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HEALTH
Quarter 3 – Module 2
Health Trends, Issues, and
Concerns (Global Level)

Name:
LRN:
Grade & Section:
Parent’s Signature:

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Introductory Message
This Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions,
directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand
each lesson.

Each LAS is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

“EXPLORE” are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in

each LAS. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if
you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better
understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer
“ASSESSMENT” to self-check your learning.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they
can best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. And read the instructions carefully before
performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this LAS or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.

MAPEH DEPARTMENT LAS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Grade 7 Sheryl G. Borja
Arlyn V. Alota
Grade 8 Danica Joy D. Baquilod
Sheryl Contado
Grade 9 Eugenio C. Dialino Jr.
Grade 10 Donalyn A. Gillo
Rosario B. Kitane
Mary Anthonette Y. Borja
School Principal Sixto D. Balita

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EXPLORE:
 Lesson 2 – Global Health Initiatives
After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Describe how global health initiatives positively impact people’s health in

various countries
2. Analyzes issues in the implementation of global health initiatives; and

Activity 1: ISSUES, CONCERNS AND TRENDS (ICT)

Direction: Write in each box the different health issues, concerns and trends
encountered around the world. These issues, concerns and trends may have been
mentioned in the readings but should be addressed by international and national
communities.

GLOBAL
HEALTH
ISSUES,
CONCERNS &
TRENDS

LEARN

GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES

One of
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

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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.

Some of the global health initiatives spearheaded by the World Health

Organization include the following:

The Global Fight against Communicable Diseases

C. Roll Back Malaria.
Roll Back Malaria is a global effort to reduce the number of deaths
from malaria infection through heightened prevention tools, rapid response to
outbreaks, development of new anti-malarial products, and effective treatment
of the infection.

Specific objective:

1. To enable and to increase the capacity of caregivers to recognize malaria

promptly and take early appropriate action;
2. To empower service providers by imparting adequate knowledge, skill and
capacity which enable them to respond to malaria illness appropriately;
3. To create an enabling environment for implementation.

D. Stop TB.
Stop TB is a global effort to prevent further
transmission of tuberculosis or TB around the world.
One of the programs for Stop TB is the implementation
of the TB-DOTS short-course strategy.

Objectives

1. To achieve universal access to high-quality diagnosis and patient-centered

treatment
2. To reduce the suffering and socio-economic burden associated with TB
3. To protect poor and vulnerable populations from TB, TB/HIV and multi
drug-resistant – TB (MDR-TB)
4. To support development of new tools and enable their timely and effective
use.

E. Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization

The Global Alliance for Vaccines
and Immunization is 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. These new vaccines which
could help reduce the number of deaths
in children aged 5 years old and below
includes:

• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Childhood meningitis vaccine
• Yellow fever vaccine
• Influenza vaccine
• Vaccine for pneumonia
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 rather than an initiative. Nevertheless it helps in the prevention, reduction, and
Grade mitigation of the negative impacts of the three diseases to humanity which

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contributes to the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Alcohol Use Learning Activity Sheet
• WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control.
F. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
The WHOThe Global Fund
Framework to Fight AIDS,
Convention on TB, and Malaria is a funding project
rather than an initiative.
Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the prime Nevertheless it helps in the prevention, reduction, and
international treaty negotiated under WHO. The three diseases to humanity which
mitigation of the negative impacts of the
WHO FCTC contributes
came into toexistence
the fulfillment of the Millennium
in reaction to Development Goals.
the global epidemic of tobacco use and abuse. It
Global Prevention
reaffirms and Control
the right of every ofacross
individual Tobacco
the and
Alcohol Use
world to the highest standard of health promoting
public• health
WHO Framework
and providing Convention on Tobacco
new legal means for
Control.
global health cooperation.

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. It
re affirms the right of every individual across the
world to the highest standard of health promoting
public health and providing new legal means for
global health cooperation.

The following summarizes the WHO FCTC provisions:

1. Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, and
2. Non-price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco, namely:
• Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke;
• Regulation of the contents of tobacco products;
• Regulation of tobacco product disclosures;
• New packaging and labeling of tobacco products;
• Education, communication, training and public awareness;
• Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence
and cessation; and
• Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol.

The Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol recognizes the
close ties between the harmful use of alcohol and the socio-economic development
of a nation. Likewise, this strategy builds and supports other global health
initiatives like the global strategy for the prevention and control of non-
communicable diseases.

Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control

of Non-communicable Diseases.

The Global Strategy for the Prevention and

Control of Non-communicable Diseases is a global
action plan to prevent and control the following
non-communicable diseases: cardiovascular
diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and

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diabetes and the four shared risk factors: unhealthy eating, physical inactivity,
tobacco use and alcohol use.

Objectives of the Action Plan:

 To raise the priority accorded to non-communicable disease at global and

national levels and to integrate prevention and control of such diseases into
policies across all governments
 To establish and strengthen national policies and plans for the prevention
and control of non-communicable diseases
 To promote interventions to reduce the main shared but preventable risk
factors for non-communicable diseases: unhealthy eating, physical
inactivity, tobacco use, and harmful use of alcohol
 To promote research for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases
 To promote partnerships for the prevention and control of non -
communicable diseases
 To monitor non-communicable diseases and their causal factors and
evaluate progress at the local, national and global levels

Global Initiative for Mental Health

• Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020
The “Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020” is the
result of extensive research and consultations by stakeholders, member-
nations, academic and non-government centers across the globe. The mental
health action plan should be impartial, life-based, and preventive in nature. 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, disorders, and disabilities which are still
prevalent around the world.

ENGAGE
Activity 2: PRESENT AND FUTURE
Think of the present status of these global health issues and concerns. Write
these in the Present column. Predict what will happen if these global health issues
and concerns are properly addressed by different nations. Write these in the Future
column.

Present Global Health Issues and Concerns Future

Communicable Diseases

Tobacco and Alcohol Use

Mental Health

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APPLY/ASSESSMENT

Activity 3: GUESS AND FIND

Direction: Read and analyze each sentence and find the answer on the given
crossword puzzle below. Cross out the word/words. Example: NUTRITION

1. any disease transmitted from one person to another by direct or

indirect contact
2. a non-communicable disease characterized by abnormally high blood
sugar levels with symptoms like excessive urination and persistent
thirst
3. a gateway drug which depresses the central nervous system. It is an
active ingredient in beverages like brandy, beer, rum and wine

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4. the health of the world as a whole; the area of study, research and
practice which gives priority on improving and achieving equal health
for all people worldwide
5. a program or strategy which addresses health issues, concerns, and
trends
6. the act of making a person immune from certain diseases
7. insufficient or excessive intake of food and nutrients; inability to
absorb food properly
8. disease not transmitted through direct or indirect disease contact and
non-infectious
9. the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum
period
10. infection of the lungs but may also occur in other body parts as
caused by a bacteria which or break in tissue.

Activity 4: DEAR MR. PRESIDENT

Direction: Write a letter addressed to the President of the Republic

of the Philippines about the full and immediate implementation of
health initiatives. Give reasons why these health initiatives should be
implemented and acted upon to ensure the health and wellness of
Filipinos. Use short bond paper then attached it in your Learner’s
Activity Sheet (LAS).

Criteria 4 3 2 1

The letter is Letter is

eye-catching Text may be unattractive
The letter is
and attractive. or
creatively difficult to
Text is easy to inappropriate.
designed with
read. read. May Text is
easily read
Grammar, have some difficult to
Layout and text.
style, and grammar and read. It does
design Grammar,
punctuation or not have
style, and
are indicative punctuation proper
purpose all
of a friendly that indicate grammar or
excellent for a
letter. it is a friendly punctuation
friendly letter.
letter. for a friendly
letter.

Information, Information is Information is Some Information is

style, accurate and well written information is poorly written,
audience, complete, is and provided, but inaccurate, or
tone creatively interesting to is limited or incomplete.
written, and is read. inaccurate.

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cleverly
presented.

Accurate Letter is Some Most elements Improper

Parts of the complete with elements out out of place or
friendly letter
Friendly all required of place or missing.
form
elements. missing.
Letter

Excellent job Style, Information is Grammar,

Grammar, on purpose, mislabeled or punctuation,
Punctuation, presentation, audience, missing. and choice of
and choice of style, grammar, and Inaccurate words poor for
words for the grammar, and punctuation punctuation a friendly
friendly punctuation. all fair and or grammar. letter.
letter indicative of a
friendly letter.

Students are Students stay Students Students are

always on in their area occasionally often out of
task, stay in and talk leave area their area
their own quietly to without without
Follows
area, and their own permission. permission
Guidelines work quietly. partner only. and are
and Students disruptive to
followed the class.
Directions
project
directions and
classroom
directions.

Total: 20 points

KEY TO CORRECTIONS:

Activity 1 & 2 Activity 3

1. Communicable Disease 9. Maternal Health
Students 2. Diabetes 10. Tuberculosis
answer/ output 3. Alcohol
may vary. 4. Global Health
5. Health Initiative
6. Immunization
7. Malnutrition
8. Non-communicable Disease

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