LAWS AFFECTING COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE

HEALTH SERVICES

○ E.O. No. 851- Reorganizing DOH

○ PD 568 - Restructured Healthcare Delivery System
○ R.A. 1891 - Strengthening Health and Dental Services in Rural Areas
○ R.A. 1082- Rural Health Unit Act
○ R.A. 7875-National Health Insurance Act
○ R.A. 7305- Magna Carla for Public Health Workers
○ R.A. 7160- Local Government Code

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

○  .D. 856- Code on Sanitation

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○ R.A. 9211- No Smoking Campaign
○ P.D. 825- Penalty for Improper Garbage Disposal/refuse waste and other forms of uncleanliness
○ R.A. 8749- Clean Air Act

COMMINICABLE DISEASES

○  .A. 3573- Reporting of Communicable Diseases

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○ R.A. 4073- An Act Liberalizing the treatment of Leprosy
○ R.A. 1136- TB Law
○ R.A. 8504- Act on Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS

FAMILY PLANNING

○  .A. 10354- Reproductive Health Law

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○ R.A. 3753- Registration of Birth and Death
○ E.O. 209- Family Code of the Philippines

MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH

○ R. A. 9288 - Newborn Screening Act of 2004

○ R. A. 8980- Early Childhood Care and Development Act
○ R.A. 7610- Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploilation and Discrimination Act
○ R.A 9262- Anti-violence Against Women and Their Children Act
○ R.A, 7877- Anti-Sexual Harassment Ac
○ R.A. 8353- Anti-Rape Law
○ R. A. 7600- Rooming in and Breastfeeding Act
○ E. O. No. 51 - Milk Code of the Philippines

NUTRITION

○ R.A. 8172- ASIN LAW/ACT PROMOTING SALTJODIZATION NATIONWIDE

○ R.A. 8976- FOOD FORTIFICATION ACT.