UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY

College of Health
College Avenue, Tuguegarao City,3500
Main Campus: Dr. Matias P. Perez Sr. Bldg
Phone Fax # (078) 844 8981

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MODULE NO. 3 WEEK 3

Title HEALTH STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Overview This module shall be focusing on the current picture of the
country in terms of the vital health indicators
Introduction Health statistics are used to understand risk factors for
communities, track and monitor diseases, see the impact of
policy changes, and assess the quality and safety of health
care.

Health statistics are a form of evidence, or facts that can

support a conclusion. Evidence-informed policy-making, "an
approach to policy decisions that is intended to ensure that
decision making is well-informed by the best available
research evidence1," and evidence-based medicine (EBM), or
"the conscientious, explicit, judicious and reasonable use of
modern, best evidence in making decisions about the care of
individual patients"2 are essential to informing how best to
provide health care and promote population health.

Not all evidence is, or should be, equally convincing in the

support of a conclusion. Evidence varies in quality and
whether it is applicable to a given situation. It is therefore
essential that health researchers and policy makers understand
how to assess evidence in a systematic way, including how to
access transparent, high quality health statistics and
information.
Learning Outcomes The Student Midwives will be able to have a broader
knowledge on the health indicators used in monitoring the
current health situation of the country as well as
epidemiology
Learning Objectives At the end of this module, the learners will be able to:
1. Enumerate the various health indicators used in the
country
2. Determine the health statistics of each health
indicators in the Philippines
3. Define epidemiology and its significance in the field
of health care.

DISCUSSION:
 UNIVERSITY OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
College of Health
College Avenue, Tuguegarao City,3500
Main Campus: Dr. Matias P. Perez Sr. Bldg
Phone Fax # (078) 844 8981
The Philippine Health Statistics (PHS) series is the Department of Health’s (DOH) annual
publication that compiles statistics on vital health events. It provides comprehensive summary of
the country’s current statistics on Natality, Morbidity and Mortality.

The PHS is a product of the collaborative and coordinated efforts of the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA), this Department and our partners from the local health units. The statistical
data on births, deaths and population estimates were provided by the PSA and data on notifiable
diseases were collected through the DOH’s Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS).
The data from these two sources were summarized, analyzed, interpreted and presented in tables
and graphs for a more meaningful and useful information. In addition, morbidity and notifiable
diseases data were incorporated to give a comprehensive comparison between morbidity and
mortality statistics.

The PHS is intended to serve as one of the bases for planning, implementation and assessment of
health programs and services of health authorities at various levels of health sectors. These data
can also be utilized to assess costs of health care, develop and improve health interventions, or
identify targets for health programs. These are also important tools not only for planning but also
for monitoring and evaluation of health programs. Likewise, statistical data in this publication
can also be beneficial to the researchers, academicians and local government executives.

The Department of Health (DOH) through the Epidemiology Bureau (EB), as an advocate for
evidence-based decision making at all levels of the public health systems, believes that vital
health statistics provide some measures of progress of the nation, thus, the 2018 Philippine
Health Statistics is hereby presented.

ACTIVITY 1:

Determine the current (latest report available) situation of Region II through statistics based on
the following health indicators available in the country.