Balayan National High School: Awareness of Individuals On The Health Policies Group 4

BALAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1
AWARENESS OF INDIVIDUALS ON
THE HEALTH POLICIES
GROUP 4
A Research Paper
Presented to Sir Jhec Basit, Teacher
Balayan National High School
Performance Task in 2nd Quarter of Health
Pauleen Kim D. Castillo
Ryza Angela T. Codizal
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Clarence Jayne M. Rosel
Phoebie Ann Marie A. Tolentino
Ma. Fatima Grace S. Tria
January 2023
Abstract
This study is aimed to learn and determine people's awareness of health
policies and how they can affect them. This qualitative study employed a
phenomenological research design to investigate how students perceived
health policies and how having knowledge of these policies affected them.
Selected students from Balayan National High School, Immaculate Conception
College, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, and Rizal High
School in Pasig, Metro Manila participated in the survey. The researchers
approached students from the aforementioned schools, aged 14 to 20, and
asked them if they would voluntarily participate as key participants using a
purposeful sampling technique. Students' perceptions and the effects of
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knowing these health policies on them were gathered using online
questionnaires, in particular by using guided questions derived from the primary
issue. When analyzing the data, the Colaizzi method was employed. The main
conclusions of this study showed that although the selected students were
aware of current health policies, they only had a basic understanding of them.
Participants mentioned favorable effects. Moreover, the researchers intended to
advocate widening their knowledge and strengthening their awareness about
health-related policies in the country for the benefit of the current generation
and also, the future generation when it comes to health.
Keywords: Health Policies, Perception, Significance Of Health, students,
knowledge of health policies.
I. INTRODUCTION
The ability to control situations in our own lives and solve our problems is
improved by our knowledge. A solid knowledge base facilitates the more
efficient and effective operation of the brain. With the power of knowledge,
people become smarter and more adept at problem-solving. Daily Life
knowledge is significant and helpful in daily activities. These include knowledge
and awareness of Healthcare Policies.
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Public health policy is crucial because it brings the theory and research
of public health into the practical world. Public health policies create action from
research and find widespread solutions to previously identified problems.
(Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2021) stated that being
aware of the Healthcare Policies is essential for it establishes rules that are
advantageous to patients, healthcare providers, and our healthcare system as a
whole. Having procedures in place can help with communication issues and
avoid human error in medical decisions.
The term “healthcare policy” refers to the decisions, goals, and actions
that determine how care is administered and accessed. (Healthcare Policy in
the United States, 2021) for example, policies can include legal and safety
regulations by state or protocols regarding how care and medicine are delivered
to patients at a specific hospital. “Healthcare policy” also refers to the policies
set on a national level, in terms of access to healthcare, coverage, and cost. In
addition according to (the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences,
2021), they said that due to a lack of education and lack of interest in learning,
only a small amount of our population is aware of the mentioned policies. To put
this claim to a test, the researchers decided to conduct a survey about the
perception of the respondents to health policies and the effects of having
knowledge of health policies on an individual. This study was constructed to
help people be aware and know their rights related to health policies.
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Statement of the Problem:
The problem that this study addresses is the Awareness of Individuals on
Health Policies. Many citizens aren’t aware or at least informed about health
policies thus increasing timely problems such as crimes, injustices, and others.
The researchers aim to explore the knowledge and understanding of an
individual about health policies. Thus, this study is conducted to help people be
aware and know their rights and health policies.
Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions:
1. What are the perceptions of the respondents related to health
policies?
2. What are the effects on having knowledge in health policies for an
individual?
3. What intervention plan can be proposed based on the results of
the study?
II. METHODOLOGY
Research Design
This study was a Phenomenological Qualitative Research in which
specific data were gathered from respondents based on their living experiences
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related to the challenges experienced by the Students in Awareness of
individuals on health policies. The researchers devised well-structured and
systematic questions to be administered to the chosen participants through
direct interviews.
Environment
The study was conducted at Balayan National High School, which is
located at 103 Paz St. in Balayan, Batangas, and has students who are aware
of health policy. The researchers picked the school because it was close to the
participants as well as the concept of health policy was well-known and was the
alma mater to many of the students.
Participants
In this study, the researchers utilized the Purposive Sampling Technique
to choose competent students to serve as study participants. The researchers
developed precise standards that will serve as a guideline for selecting the best
respondents. The study’s participants were students from the aforementioned
schools, aged 14 to 20, one (1) student from grade 8 to third-year college from
Balayan National High School, Immaculate Conception College, De La Salle
Medical and Health Sciences Institute, University of the Philippines Los Baños
and Rizal High School in Pasig, Metro Manila. The participants in this research
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study should meet the following requirements: they must study, feel more
connected during the interview, as well as understand the rationale behind the
nation's healthcare policy.
Instrumentation
The primary instrument in this study is the interview guide, which
contains ten (10) guided questions developed and created based on the study's
two main research questions. In addition to the interview guide, the researchers
will use mobile phones to record and capture details that may not be heard
during the interview. These will be the primary tools that researchers will use to
collect the necessary and important data and information. The ten (10)
questions address individuals' awareness of health policies as well as the
significance of health policies to individuals and communities.
Data Gathering Procedure
The researchers will gather data through direct interviews using the
conceptualized guided questions. The researchers asked permission from all
the students as a courtesy call for the conduct of the study within the Balayan
National High School. The researchers asked questions to the selected
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Students in a form of an interview. After the interview, the researchers collected
the data to analyze the response of the participants.
Data Analysis
Collaizi’s Method was utilized by the researcher in analyzing the
gathered data. The researcher will use the ten (10) guided questions
conceptualized and created based on the research questions stated in the
study as the instrument for gathering the necessary data and information. The
ten (10) questions posed are concerned with the Perceptions of the
respondents related to health policies, as well as the Effects of having
knowledge of health policies on an individual.
To transcribe the necessary information gathered from the participants,
the research must follow the seven steps of Colaizzi’s Method.
The following steps represent Colaizzi’s process for phenomenological
data analysis (adapted from Colaizzi, 1978; Morrow, Rodriguez & King, 2015; &
Abu Sosha, 2012:
First Step: Transcribe & Familiarize. Each transcript should be read
through several times to obtain a general understanding of the data.
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Second Step: Extract Significant Statements. Significant statements that
pertain to the phenomenon under study should be identified and labeled.
Third Step: Formulate Meanings. Meanings should be formulated from
the identified significant statements.
Fourth Step: Cluster Themes. Meanings found throughout the data
should be clustered and categorized into common themes.
Fifth Step: Create an Exhaustive Description. The findings of the study
should be written in an exhaustive description of the phenomenon under study.
Sixth Step: Produce Fundamental Structure. A statement that describes
the essential structure of the phenomenon.
Seventh Step: Validate Findings. Present fundamental structure to
participants and verify results with their experiences.
Ethical Consideration
Secure Inform Consent. The next step was to create an informed
consent form that referenced the participant's agreement to participate in a
research study. It is critical to obtain consent if the study poses a risk to the
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participant's safety or well-being. To gain support, the researcher informed the
participants that they would be taking part in a study and explained the purpose
of the study. However, study participants were given the option to withdraw
from the research study at any time with no negative consequences. All of this
information was provided in the consent letter, as well as verbally during the
meeting with study participants.
Pledge of Confidentiality. The consent forms were tailored to the
participant's right to privacy, including anonymity and confidentiality. To protect
the participants' identities during this research study, the researchers assigned
each participant a pseudonym. To protect the privacy of each participant, the
researchers provide their codes. The researchers have access to their personal
and private documents. The confidentiality agreement is maintained to protect
all individuals' privacy, to foster trust and rapport with study participants, and to
ensure that ethical standards and the integrity of the research process are
maintained throughout the research process.
III. RESULTS
Based on the transcribed data, the researchers discovered that there are
different perceptions of the respondents related to health policies and their
effects on having knowledge of health policies in an individual.
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PERCEPTION OF THE RESPONDENTS RELATED TO HEALTH POLICIES
Theme 1: Significance of the recommendations to every individual's
health and lives.
The overall welfare and safety of a community are greatly influenced by
public health policy. Healthcare policy creates precise objectives as well as
strategies for complete healthcare in response to the requirements of society.
Understanding health policy may help to protect and promote the well-being of
the community and its residents as well as result in policies that are equitable
for all.

As mentioned by the participants, they said:
“Me and my family only go to the most trusted and best health care.
Some citizens don't want to be involved in policies such as this. I know
how to be safer for my family. Bigger and more campaigns about this
topic”.
[Participant A]
“If I am otherwise mixed in with a decent number of people who share
the same perception I have in opposition to that health policy, then my
role would be bigger. I would probably make a health policy on the
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religious cleaning and upkeep of public bathrooms as these should be
kept clean to avoid any disease contamination”.
[Participant D]
“As an individual with knowledge about health policies, I could promote
learning about health policies for the better by sharing my knowledge with
others. Additionally, I could volunteer to help people understand health
policies and how they affect their lives”.
[Participant E]
Theme 2: Perception of Individuals when they determine their fitness from
a health and safety perspective with the support of clear criteria.
Every member of the community needs to be aware of health policies.
Policies are crucial since they assist a community to adopt standards of
excellence for healthcare, operational processes, and objectives and obligation.
Health policies influence how people act, how people handle things, as well as
how people perceive our daily lives, thus it is crucial to be aware of them. Most
institutions and organizations have policies that serve as a roadmap for
decision-making.
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“It did impact my awareness on health policies especially when it comes
to my rights. Yes, we each have our own insight on things. Each person in
a society needs to give out their opinion to make it easier to live in
harmony. Yes, Both, it has a big advantage to privileged groups and a
disadvantage to middle class groups. It affects both in both good and bad
ways. It impacted me severely when Covid started as it forced me to
follow protocols and policies. It can keep them safe.”
[Participant A]
“It is essential how an individual defines health policies as their probable
misinterpretations can harm their manner of living. Health policies affect
marginalized groups in terms of their scope of exposure to a given health
policy and its effect/s towards their livelihoods. During the COVID-19
Pandemic. The benefits would be making yourself ready to respond to a
given healthcare-related circumstance. A drawback would be possibly
overdoing it—you being too ready—being too overprotective of yourself
to experience your environment.“
[Participant D]
“Yes. if it is important enough for them to care about other people then it
also speaks about their morals. Whenever health is at risk I try to review
the health policies so I know what to do and what to expect. More safety
can be assured if a person taking care of a patient is knowledgeable
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enough to know important things. Taking care of a sick person even when
at home. I have a standard at picking a hospital o a medical clinic because
I choose the best at quality services. It affects those people who don't
always have a choice regarding choosing the better options for their
health.”
[Participant H]
EFFECTS ON HAVING KNOWLEDGE IN HEALTH POLICIES TO AN
INDIVIDUAL
Theme 1: Significance of health policies to an individual
The significance of health policies to an individual is important in
establishing and knowing knowledge that would benefit the community. In
addition, their importance greatly relates to the knowledge and using said
policies to understand them. They must have a good understanding of health
policies as it affects their daily life.
“It is essential how an individual defines health policies as their probable
misinterpretations can harm their manner of living. Health policies affect
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marginalized groups in terms of their scope of exposure to a given health
policy and its effect/s towards their livelihoods.”
[Participant D]
“As an individual with knowledge about health policies, I could promote
learning about health policies for the better by sharing my knowledge
with others. Additionally, I could volunteer to help people understand
health policies and how they affect their lives”
[Participant E]
“Yes, Health literacy can assist us in preserving our health, preventing
health issues, and managing existing issues more effectively.”
[Participant G]
This shows that each individual knows one’s importance and value not
only to themselves but also in their daily life. More specifically in lockdown and
everyone’s getting scared with every little cough and sneeze they paid close
attention to learning and understanding each health policy in their given
situation to help them. This has served them as the right path to using health
policies and their importance to them.
Theme 2: Health-related Policies Relation to Affected Groups of Health
Issues
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The relationship between Affected Groups of Health Issues and Health-
related Policies plays a big part in the effects of having knowledge in health
policies. The establishment of rules that are advantageous to patients,
healthcare providers, and our healthcare system is one of the main purposes of
healthcare policy. Furthermore, individuals learn about their privileges when
they take the effort to comprehend healthcare policy, especially within the
middle class. In being said by knowing the privileges and knowledge of the
middle class, privilege-class the gap as they learn how to use health policies
may close.
“Health policy may have a disproportionate impact on marginalized
communities. In many cases, persons who are already disadvantaged
because of their socioeconomic status, race, or other criteria are more
affected by policies intended to protect the public's health and safety.”
[Participant E]
“Furthermore, marginalized groups may have a harder time adhering to
rules that encourage healthy eating and exercise because they have less
access to safe locations to exercise or eat healthily. So, when creating
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and implementing health policies, it's crucial to take into account how
they might affect disadvantaged communities.”
[Participant E]
“In our country where the Department of Health are designated in tasks
and involvements that tackled about health and medical related concerns,
they should be more reachable and contactable. The DOH must represent
their name for the people to feel more at ease of the quality service they
are receiving.”
[Participant F]
This shows that the student’s knowledge gave them a perceptive that
different classes lead to imbalance. This relates to health policies as it leads to
unfairness in situations like justice, insurance, and hospital bills. They
expressed this in wanting to better the health policies as they learn more
knowledge about health policies.
Theme 3: Students’ perceptions and ideas toward health policies
Students’ perception and ideas toward health policies are factors that
affects their daily life. With their knowledge about health policies and at a young
age, they tend to be open in improvements. Their perceptions and ideas are
important in improving health policies as they are our future.
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“To improve health regulatory certainty, it is important to ensure that
health policies are clear and easy to understand. This can be done by
providing clear and concise explanations of the policies as well as
providing resources for people to access if they have questions.”
[Participant E]
“These health policies must be tackled and talked about more in and out
the classroom premises. Everyone must be informed and well-versed
enough to know their rights regarding matters that affect them directly.
Better quality education and advertisement is a step to do this”
[Participant F]
“Through social media we can all promote the importance of knowing
these health policies that should be implied and followed.”
[Participant H]
This implies that the student’s knowledge affected them in a way they
wanted to improve the system and make health policies more accessible to
people. In knowing something you need to understand it and by the response of
the students, some policies can’t be understood for some reason. The students
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want clarity and to do that the policymakers need to listen to the feedback.
Furthermore to widen the understanding of health policies to every individual
one has to voice out and teach these health policies. There are many ways to
let people know about health policies and their rights like schools, offices,
programs, and other more.
IV. DISCUSSION
The good health and well-being of our community are established and
maintained by healthcare policy. Access, affordability, service, and
confidentiality in healthcare are major elements that are impacted by the policy.
It involves the laws and policies that are enacted at the municipal, state and
federal levels by legislators. As a result healthcare policy plays a vital role in
every individual’s life.
Students are largely aware of the health policies that have been
established in our country, according to the data that has been collected and
recorded.
PERCEPTION OF THE RESPONDENTS RELATED TO HEALTH POLICIES
Theme 1: Significance of the recommendations to every individual's
health and lives.
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Based on the findings of the study, the significance of the
recommendations to every individual's health and lives is a broad array of data
that impacts a community's health, and many organizations inside the
community share responsibility for ensuring and enhancing its health. According
to ( Kushniruk, 2019) appropriate and timely access to health information can
support informed negotiation of optimal treatments, optimal management,
expedited recovery, and an improved outcome for a patient. However, many
human and technical barriers may prevent the application of the best possible
information for both patient and provider alike.

Theme 2: Perception of Individuals when they determine their fitness from
a health and safety perspective with the support of clear criteria.
Based on the findings of the study, individuals determining their fitness
from a health and safety perspective with the support of clear criteria have a
great amount of impact and changes in their behavior, political viewpoints,
social viewpoints, economic viewpoints, and in their daily lives in general.
Individuals can better understand what is and what isn’t appropriate in terms of
health, wellness, and safety with the help of their perception of the guidelines.
Reaching agreement about what we mean by “safety and quality” is an
important step. There are many definitions which can help this process so as to
define safety and quality in a way which communicates to people what the
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strategy is about and makes clear what the strategy will cover and what it will
not. One general definition which has proved useful for strategy development in
various resource settings makes quality a function of the way resources are
used, not necessarily a result of how many resources are used. “A quality
health service is one which organizes resources in the most effective way to
meet the health needs of those most in need, for prevention and care, safely,
without waste and within higher level requirements”. (World Health
Organization, 2008. Guidance on developing quality and safety strategies with a
health system approach)
EFFECTS ON HAVING KNOWLEDGE IN HEALTH POLICIES TO AN
INDIVIDUAL
Theme 1: Significance of health policies to an individual
Based on the findings of the study, the significance of health policies to
an individual is one of the effects of knowing health policies on an individual.
According to (Mozafaripour, 2021), health policies are important because they
help provide guidelines that will benefit citizens, students, healthcare systems,
and others. Furthermore, it aids in the prevention of human error and poor
communication in medical decision-making. So, with these enhancements, the
researchers can assist all students in understanding and applying their
knowledge of health policies.
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Theme 2: Health-related Policies Relation to Affected Groups of Health
Issues
Based on the findings of the study, one of the effects of having
knowledge of health policies on an individual is the health-related policies in
relation to affected groups of health issues. According to (Robards et al., 2019),
by incorporating technology and social media into processes that facilitate
access and navigation, providing respectful and welcoming services that
recognize diversity, improving health literacy, and involving professionals in
advocacy and navigation support, these issues may be addressed. This means
that people are more open to learning and understanding health policies they
just need something that would interest them.
Theme 3: Students’ perceptions and ideas toward health policies
Based on the study’s findings, one of the effects of having knowledge in
health policies on an individual is the students’ perceptions and ideas toward
health policies. According to (Research Says Teens, Young Adults Explore
Differently, 2017), psychologist Rober Wilson and his collaborators at Harvard
University and Weill Cornell Medical College, young adults tend to be more
engaged in information seeking than teenagers are as they seem to be more
comfortable with the unknown most of the time. The researchers can see this
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as the college students in our study provided more in-depth and clear
perceptions and ideas toward health policies. Furthermore, according to (Haque
et al., 2022), a survey conducted at a Malaysian public university revealed that
the majority of respondents expressed a willingness to learn health policy,
participate in health policy programs, and recommend that health policy be
considered an essential topic in the medical curriculum, beginning with the first
year of medical school. The researchers recommend that students be
encouraged to participate in health policy activities.
3. Proposed Enrichment Plan based on the Results of the study
Based on the study’s results, the researchers were able to develop an
enrichment plan to address the challenges in a degree of awareness of
students on health policies. This Enrichment Plan can serve as a guide for the
students who fall short in their understanding and knowledge about health
policies. This can be implied right away to close perception and application
struggles.
Rationale
People disregard health policies but rather place great emphasis on
medical advancement and its application. They overlook how these policies
affect them as health consumers. Since the implementation of health policies,
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several issues and challenges have been encountered by Balayan National
High School students in following these policies. The school or agency should
address and resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Objectives
The study's objective is to ascertain the student's level of awareness
regarding health policies and what approaches the researchers may use to
provide them with a more comprehensive understanding of it.
Plans of Implementation
Since the awareness of individuals at Balayan National High School has
been identified and determined, the school or institution must immediately
implement the conceptualized enrichment plan to advance students’ awareness
of health policies. This program will benefit everyone because of its
implementation.
Here is the proper procedure for carrying out the proposed enrichment
program. It may help you ensure that you are testing the experiences and
knowledge that you intended to test, and it may open the door to new
possibilities for assessing students’ adherence to health-related policies:
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1. Conduct. Conduct a planning session for the students in Balayan
National High School on how to implement the proposed enrichment plan
to evaluate and augment students' apprehension in existing Health
Policies.
2. Execute. The appropriate process for the program must be followed
after the execution program. To fully comprehend the program, begin
with the activity and work your way through the list. The program's
project execution phase is the stage in which the plan formulated in
earlier program phases is put into effect. The main objective of project
execution is to develop and plan the anticipated deliverables, which must
be delivered on schedule and budget, whilst also meeting acceptable
quality standards and the agreed-upon scope.
3. Monitor. It is critical in carrying out the plan. To see if the program is
effective and functional. Program monitoring aims to track program
implementation and outputs systematically, as well as to determine
program efficacy at the program level. It helps determine whether a
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program is on track and when changes may be needed to keep it on
track.
4. Evaluation. It is the systematic examination of a program, practice,
intervention, or initiative to determine how well it meets its objectives and
how well it can be improved. Evaluations, among other things, help
determine what is successful and what needs to be improved in a
program or effort.
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V. CONCLUSION
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In conducting the study, the researchers discovered that people's
awareness of health-related laws and regulations and how those laws and
regulations impact their own lives, the lives of their communities, and safety
practices varies widely. They all view healthcare policies differently and hold
varying ideas about them. Some believe that these policies benefit them daily
and should be implemented consistently, while others assert that they can have
both beneficial and detrimental consequences. Between middle class and
privileged folks, it also had distinct consequences. Others also talked about how
adhering to a health-related policy affected and improved their daily lives. It is
crucial for them because it can guarantee their well-being, safety, and
behaviors. Every individual received guidance and assistance from the
intervention plan in using their unique skills to achieve a goal as well as their
knowledge and newfound understanding. Healthcare policy is crucial because it
aids in establishing rules that are advantageous to patients, healthcare
providers, and our healthcare system. Having procedures in place can help with
communication issues and avoiding human error in medical choices.
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BALAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1

THE HEALTH POLICIES

Presented to Sir Jhec Basit, Teacher

Balayan National High School

Performance Task in 2nd Quarter of Health

Pauleen Kim D. Castillo

Ryza Angela T. Codizal

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Clarence Jayne M. Rosel

Phoebie Ann Marie A. Tolentino

Ma. Fatima Grace S. Tria

This study is aimed to learn and determine people's awareness of health

phenomenological research design to investigate how students perceived

Selected students from Balayan National High School, Immaculate Conception

School in Pasig, Metro Manila participated in the survey. The researchers

approached students from the aforementioned schools, aged 14 to 20, and

asked them if they would voluntarily participate as key participants using a

purposeful sampling technique. Students' perceptions and the effects of

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knowing these health policies on them were gathered using online

questionnaires, in particular by using guided questions derived from the primary

Participants mentioned favorable effects. Moreover, the researchers intended to

advocate widening their knowledge and strengthening their awareness about

and also, the future generation when it comes to health.

Keywords: Health Policies, Perception, Significance Of Health, students,

knowledge of health policies.

improved by our knowledge. A solid knowledge base facilitates the more

people become smarter and more adept at problem-solving. Daily Life

knowledge is significant and helpful in daily activities. These include knowledge

and awareness of Healthcare Policies.

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research and find widespread solutions to previously identified problems.

advantageous to patients, healthcare providers, and our healthcare system as a

avoid human error in medical decisions.

that determine how care is administered and accessed. (Healthcare Policy in

to patients at a specific hospital. “Healthcare policy” also refers to the policies

set on a national level, in terms of access to healthcare, coverage, and cost. In

addition according to (the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences,

perception of the respondents to health policies and the effects of having

knowledge of health policies on an individual. This study was constructed to

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Statement of the Problem:

The problem that this study addresses is the Awareness of Individuals on

The researchers aim to explore the knowledge and understanding of an

aware and know their rights and health policies.

Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions:

1. What are the perceptions of the respondents related to health

2. What are the effects on having knowledge in health policies for an

3. What intervention plan can be proposed based on the results of

This study was a Phenomenological Qualitative Research in which

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related to the challenges experienced by the Students in Awareness of

individuals on health policies. The researchers devised well-structured and

systematic questions to be administered to the chosen participants through

The study was conducted at Balayan National High School, which is

alma mater to many of the students.

In this study, the researchers utilized the Purposive Sampling Technique

to choose competent students to serve as study participants. The researchers

respondents. The study’s participants were students from the aforementioned

Balayan National High School, Immaculate Conception College, De La Salle

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nation's healthcare policy.

The primary instrument in this study is the interview guide, which