s section 12, article II of 1987 Philippine
Constitution states that to protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution and
equally protect the life of the mother and the life of unborn from conception. The state also shall protect
and promote the right to heath of women especially mothers in particular and of the people in general and
instill health conscious ness among them. The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society. The
state shall also protect and advance the right of families in particular and the people in general to a
balanced and healthful environment in accord with rhythm and harmony of nature. The state also
recognizes and grantees the promotion and equal protection of the welfare and rights of children, the youth
and the unborn. Section 2.01 states that shall promote and provide information and access, without is, to all
modern methods of family planning, whether natural or artificial, which have been proven medically safe,
legal, non-abortifacient and effective in accordance with scientific and evidence based medical research
standard such as those registered and approved by the FDA for the poor and marginalized as identified.
Section 2.01 states that shall promote programs that enable individuals and coupes to have the number of
children they desire with due consideration to the health, particularly of women and the resources available
and affordable to them and in accordance with existing laws public morals and their religious convictions.
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As a member of healthcare team, nurses should well oriented about the creation of this program
and understand the sense of the program. Health teaching will be a great help to reduce and prevent one
from acquiring sexually transmitted diseases or unwanted pregnancies. They should be a source of
information for guidance about family planning.
The people should be aware and well oriented about this program in order for them to benefit
from this program made from them. Aside from that, they should also know the purpose of this law and
that is to prevent them from engaging to unsafe sex that can cause HIV or STI or even unwanted
pregnancies.
National Leprosy Control Program
The Department of Health or DOH introduced a program which is called as National Leprosy
Control Program. It a multi-agency that effort to control Leprosy in the Philippines with the help of private
and public partnership in achieving its goals and lessen the burden of the disease and its mission to have
Leprosy- free Philippines by the year 2020.
The most important provision of this program is to ensure the availability of adequate anti-leprosy
drugs or multiple drug therapy for the Filipino, it prevent and reduce disabilities from leprosy by 35%
through rehabilitation and prevention of impairments and disabilities and self-care, it will also improve case
detection and post elimination surveillance system using the World Health Organization protocol in selected
LGUs. This program also integrate s of leprosy control with other health services at the local level, an active
participation of person affected by leprosy control and human dignity program in collaboration with the
National Program for person with disabilities and lastly to strengthen the collaboration with partners and
other stakeholders in provision of quality leprosy services for socio-economic mobilization and advocacy
activities for leprosy.
As a Health practitioner, it is important for them to have background of knowledge about this
disease. Also, the nurses must know the guidelines, rules and attend a training program that our
government or any hospital intuition to enhance our skills and knowledge in taking care of patient who has
leprosy. The nurses, are also the pillars especially to the community because we are educating the clients
and to promote prevention to the community.
In the Community, they should know about the Promotions, prevention and awareness about this
disease. Also the community receives some assistance or services for the leprosy patient.
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Newborn Screening Program
Newborn screening program is part of health delivery system in the Philippines to ensure an early
detection and management of several congenital metabolic disorder which is it untreated it could to mental
retardation and death among the newborns. Newborn screening help to asses a normal growth and
development of a child.
The most important provision of this program is RA no. 9288: an act promulgating a comprehensive
policy and a national system for ensuring newborn screening. Section 16. Newborn screening shall include
cost of newborn screening in its benefits package. The newborn screening fee shall be applied to among
others, testing costs, education, sample transport, follow up and reasonable overhead expenses. Sec.10.
Lead Agency – the DOH shall be the lead agency in implementing this act. For purposes of achieving the
objectives of this act, the DOH shall establish the advisory committee on newborn screening. Article 3 sec.9.
Licensing and Accreditation shall require institutions to provide newborn screening services as a condition
for licensure or accreditation.
As a health practitioner, it is important to know about the guidelines, rules, purposes, diseases or
disorder that they can acquire it and the benefits under this program. So that they could have a good a
great knowledge on how this problem works on to the family, mothers and community. Through this, you
can share information of you have learn about this program such as providing health teaching to the family
and mothers the importance of Newborn screening. Nurses help to decrease the chances of newborn
experiencing mental retardation because they disseminate information to the family.
In the community, it is important for them to know the importance of this program. Newborn
screening program is intended to our mothers out there. Through this, they gain knowledge about the
importance of having a newborn screen so that they could supervise their child and prevent their child
having a mental retardation that could lead to death. Moreover, newborn screening facilitate a good growth
and development for your child.
National Safe Motherhood Program
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National Safe Motherhood Program is about improving the women’s health and wellbeing
establishing support system that facilitate the delivery of quality maternal and newborn health services in
the country.
The most important provision of this program
As a health practitioner, it important to know about this program especially the guidelines, the purposes,
the services that they access to our mothers and newborns by the DOH and the benefits under this
program. The Nurses gain knowledge that they can provide a health teaching to our mothers and also raise
a prevention on maternal and newborn deaths in the Philippines. Also, through this program, they can teach
our mothers to take a good quality nutrition proper services during and after pregnancy birth.
In the community, it is important for them to know about this program so that they will know what
would be the benefits and the purpose in this program. The community will know some of the services that
the government offers during and after pregnancy. Through this, our mothers in community will participate
and can help to reduce the mortality rate here in the Philippines. Because of that, this is the result of
disseminating the information not only just for the health workers but also to the community.
Oral Health Program
1. What is the Program about?
Oral Health Program by the Department of Health is a promotion of good oral health to all
people of all ages within the community. It provides prevention on a dental disease that is one of the most
common problems in the Philippines.
2. What are its most important provisions?
As a health practitioner, it is important for them to know about this program about the guidelines,
purposes, the function, direction and disease that may acquire from a dental problems. With this, our
nurses can provide a health teaching to the community such as proper brushing of teeth and purpose of
having a proper cleaning of teeth. Through teaching, they can help the to reduce the percentage of the
people experiencing dental problems.
In the community, it is important for them to know about this program so that will know what
would be the instances if a person doesn’t clean his or her teeth, possible problems in dental and also the
proper cleaning of the teeth. Through this they could teach their children and family so that prevent in
acquiring problems in dental.
Prevention of Blindness Program

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What should nurses knows about the program?
The nurses should have understanding, knowledge and importance about the program so that
they can provide health teachings to the patient or people about how to prevent blindness, aware people
about the free access to eye care and also assist patient who suffer from blindness to avail this program
from the DOH.
What should the community know about the program?
The community should know about the program are about the free access to eye care, prevention
of blindness so that they are aware of this program, to take proactive roles in promotion of eye health, to
have early interventions of visual disability.
Person with Disabilities Program
The nurses should know about the program such as prevention and rehabilitation of persons with
disabilities, have health promotion specially for persons with disabilities, assist with care during treatment or
rehabilitation and maintenance of optimal health for PWDs and providing primary health care.
The community should know about the program such as the services given by the program so
that they are aware and can help the people with disabilities to access the program. Some people in the
community should also stop discriminating the PWDs because they are also have the rights to live in this
world.
Philippine Medical Tourism Program
Nurses should know about the development of the health care and to be prepared for many
responsibilities involved in growing medical tourism program, to have quality nursing care, expand and
upgrade skills of nurses.
The community should know about providing quality health care for all people from this program,
they know that we are globally competing in implementing quality standards of care both public and private.
Philippine Cancer Control Program
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Nurses should know about the vision, mission, objectives of the program, so that they be able to
understand and the importance of the program learn like reducing the mortality and morbidity, cancer
control policies.
Community should know about the program so that they aware that Philippines has this program
to control and help people who have cancer to heal or have treatment and reduce mortality and morbidity.
The people in the community are aware that the program has facilities and free treatment for cancer
patient.
Rabies Prevention and Control Program
The nurses should know about the importance of preventing and controlling the rabies, well
trained about the rabies and the vaccines that will be given to the patient at the Animal Bite Center.
The community should know about the program such as giving anti rabies vaccines. They are
aware that there is a program about preventing and control rabies if they bite by the animals they know to
go in health centers to have the vaccines for free because rabies is dangerous at it can cause death.
Schistosomiasis Control Program
The nurses should know about how to eliminate or control the transmission of the bacteria
through this program or by learning on it. To help to prevent people to become sick, to educate people
proper sanitation and hygiene.
The community should know about the transmission and all about this schistosomiasis so they
can easily prevent this transmission and by this program it helps to eliminate or prevent the transmission by
giving projects, treatments and equipment.
Smoking Cessation Program
As a nurse, its our responsibility to help and encourage people to stop smoking because it is bad
for the health. By giving relevance to encourage patient to indicate why quitting is important, identify
potential negative consequences of smoking
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The community should know about the program like the laws and policies to stop and control
smoking that according to the law and policies such as ban of tobacco use in the country so that they are
aware and avoid paying the fines.
Unang Yakap (Essential Newborn Care)
Nurses should know the program because in our field we encounter deliveries in hospitals and
lying-ins, to strengthen our skills, educate the pregnant women about the importance of Unang Yakap
protocol.
The people should know this program in order for them to have an understanding about the
importance of this program to their newborn right after birth. They should also be self-oriented about the
benefits that their newborn can get from this program.
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Davao Doctors College

General Malvar St., Davao City

College of Allied Health Sciences | Nursing Program

Public Health Laws

Department of Health Programs

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in NRG 205: Community Health Nursing 1

Submitted by: Aira C. Maiso

1.1. Public Health Laws 1

I. Magna Carta for Health Worker

II. Sanitation Code

III. Clean Air Code

IV. Generic Act

V. National Health Insurance Act (Phil Health)

VI. National Blood Services Act

VII. Laws of Notifiable Disease

VIII. Senior Citizen Laws

IX. Revised Dangerous Drugs Law

X. Act on Cheaper Medicine

XI. Save the Children

XII. Violence against Women

XIII. Disaster Risk Reduction Management

XIV. Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992

XV. Clean Water Act

XVI. Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015

XVII. Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection

XVIII. Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines

XIX. Tobacco regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211)

1.2. DOH Program

A. Adolescent Health and Development Program

Belly Gud for Health

Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program

C. Child Health and Development Strategic Plan Year

Committee of Examiners for Undertakers and Embalmers

Committee of Examiners for Massage Therapy (CEMT)

D. Dental Health Program

Dengue Prevention and Control Program

E. Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Program

Environmental Health Programs

Expanded Program on Immunization

F. Food and Waterborne Diseases Prevention and Control

Foods Fortification Program

Filariasis Elimination Program

H. Human Resource for Health Network

Health and Wellness program for Senior Citizen

HIV/STI Prevention Program

I. Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)

Inter Local Health Zone

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

K. Knock Out Tigdas 2007

M. Malaria Control Program

Measles Elimination Campaign (Ligtas Tigdas)

N. National Family Planning Program

National Leprosy Control Program

National Tuberculosis TB control Program

Newborn Screening Program

National Safe Motherhood Program

O. Oral Health Program

Occupational Health Programs

P. Prevention of Blindness Program

Person with Disabilities

Province –wide Investment Plan for Health (PIPH)

Philippine Medical Tourism Program

Philippine Cancer Control Program