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“MABINI COLLEGES provides quality

VISION
“MABINI COLLEGES shall
cultivate a CULTURE of
EXCELLENCE in Education.”
instruction, research and extension service
programs at all educational levels as its
monumental contribution to national and global
growth and development.
MABINI COLLEGES, INC. students into:
Specifically, it transforms

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HEALTH PRIORITIZATION TOOL

A. NATURE OF THE PROBLEM – categorized into health deficit, health threat and foreseeable crisis
Health deficit 3
Health threat 2
Foreseeable crisis 1

B. MODIFIABILITY OF THE PROBLEM – refers to the probability of success in minimizing, alleviating or

totally eradicating the problem through intervention
Easily modifiable 2
Partially modifiable 1
Not modifiable 0

C. PREVENTIVE POTENTIAL –refers to the nature and magnitude of future problems that can be
minimized or totally prevented if intervention is done on the problem under consideration
High 3
Moderate 2
Low 1

D.SALIENCE – refers to the family’s perception and evaluation of the problem in terms of seriousness
and urgency of attention needed
A serious problem, immediate attention needed 2
A problem, but not needing immediate attention 1
Not a felt need / problem 0

A. Smoking

Criteria Computation Actual Score Justification

A. Nature of the problem 1/3 x 1 0.66 According to my FAT data, the
father is just starting smoking.
B. Modifiability of the 2/2 x 2 2 Current knowledge and
problem resources are available and
interventions are feasible in
the elimination of smoking.
C. Preventive potential 3/3 x 1 1 Smoking can be stopped,
reduced or minimized
D. Salience of the 1/ 2 x 1 0.5 The family recognizes it as a
problem problem. It does not seem the
problem as needing
immediate action.
TOTAL SCORE 4.16
 B. Hypertension

Criteria Computation Actual Score Justification

A. Nature of the problem
B. Modifiability of the
problem
C. Preventive potential
D. Salience of the
problem
TOTAL SCORE
3/3 x 1 1 Hypertension is a Health
deficit in which will cause
complications that requires
immediate attention and
adequate management of
one’s blood pressure.
2/2 x 2 2 Current knowledge,
interventions and resources
are available to solve the
problem of high blood
pressure or hypertension.
3/3 x 1 1 Increase blood pressure can be
prevented through proper
health teaching and proper
health management of
hypertension.
2/2x1 1 According to the FAT, The
family perceives Hypertension
as a serious problem
5

C. Inadequate Living Space

Criteria Computation Actual Score Justification

A. Nature of the 2/3 x 1 1.67 It is threat that does
problem not need or demand
immediate action.
B. Modifiability of 1/2 x2 1 Increasing the living
the problem space will require quite
a financial expenditure.
The family’s resources
are presently not
adequate.
C. Preventive 3/3 x 1 1 Increasing the living
potential space will provide
bigger space to allow
adequate movements
when performing
housework.
D. Salience of the 0/3 x 1 0 It is not perceived as a
 problem problem or condition
needing change.
TOTAL SCORE 3.67

RANKING TABLE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS:

RANK 1 HYPERTENSION 5
RANK 2 SMOKING 4.16
RANK 3 INADEQUATE LIVING SPACE 3.67