ORIGINAL ARTICLE

CASE REPORT San Agustin La Union Health Profile

˜˜”’—ȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ›˜’•Žȱ˜ȱŠ›Š—Š¢ȱŠ—ȱžœ’—ȱȱ
’—ȱŠ—ȱŽ›—Š—˜ȱ’¢ǰȱŠȱ—’˜—ȱȱ
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ŠŽ›’¡ȱǯȱŒ˜—ȱ
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˜••ŽŽȱ˜ȱŽ’Œ’—Žǰȱ—’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘’•’™™’—ŽœȱŠ—’•Šȱ
•ŠœœȱŘŖŗŚȱȱȱǻŽ’˜—ȱǼȱ
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ABSTRACT ‘›˜ž‘ȱ Œ˜••Š‹˜›Š’˜—ȱ  ’‘ȱ ‘Žȱ ’¢ȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ ’ŒŽȱ ˜ȱ
Introduction. This study describes the community health status Š—ȱ Ž›—Š—˜ȱ ’¢ȱ Š—ȱ ž™˜—ȱ Œ˜—œž•Š’˜—ȱ  ’‘ȱ ‘Žȱ ’¢ȱ
of Barangay (village) San Agustin in San Fernando City, La Union
ŽŠ•‘ȱ ’ŒŽ›ǰȱ ‘Žȱ Œ˜––ž—’¢ȱ ˜ȱ Š—ȱ žœ’—ȱ  Šœȱ Œ‘˜œŽ—ȱ
Province, with the aim of identifying key health problems in the
˜›ȱŠȱŒ˜––ž—’¢ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ™›˜’•’—ǯȱ
community that would be the focus for the next summer
ȱ Œ˜––ž—’¢ȱ ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ ™›˜’•Žȱ ™•Š¢œȱ Šȱ ŒŽ—›Š•ȱ ›˜•Žȱ ’—ȱ
immersions.
Œ˜––ž—’¢ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ—ŽŽœȱŠœœŽœœ–Ž—ǯȱȱŽ—Š‹•Žœȱ™›ŠŒ’’˜—Ž›œǰȱ
Methodology. Data on the community was gathered via –Š—ŠŽ›œǰȱ Š—ȱ ™˜•’Œ¢Ȭ–Š”Ž›œȱ ˜ȱ ’Ž—’¢ȱ ‘˜œŽȱ ’—ȱ ›ŽŠŽœȱ
community ocular inspection, house-to-house surveys, —ŽŽȱ Š—ȱ ˜ȱ Ž—œž›Žȱ ‘Šȱ ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ ŒŠ›Žȱ ›Žœ˜ž›ŒŽœȱ Š›Žȱ žœŽȱ ˜ȱ
inspection of barangay health records, and informal interviews. –Š¡’–’£Žȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ’–™›˜ŸŽ–Ž—ǯŗȱ
Data was analyzed qualitatively. ȱ
Ž‘˜œȱ
Result. The community consisted predominantly of one-income ‘’œȱ ’œȱ Šȱ ŽœŒ›’™’ŸŽȱ œž¢ȱ  ’‘ȱ ‘Žȱ žœŽȱ ˜ȱ
households with dependence on manual labor as the source of
šžŽœ’˜——Š’›Žœǰȱ ˜Œž•Š›ȱ ’—œ™ŽŒ’˜—ǰȱ ’—˜›–Š•ȱ ’—Ž›Ÿ’Ž œȱ Š—ȱ
income (76%). This affected the daily budget for basic
necessities, most notably for food. Cough (45%), colds (34%) and ›ŽŸ’Ž ȱ ˜ȱ ‹Š›Š—Š¢ȱ ǻ‹Š››’˜Ǽȱ ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ ›ŽŒ˜›œȱ ˜ȱ ŠœœŽœœȱ ‘Žȱ
fever (50%) were the most common illnesses, particularly for ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱœ’žŠ’˜—ȱ’—ȱŠ—ȱžœ’—ǯȱ
children below five years of age (47%). This age group of ‘Žȱ›Žœ’Ž—œȱ˜ȱŠ—ȱžœ’—ȱŠ—œ Ž›ŽȱŠȱšžŽœ’˜——Š’›Žȱ
children was often listed with low to very low birth weight and  ’‘ȱ ‘Ž’›ȱ ’—˜›–Žȱ Œ˜—œŽ—ǯȱ ȱ —ȱ ˜Œž•Š›ȱ ’—œ™ŽŒ’˜—ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Ž’›ȱ
low weight for age (52%). There was no problem with regard to ‘˜žœŽœȱ  Šœȱ –ŠŽǯȱ ‘’œȱ  Šœȱ ˜—Žȱ ‘›˜ž‘ȱ ‘Žȱ Šœœ’œŠ—ŒŽȱ ˜ȱ
environmental health and sanitation, and with regard to health ‘Žȱ Œ˜––ž—’¢ȱ –’ ’Žȱ Š—ȱ ‘Žȱ Š›Š—Š¢ȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ ˜›”Ž›œȱ
services, manpower and facilities, 92% of residents avail of ǻ
œǼǰȱ  ‘˜ȱ  Ž›Žȱ Œ˜—žŒ’—ȱ Ÿ’Š–’—ȱ ȱ œž™™•Ž–Ž—Š’˜—ȱ
services in the health center.
Š—ȱŽȬ ˜›–’—ȱŠȱ‘Šȱ’–Žǯȱ
Conclusion. Next community immersions will focus on children’s ’‘¢Ȭœ’¡ȱ ›Žœ’Ž—œȱ ˜ȱ Š—ȱ žœ’—ȱ ™Š›’Œ’™ŠŽȱ ’—ȱ ‘Žȱ
health and nutrition. œž›ŸŽ¢ǯȱ ‘Žȱ ™Š›’Œ’™Š—œȱ  Ž›Žȱ ˜‹Š’—Žȱ ‹¢ȱ Œ˜—ŸŽ—’Ž—ŒŽȱ
œŠ–™•’—ȱ Š—ȱ Œ˜—œ’œŽȱ –˜œ•¢ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ –˜‘Ž›œǰȱ  ‘˜ȱ œŠ¢Žȱ
Key Words: San Agustin La Union, community health profile, Šȱ‘˜–ŽȱŽ—’—ȱ˜ȱ‘Ž’›ȱŒ‘’•›Ž—ȱ ‘’•Žȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‘žœ‹Š—œȱ Ž›Žȱ
community immersion Šȱ ˜›”ǯȱȱ
ȱ ‘Žȱ ––Ž›œ’˜—ȱ ž›ŸŽ¢ȱ žŽœ’˜——Š’›Žȱ ’œȱ Šȱ śŝȬ’Ž–ȱ
—›˜žŒ’˜—ȱ šžŽœ’˜——Š’›ŽȱŽŸŽ•˜™Žȱ‹¢ȱ’ŠȱŠŽȱ ˜••Š‹ŠǰȱŠ—ȱȱœžŽ—ȱ
‘Žȱ —’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ ‘’•’™™’—Žœȱ ˜••ŽŽȱ ˜ȱ Ž’Œ’—Žȱ ˜ȱ ȱ •Šœœȱ ŘŖŗŘǯȱ ‘Žȱ šžŽœ’˜—œȱ Œ•žœŽ›Žȱ Š›˜ž—ȱ ‘Žȱ
Ž’˜—Š•’£Š’˜—ȱ ›˜›Š–ȱ ǻȱ Ǽȱ ›Žšž’›Žœȱ ȱ œžŽ—œȱ ˜••˜ ’—ȱŠ›ŽŠœDZȱŽ—Ž›Š•ȱ’—˜›–Š’˜—ǰȱœ˜Œ’˜ŽŒ˜—˜–’Œȱ™›˜’•Žǰȱ
˜ȱž—Ž›˜ȱŠȱŒ˜––ž—’¢ȱ’––Ž›œ’˜—ȱ’—ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‘˜–Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’—ŒŽȱ —ž›’’˜—ǰȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ™›˜’•Žǰȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ‹Ž•’ŽœȱŠ—ȱ™›ŠŒ’ŒŽœǰȱ‘ŽŠ•‘Ȭ
ŽŸŽ›¢ȱ œž––Ž›ȱ ˜ȱ Œ˜—›’‹žŽȱ ˜ Š›œȱ ’–™›˜Ÿ’—ȱ ‘Žȱ œŽŽ”’—ȱ‹Ž‘ŠŸ’˜›ǰȱŽ—Ÿ’›˜—–Ž—Š•ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ǰȱŠ—ȱ›ŽŒ›ŽŠ’˜—ǯȱȱ
Œ˜––ž—’¢Ȃœȱ ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ œ’žŠ’˜—ȱ ‹¢ȱ  ˜›”’—ȱ  ’‘ȱ ‘Žȱ •˜ŒŠ•ȱ ‘Žȱ ˜••˜ ’—ȱ ŠŠȱ ŒŠ–Žȱ ›˜–ȱ ‘Žȱ ‹Š›Š—Š¢ȱ ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ
‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›œǯȱ ŒŽ—Ž›DZȱ ŘŖŖŜȱ Š›Š—Š¢ȱ ˜™ž•Š’˜—ȱ ž›ŸŽ¢Dzȱ ŘŖŖŞȱ
ŽŠȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ
Š–’•¢ȱ ž›ŸŽ¢Dzȱ ŘŖŖŞȱ ž›˜”ȱ ǻœž‹Ȭ‹Š››’˜Ǽȱ ˜™ž•Š’˜—ȱ ž›ŸŽ¢Dzȱ
ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ
ŘŖŖşȱ ȱ Š—Š¢ȱ žœ˜ǰȱ Š—Š¢ȱ ›Žœ¢˜—ȱ ǻŠ›’˜ŸŠœŒž•Š›ȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ
ȱ ›˜›Š–ǼȱDzȱŘŖŖşȱȱŠ›Š—Š¢ȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ˜›”Ž›œȱŒŒ˜–™•’œ‘–Ž—ǰȱ
˜››Žœ™˜—’—ȱŠž‘˜›DZȱŠŽ›’¡ȱǯȱŒ˜—ȱ
ŘŖŖşȱȱŠ’•¢ȱŽ›Ÿ’ŒŽȱŽŒ˜›DzȱŘŖŖşȱȱŠ–’•¢ȱ•Š——’—DzȱŘŖŖşȱ›ŽŽȱ
Ž’˜—Š•’£Š’˜—ȱžŽ—œȱ›Š—’£Š’˜—ȱ
—’ȬŠ‹’Žœȱ ŠŒŒ’—Š’˜—Dzȱ ŘŖŖşȱ ȱ Š—ŠŽ–Ž—ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ ’Œ”ȱ
˜••ŽŽȱ˜ȱŽ’Œ’—Žȱ
—’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘’•’™™’—ŽœȱŠ—’•Šȱ ‘’•ȱ Žȱ Řȱ ˜—‘œȱ ™ȱ ˜ȱ śȱ ŽŠ›œDzȱ ŘŖŖşȱ Ž’Œ’—Žȱ ˜›ȱ
śŚŝȱŽ›˜ȱ ’•ȱǯǰȱ›–’ŠǰȱŠ—’•Šǰȱ‘’•’™™’—ŽœȱŗŖŖŖȱ Ž™˜œ™’›˜œ’œDzȱ ŘŖŖşȱ ȱ ž›’ȬŠȱ ǻž›’’˜—Š•ȱ ŠžœǼȱ ˜ȱ
Ž•Ž™‘˜—ŽDZȱƸŜřŘȱśřŜŗřŜŞȱ ‘’•›Ž—Dzȱ ŘŖŖşȱ ȱ ’Š–’—ȱ ȱ ž™™•Ž–Ž—Š’˜—Dzȱ Š—ȱ ¢™Žȱ ˜ȱ
Ȭ–Š’•DZȱ–ŠŽ›’¡ȏ˜Œ˜—ȓ¢Š‘˜˜ǯŒ˜–ȱ ˜’•ŽǰȱŠŽ›ȱ˜ž›ŒŽǰȱŠ—ȱ•ŽŒ›’Œ’¢ǯȱ
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