Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
Division of City Schools
Sorsogon City

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET # 1 IN HEALTH 10

Name: _________________________________ Grade & Section: __________________ Quarter 3, Week 1

TOPIC: HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES AND CONCERNS (Global Level) – (H10HC)

I. OBJECTIVES:
1. Discusses the significance and benefits of global health initiatives (H10HC-IIIa-1); and
2. Awareness of the global health and millennium development goals.

II. LESSON DISCUSSION:

For its central role in global affairs, health issues are
among the priority concerns of the United Nations. It thus
designated the World Health Organization to serve as the
lead agency tasked to direct and coordinate with all
member nations regarding leadership, supervision,
technical support and education on matters about health,
which affects many countries—including the Philippines.
Global Health and the Millennium Development
Goals rose in popularity along
The term “global health”
with the rise of globalization. Both terms improved public
awareness of vulnerabilities and shared responsibilities
among people for the different injustices in the world.
• Global health pertains to various health issues, concerns,
and trends which go beyond national boundaries and call
for global initiatives for the protection and promotion of
peoples’ health across the world. (Ilona Kickbush ; 2006)
• Global health is an area for study,research and practice
that prioritizes health improvement and achieving
impartiality in healthcare and wellness worldwide.
(Koplan and Associates; 2009)
• A short but meaningful definition of global health:
cooperative research and action of international
communities to promote health for all. (Beaglehole and
Bonita; 2010)
The 8 Millennium Development Goals
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals are
eight targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to
achieve by 2015. Signed in September 2000, commits world
leaders to fight discrimination against women and children,
disease, hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and environmental
degradation. All of these goals cannot be attained without
addressing each and every one. All of them influence, affect and
depend on better global health programs and policies.
Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
To halve the proportion of people whose daily income
is less than $1.25; Achieve full and productive
employment, as well as decent work for all, including
young people and women; and to halve the proportion
of individuals suffering from hunger in the period
between 1990 and 2015.
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
To ensure that children universally – including both boys and
girls – will be able to complete a full course of primary education
by 2015.
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
To eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary
education by 2005, and in all levels of education by 2015.
Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality
To reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds in
the period between 1990 and 2015.
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
To reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75 percent.
To achieve universal access to reproductive health.
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
To halt by 2015 and have started to reverse the spread of
HIV/AIDS; To achieve global access to treatment for HIV/AIDS
for those who need it by 2010; To have ceased and started
reversal of the incidence of malaria and other major diseases by
2015.
Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Investing and supporting sustainable energy like solar, wind and
water energy help support jobs, create business opportunities,
and save remaining non -renewable energy sources.
Goal 8: Global Partnership for Development
The United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank
and governments work together to make sure there is fair trade
and that heavily indebted countries obtain relief and funds to
combat poverty, malnutrition and funds for education and social
projects.
The Global Health Initiatives
One of the benefits of globalization to the world is the
development and improvement of various health initiatives
initiated by different nations and governments to address health
issues and concerns. Global health initiatives are programs set in
motion by the United Nations through the World Health
Organization and in partnership with the World Bank which targets
specific health problems including but not limited to emerging and
re-emerging diseases, climate change, environmental sanitation,
mental health, tobacco regulation, and alcohol use.
• The Global Fight against Communicable Diseases (Roll Back
Malaria, Stop TB)
➢ Roll Back Malaria is a global effort to reduce the number
of deaths from malaria infection through heightened
prevention.
➢ Stop TB is a global effort to prevent further
transmission of tuberculosis or TB around the world.
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• Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization - A global
strategy which aims to strengthen children’s immunization
programs and introduce new generation of licensed
vaccines into use in developing countries across the globe.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria – It is a
funding project rather than an initiative. Nevertheless, it
helps in the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of the
negative impacts of the three diseases to humanity which
contributes to the fulfillment of the Millennium
Development Goals.
• Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol
Use - The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (WHO FCTC) is the prime international treaty
negotiated under WHO. The WHO FCTC came into
existence in reaction to the global epidemic of tobacco use
and abuse.
• Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol - This
recognizes the close ties between the harmful use of alcohol
and the socio-economic development of a nation.
• Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control
of Non-communicable Diseases - A global action plan to
prevent and control the following non-communicable
diseases: cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory
diseases, cancers, and diabetes and the four shared risk
factors: unhealthy eating, physical inactivity, tobacco use and
alcohol use.
• Global Initiative for Mental Health - The “Comprehensive
Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020”: It basically addresses
the following:
➢ To fight and alleviate negative trends in mental health,
➢ To improve and make mental health services and care
accessible, and
➢ To prevent abuse of rights and unjust treatment against
people with mental problems.

III. PRACTICE TASK:

Activity 1: WORD HUNT - Instruction: Look for 10 Activity 2: NAME THAT ICON!
words/terms related to global health issues and Identify the Millennium Development Goal
concerns that the World Health Organization and presented by the icon.
member-nations are facing. Write the answers in
your pad paper.
H T L A E H S N E M O W 1. ___________ 4._________
M E N T A L H E A L T H
Z X C N M K I L O P O E
A S D P A O V T R D N U 2. __________ 5._________
E N V I R O N M E N T G
E R D N O I T I R T U N
E S T Y R R W E T Y B E
S T O W T O B A C C O D 3. __________

IV. EVALUATION:
A. INSTRUCTION: Read each item comprehensively. Fill in the blank with the answer/word/terms being
referred to in the sentence.
___________1. Serve as the lead agency tasked to direct and coordinate with all member nations regarding
leadership, supervision, technical support and education on matters about health.
___________2. The Millennium Development Goal that aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75
percent.
___________3. These are programs set in motion by the United Nations through the World Health
Organization and in partnership with the World Bank which targets specific health problems
including but not limited to emerging and re-emerging diseases, climate change, environmental
sanitation, mental health, tobacco regulation, and alcohol use.
___________4. One of the global health initiatives which recognizes the close ties between the harmful use of
alcohol and the socio-economic development of a nation.
___________5. Give one of the four leading non-communicable diseases affecting people globally.
B. ESSAY TYPE: (5 points)
1. Explain the significance and/or benefits of global health initiatives.
Note to the Teacher: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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