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Health
Quarter 3 - Module 1
Health Trends, Issues
and Concerns (Global Level)

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 Lesson
Global Health Initiatives
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Global health embraces several perspectives that focus on the determinants
and distribution of health in international contexts. It is determined by problems,
issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries. Koplan et al, define global
health as an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving
health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide.

The Millennium Development Goals are an ambitious agenda for reducing

poverty and improving lives that world leaders agreed on at the Millennium Summit
in September 2000. For each goal one or more targets have been set, most for
2015, using 1990 as a benchmark.

What’s New
Directions: Using a pencil, answer the crossword puzzle by circling the ten words
associated with global health issues and concerns that the World Health
Organization and member-nations are facing at present. Then, complete the table by
writing the 10 words on the first column and its effects to the people on the second
column.

Procedure:
1. Loop at least ten words associated with global health issues and concerns
that the World Health Organization and member-nations are facing at
present.
2. Complete the table by writing the 10 words on the first column and its
effects to the people on the second column.

M A L A R I A I D E N T
W A T E R S A F E T Y R
A Q S E S A E S I D N E
H T L A E H S N E M O W
M E N T A L H E A L T H
Z X C N M K I L O P O E
A S D P A O V T R D N U
E N V I R O N M E N T G
E R D N O I T I R T U N
E S T Y R R W E T Y B E
S T O W T O B A C C O D

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 Issues/Concerns/Trends Effects to People
1. Tobacco Tobacco can cause lung cancer.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

What is It
Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
These are goals set by the United Nations (UN) for its member-nations to be
fulfilled on an agreed span of time (2015) and to be evaluated and counter-checked
under world standards. UN created MDG in 2000 in effort to change life in
developing regions in 2015.
Directions: Read and analyze the description and choose the letter of the
correct answer. Write it on the space provided.

Answers Description of MDG 8 MDG

1. Gender equality means equal representation
of men A. To eradicate extreme
and women. It implies that each individual poverty
_______ should have equal value of treatment. Equal and hunger
gender treatment empowers women and other groups
creating opportunities in education, work, finances and B. To achieve universal
other aspects which improves the life and lessen effects primary education
of monetary crises.
Gender equality can be achieved through: C. To promote gender
 Early childhood development intervention equality
 Promotion of women’s political rights and and empower women
involvement
 Improved reproductive health programs and D. To reduce child
policies mortality
 Education and integration of gender equality
in school curriculum E. To improve
maternal health
2. The United Nations, World Health
Organization, World
Bank and governments work together in order F. Combat HIV/AIDS
_______ to have fair trading which heavilyindebted Malaria
countries obtain relief and funds to combat poverty, and Other Diseases
malnutrition and funds for education and social projects.
Some benefits of global partnership are: G. Ensure Environmental
 Expanded international trade agreements Sustainability

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  Improved access to affordable medicine
 Reduced poverty through government debt H. Global Partnership for
relief grant Development
 Developed information and communication
technology (ICT)
3. Improved Maternal Health – this is not only
about mother’s health but also involves the
health and wellness of the family. Maternal
_______ health also helps eradicate other problems like poverty,
gender inequality, decreased workforce, lower birth
deaths and disability of women.
Some ways to improve maternal health include:
 Improved and proper nutrition of mothers
 Teaching the benefits of birth spacing and
small family size
 Educating young boys and girls about the
importance of maternal health
 Better and improved access to hospital care
especially obstetric- gynecology, prenatal and
postnatal care
4. Programs and policies which help reduce
child mortality like improving nutritional
intake,healthcare facilities and infrastructure,
_______ and other fields which improve children’s
lives. Strengthening local and national health programs
and policies is a method to scale back child mortality.
This includes:
 Immunization programs
 Assured the survival and better health of
mothers
 Improved reproductive health programs and
policies
 Better nutrition program forinfants,
children and adults
5. Developing countries particularly in Africa and
Asia suffer from extreme poverty and hunger.
Poverty and hunger may result to severe
_______ malnutrition, and also lifelong physical and cognitive
learning and reasoning that affects health, well-being
and economy.
Some Key suggestions to eradicate poverty and hunger
are:
 Education
 Gender equality
 More jobs
 Invested more in agriculture
 Strengthened nutrition programs for
children and Infants
6. Investing and supporting sustainable energy
like solar, wind and water energy help support
jobs, create business opportunities, and save
_______ remaining non-renewable energy sources.
Environmental sustainability assures peoples to live
healthier and enjoy a clean and green environment.
Some of the benefits of having a sustainable
environment are:
 Cleaner air and environment
 Clean, environment friendly, and
renewable energy

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  New and aspiring jobs and business in energy
 Increased access to sanitation
7. Persons particularly women who are educated
are more likely need medical attention
especially during pregnancy to make sure
_______ proper nutrition for his/her family to adopt,
healthy sanitary practices and to ascertain immunization
of children. As a result, infants and youngsters have
better survival rates, are healthier and better nourished.
If these are attained, children who receive primary
education are morelikely to:
 Marry and have their ownfamilies at a later
stage in life
 Practice family planning and have fewer
children
 Know rights, responsibilities and civic
obligations
 Seek employment and sustain personal and
family needs
 Have high risk of getting sexually transmitted
infections like HIV/AIDS
8. Emerging and re-emerging diseases like
HIV/AIDS, malaria, influenza and other
diseases affect productivity and growth of
_______ countries. Some of the consequences of
disease outbreak are loss of jobs, shortage in
professional workers, and creating social crises.
Children are the foremost vulnerable and are exposed to
exploitation and abuse undermining their normal growth
and development.
Some ways to combat these diseases include effective
prevention, treatment and care like:
 Improving housing conditions
 Increased access to anti-malarial
medicines
 Promoting safer sex behavior and
preventive education for all
 Promoting Tuberculosis (TB) screening of
HIV/AIDS persons and TB – Directly
Observed Treatment Short (TB-DOTS)
Course therapy
 Promoting the use of insecticide – treated nets
to fight mosquito-borne disease

What’s More
Modified True or False
Directions: Tell whether these statements are true or false. Write TRUE if the
statement is correct and change the underlined words to make the statement correct
if it is false.

_______________1. The World Health Organization is the main International body

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which promotes international leadership in health, sets norms and standards, and
sets policies for global health awareness and campaign.

______________ 2. In the Philippines, the lead executive department of the

government which ensures every Filipino’s access to public health through quality
and efficient health care programs and services is the Department of Public Works
and Highways.

______________ 3. All of the eight millennium development goals are essential in

the fulfilment of healthy and sustainable growth and development of every Filipino.

______________ 4. Many nations have common programs and services which help
to prevent and control the spread of emerging communicable diseases like malaria,
dengue, filariasis, and HIV/AIDS.

_____________ _5.World Health Organization (WHO)is the primary international

body responsible for developing leadership in health, setting norms and standards
and providing health support among nations around the world.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the necessary words to make the paragraph
complete. Choose your answer/s from the words given inside the box.

Global health World Health Organization

projects health issues
prevention alcohol
non-communicable sanitation
climate mental
pollution trends

Global Health initiatives are programs and 1)________________ which

help address global health issues, concerns and trends. 2)___________________ is
a new trend in which the 3)____________________________________addresses
health concerns in cooperation with member-nations and private international
organizations as partners. Some of these 4)_________________________ ,
concerns, and trends about 5)__________________ health, pollution,
6)_________________ change, environmental 7)____________________, tobacco
control, harmful use of 8)_________________, and 9)____________________ and
control of communicable and 10)____________ _____ diseases.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Write your personal report about the Philippines’ capability to achieve
the Eight Millennium Development Goals. List which goals are highly achievable and
which are not. Copy the table below on a one whole sheet of paper.

THE PHILIPPINE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS SCENARIO

Highly Achievable Explanation Not Highly Achievable Explanation

Goals Goals

Assessment

Directions: Read the question carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write the letter before the number.

1. Which of the following is the most appropriate term an individual use to refer
areas where groups may target for global health efforts?
A. Poor country C. Developing country
B. Third world country D. Resource limited setting
C.
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the UN Millennium Development Goals?
A. To completely end gender inequality
B. To ensure environmental sustainability
C. To achieve universal primary education
D. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

3. Which of the following promotes maternal health?

A. Limited access to day care center
B. Using high heels during pregnancy
C. Spacing of child birth for at least 2 years
D. Absence of education on cervical cancer and other diseases

4. Which disease is the leading cause of death among people who live in
developing countries?
A. Malaria Heart diseases C. Heart diseases
B. HIV/AIDS D. Respiratory diseases

5. Which region did new HIV infections occur among individuals living in low and
middle-income countries?
A. Easy Asia
B. South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
C. Pacific Region
D. Sub-Saharan Africa

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6. Which lifestyle disease is the top leading cause of death worldwide?
A. Stroke C. Hypertension
B. Diabetes D. Heart disease

7. Which of the following is not a Millennium development Goal?

A. Reduce child mortality
B. Improve maternal health
C. Ensure environmental sustainability
D. Dig more wells for water in developing countries

8. Which of these International Organizations is the chief body liable in providing

leadership on global health, setting norms and standards and providing health
support around the world?
A. World Bank
B. World Health Organization
C. United Nation Health and Life Insurance
D. International Committee of the Red Cross

9. Which of the following conditions do not transmit the HIV virus/AIDS?

A. Blood transfusion C. Hugging an AIDS patient
B. Use of recycled syringe D. Pregnant mother is a HIV positive

10. What factor affects the increasing number of children despite of low birth rates
in the country?
A. Birth rate
B. Immigration
C. In-vitro fertilization and new fertility methods
D. None of the above

11. Which of the following conditions are sustainable?

A. Funding for AIDS research
B. Reduction of consumption patterns
C. Shift to the use of wind-powered electricity
D. Clearing of agricultural lands for grazing cows

12. What period did the United Nations member states work to achieve their
Millennium Development Goals?
A. 1990 – 2015
B. 2000 – 2015
C. 1990 – 2005
D. 2000 – Present
13. Which of the following is an example of breast cancer screening?
A. Primary prevention
B. Tertiary prevention
C. Secondary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention

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 14. Which of the following illnesses is not a common cause of death among
children particularly in underdeveloped countries?
A. Malaria
B. Diarrhea
C. Hypertension
D. Typhoid fever

15. Which of the following is not part of the Sustainable Development Goals?
A. Provision of internet services
B. Promotion of decent jobs for all
C. Access to sustainable energy for all
D. Availability of water and sanitation for all

Additional Activities

Directions: Predict the global effects if the eight Millennium Development Goals are
achieved or not achieved. Copy the table below and write your predictions in each
column on a one whole sheet of paper.

Adapted from: Measuring success: the millennium development goals (mdgs) a high school unit (grade 9-12). Teach
UNICEF. United States Fund and UNICEF. 2008

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Lesson
Impact of Global Health
2 Initiatives

What’s New

Directions: Write in each box the different health issues, concerns and trends
encountered by the countries around the world. These issues, concerns
and trends may have not been mentioned in the readings but should be
addressed by international and national communities. Add more boxes if
needed.

GLOBAL
HEALTH
ISSUES,
CONCERNS &
TRENDS

What is It
Global health initiatives are the collaborative work in the region which covers
several areas of health issues of the countries such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria,
immunization programs, maternal and child health, tobacco use, human resources,
emerging diseases, nutrition, health promotion and health system.

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Directions: Among the Global Health Initiatives written in the box below, pick one
that corresponds to the description of the “what” and “why” in each item. Write your
answers on the blank provided.

The Global Fight Against Communicable Diseases

Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol
Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases.
Global Initiative for Mental Health
Global Prevention and Control of Tobacco and Alcohol Use

1. WHAT: It is an initiative of Global health that the WHO FCTC came into existence
in reaction to the global epidemic of tobacco use and abuse. It
reaffirms 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.
WHY: Reduces demand for tobacco.
__________________________________________________________

2. WHAT: It is a global action plan of the following non-communicable:

Cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and
diabetes and the four shared risk factors: unhealthy eating, physical
inactivity, tobacco and alcohol use.
WHY: For the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable diseases.
_________________________________________________________

3. WHAT: 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.
WHY: 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 protect abuse of rights and unjust treatment against people with
mental problems, disorders, and disabilities which are still prevalent
around the world.
_________________________________________________________

4. WHAT: This initiative recognizes the close ties between the harmful uses of
alcohol and the socio-economic development of a nation.
WHY: This strategy builds and supports other global health initiatives like
the global strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable
diseases.
_________________________________________________________

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5. WHAT: This initiative includes roll back Malaria, stop TB, Alliance for vaccines
and immunization and Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria.

WHY: It reduces the number of deaths from malaria infection through the
heightened prevention tools, rapid response to outbreaks, development of
new anti-malarial products and effective treatment of the infection It strengthens
children’s immunization programs and introduce new generation of licensed
vaccines into use in developing countries across the Globe.
It prevents further transmission of tuberculosis or TB around the world.
It helps in the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of the negative
impacts of the three diseases to humanity which contributes to the fulfillment of the
Millennium Development Goals.

_________________________________________________________

What’s More

Directions: Tell whether the statement is true or not. Write the word TRUE if the
statement is true and FALSE if it is not on the blank provided.

_______1. WHO stands for World Health Organization.

_______2. Tuberculosis is an example of a communicable disease.
_______3. Nicotine is one of the ingredients in cigarette.
_______4. Cardiovascular disease is an example of a communicable disease.
_______5. Vaccine is a substance that is usually injected into a person as protection
against a particular disease.
_______6. DOTS is one of the programs which is implemented by STOP TB
program in order to stop tuberculosis.
_______7. Physical inactivity is a healthy lifestyle practice.
_______8. FCTC stands for Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
_______9. Malaria is a serious disease that comes from the bite of mosquito and
another is by direct or indirect contact.
_______10.Cardiovascular is a disease of the heart and blood vessels.
_______11.AIDS means Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome.
_______12.Tuberculosis is an infection of the lungs but may also occur in other body
parts brought about by bacteria that cause lesions (cut or break in tissue).

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_______13.Alcohol is a gateway drug which depresses the central nervous system.
_______14.HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes the
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to deteriorate.
_______15.Climate change is significant and long-lasting change in the Earth’s
climate and weather patterns.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the paragraph by supplying the blanks with word/s from the
box below.

Along with the(1) __________initiatives to prevent the prevalence of health

(2)__________, the United Nations formulated the (3)_______millennium goals in
the year(4) ________ so that nations across the world can reduce (5)_________and
hunger, promote universal(6)_________ for all and gender equity, reduce
(7)_________among children, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria,
and other(8) ____________diseases, ensure environmental(9) _____________, and
develop global(10) ________________ in addressing global problems.

partnership education problems health

communicable 2000 eight sustainability
poverty mortality disease

What I Can Do

Directions: Make an awareness poster about health issues and concerns in your
locality. Do it on a one whole bond paper.
.
Materials: bond paper
Pencil
Coloring materials

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Required All required All required Not all required Several required
Elements elements are elements are elements are elements on the
included on the included on the included on the poster were
poster as well as poster. poster. missing.
other additional
information.

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Labels All items of Almost all items Many items of Labels are too
significance are of significance significance are small to view or
clearly labeled with are clearly clearly labeled no significance at
words that can be labeled with with words that all.
read from at least words that can can be read
three feet away. be read from at from at least
least three feet three feet away.
away.
Graphics – All graphics are All graphics are All graphics Graphics do not
Relevance relevant, have relevant and most relevant to the relevant to the
some source of them make the topic. One or topic and several
citation, and are topic easy to more borrowed borrowed
instrumental in understand. Some graphics have a graphics do not
understanding the borrowed graphics source citation. have a source
topic. have a source citation.
citation.
Attractiveness The design, The design, The poster is The poster is
layout, and layout, and acceptably distractingly
neatness is neatness is attractive but a messy or poorly
exceptionally attractive. little bit messy designed.
attractive.
Grammar There are no There are one to There are three to There are more
grammatical/mecha two four than four
nical mistakes on grammatical/mech grammatical/mec grammatical/mech
the poster. anical mistakes on hanical mistakes anical mistakes on
the poster. on the poster. the poster

Assessment

Directions: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. Which of the following is considered as the most serious problem we are
facing today?
A. Smoking
B. Malnutrition
B. Water shortage
C. Scarcity of oil supply
2. Which of the following is the leading cause of a very poor health condition of
the people globally?
A. Poverty
B. Smoking
C. Sanitation
D. Cardiovascular disease
3. What was the leading infectious disease that kills people globally in 2001?
A. Malaria
B. HIV/AIDS
C. Heart diseases
D. Respiratory diseases

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4. Which of the following is related to over-nutrition?
A. Obesity
B. type 2 diabetes
C. Cardiovascular diseases
D. All of the above
5. Which group of health workers has the highest number of victims of violence?
A. Nurses
B. Physicians
C. Psychiatrists
D. Mental health workers
6. What is the primary objective of immunization program?
A. Prevent disease
B. Spread infection
C. Prevent infection
D. Population control
7. Which of the following is the major mode of HIV transmission globally?
A. Male to male sex
B. Male to female sex
C. Using of used syringe
D. Female to female sex
8. Which of the following regions has the highest incidence of HIV infections
globally?
A. Pacific Islands
B. South America
C. Southeast Asia
D. Sub-saharan Africa
9. Which of the following is/are true about childhood obesity?
A. Type II diabetes, one results of obesity, is now seen in children
B. Prevalence studies of obesity that is more prevalent in Africa and
South Africa
C. The prevalence has been increasing in many Western nations but not
in poor, developing countries
D. None of the above
10. Which of the following diseases was controlled primarily by the innovative use
of epidemiologic strategies?
A. Mumps
B. Cholera
C. Measles
D. Smallpox
11. What processes include environmental factors that influence health?
A. Chemical
B. Biological
C. Psycho-social
D. All of the above
12. Which of the following is the most important thing in giving a vaccine?
A. Safety
B. The proportion of infectious prevented
C. Ability to stimulate anti body production
D. Ability to stimulate an immune response

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 13. What are the benefits of breastfeeding to infant’s health?
A. It is not affected by the mother’s nutritional status
B. It decreases the mother’s chances of getting pregnant
C. It transfers immunity against certain infectious diseases
D. All of the above

14. Which of the following communicable diseases transmitted by mosquito?

A. Dengue
B. Influenza
C. Meningitis
D. None of the above

15. Exposure to which of the following substances causes the highest risk of
cancer?
A. Chromium VI
B. Sodium Chloride
C. Methylene Chloride
D. None of the above

Additional Activities

Directions: List some examples of communicable and non-communicable diseases

in your locality.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

You can now proceed to lesson 3.

Good luck!

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 Lesson
Implementation of Global
3 Health Initiatives

What’s New

Directions: Determine the present status of the global health crisis. Write these in
the Present column and predict what will happen if these global health crisis are
properly addressed by the different nations. Write these in the Future column.

Global Health Issues

Present Future
and Concerns
Example: COVID-19 is very alarming as Vaccine for COVID-19 will
shown by the number of its be available worldwide and
Covid 19 Pandemic victims and increasing fatality people will be particular with
rate. The pandemic has also health and sanitation.
affected the world economy.
1. Dengue
2. HIV/AIDS
3.Tobacco
4. Mental Health
5.Primary Health Care

What Is It

Philippines–World Health Organization Country Cooperation Strategy

The overarching goal of World Health Organization (WHO) is a support to the
Philippines and to ensure that all Filipinos, regardless of their age, gender,
socioeconomic and cultural background, have the opportunity to live healthy lives
in a safe environment, through timely and equitable access to quality health
services.
The Government of the Philippines and WHO have jointly identified five strategic
priorities for WHO support to the Philippines over the coming six years.

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Directions: Rearrange the group of words to form a sentence that describes the
strategy of World Health Organization in promoting people’s welfare. Write your
answer on the blanks provided. Then, make an analysis on the impact of these
strategies to you as a Filipino citizen. Write it on the box provided.

Strategic Priorities Jumbled Words Answer

1. Save lives full access
to immediate-impact
interventions
ensure
2. Promote well-being to lead healthy lives
empower people
and enjoy responsive health
services
3. Protect health health threats
and emerging
anticipate and mitigate
disasters, and environmental
4. Optimize health Overcome
Architecture achieve Universal
fragmentation to
health coverage
5. Use platforms for Support
health health in all settings,
policies and
sectors

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Analysis:

RUBRICS
4 3 2 1
Exellent Good Needs Unacceptable
Improvement
Uses a variety of methods Uses two or Uses only one Cannot narrow
are used such Boolean more methods method to narrow searches at all
Technique operators, qoutation to narrow searches
marks and dates to narrow searches
searches
Narrows four searches Narrows three Narrows one or Narrows zero
Result searches two searches searches
Tasks is completed in Task is Task is Task is not
less than 20 minutes completed completed completed
Time
between 20-30 between 30-40
minutes minutes
Works independently one question is Ask two constant
Independene asked for questions for supervision is
clarification clarification needed

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 What’s More

Directions: Put a check mark ( / ) either in column 1 or 2 if the following are

present or not present in your community.

HEALTH TEAM Present in the Not present in the

Community Community
Health Physician
Dentist
Nurse
Midwife
Health Worker
Traditional Medical
Practitioner
Sanitary Inspector
Dietary Nutritionist
Barangay Tanod
Immunization and
Vaccines
Psychologist

What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the necessary words to make the statement
complete. Choose your answers from the words given inside the box.

Control global health World Health Organization

led Comprehensive Alcohol

fight Prevention diseases Non-communicable

Among the 1) ______________initiatives 2)______ by the

3)________________are: Stop TB, Roll Back Malaria, Global Fund to 4)_____
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other 5)__________, Framework Convention on Tobacco
6)__________, 7)_______________ Mental Health Action Plan, Global Strategy to
Reduce the Harmful Use of 8)__________and Global Strategy for the
9)___________and control of 10)_______________________ Diseases.

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 What I Can Do
Directions: From the 5 strategic priorities of the government, choose one and make
a slogan about it. Do it on your activity notebook.

Strategic Priorities Description

1. Save Lives Ensure full access to immediate-impact
interventions
2. Promote well-being Empower people to lead healthy lives and
enjoy responsive health services
3.Protect health Anticipate and mitigate disasters, and
environmental and emerging health threats
4. Optimize health architecture Overcome fragmentation to achieve universal
health coverage
5.Use platforms for health Support health in all settings, policies and
sectors

Rubrics 4 3 2 1 Score

Craftsmanship The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is

exceptionally attractive in acceptably distractingly
attractive in terms of attractive messy.
terms of neatness, though it may
neatness, construction be a bit
construction and messy.
and arrangement.
arrangement.
Creativity Slogan is Slogan is Slogan is The slogan does
exceptionally creative and creative and not reflect any
creative. A lot a good some degree of
of thoughts amount of thoughts creativity.
and effort were thoughts are are exerted
exerted to exerted to make it
make it make it attractive.
attractive. attractive.
Originality Exceptional Good use of Average use No new ideas
use of new new ideas of new ideas and originality are
ideas and and and observed.
originality are originality are originality are
observed. observed. observed.
Grammar The slogan has The slogan The slogan The slogan has
no grammatical has one has two more than two
error. grammatical grammatical grammatical
error. errors. errors.

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 Assessment

Modified True or False

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct and change the underlined words to
make the statement true in your activity notebook.

1. Research indicates that staying physically healthy can help prevent or delay
certain diseases, including some cancers, heart disease and diabetes, and
can also relieve depression and improve mood.
2. It is important for a successful aging person to eat foods that are rich in fats
and to avoid the empty calories in candy and sweets.
3. Being overweight or obese increases your chances of dying from
hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder
disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, dyslipidemia
and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancer.
4. Health-related Policies are formal or informal written statements that are
designed to protect or promote employee’s health.
5. Tobacco use is now called "Tobacco dependence disease."
6. Substance abuse usually means drugs and alcohol.
7. Dementia can be caused by disease, reactions to medications, vision and
hearing problems, infections, nutritional imbalances, diabetes, and renal
failure.
8. One of the benefits of nutrition to the world is the development and
improvement of various health initiatives by different nations and governments
to address health issues and concerns.
9. Strategies to reduce injury include sleeping to improve balance and strength
and medication review.
10. Even though pollution affects all of us, government studies have indicated that
low-income, racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to live in areas where
they face environmental risks.
11. Influenza and pneumonia are among the top 10 causes of death for older
adults. Emphasis on Influenza vaccination for seniors has helped
12. Seniors frequently do not monitor their weight seriously as they should.
13. The most common late-in-life mental health condition is anxiety.
14. Global Health initiative is a program run by World Health Organization to fight
against certain diseases globally.
15. Pneumonia remains one of the most serious infections, especially among
women and the old ones.

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 Additional Activities
Directions: List the factors, influences and beliefs which impede the implementation
of heath initiatives at the local and national level. Beside the answers, write how
these hindering factors can be managed.

Factors,
How to Manage Factors, Influences, How to Manage
Influences, and
These Hindering and Beliefs These Hindering
Beliefs
Factors (National Level) Factors
(Local Level)
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Now be ready for the final questions.

Good luck!

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Lesson
Implementation of Global
3 Health Initiatives

What’s New

Directions: Determine the present status of the global health crisis. Write these in
the Present column and predict what will happen if these global health crisis are
properly addressed by different nations. Write these in the Future column.

Global Health Issues

Present
and Concerns
Example: COVID-19 is very alarming
as shown by the number of
Covid 19 Pandemic its victims and increasing
fatality rate. The pandemic
has also affected the world
economy.
2. Dengue
Future
Vaccine for COVID-19 will
be available worldwide
and people will be
particular with health and
sanitation.

2. HIV/AIDS

3.Tobacco

4. Mental Health

5.Primary Health Care

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 What Is It

Philippines–World Health Organization Country Cooperation Strategy

The overarching goal of World Health Organization (WHO) is to support the

Philippines and to ensure that all Filipinos, regardless of their age, gender,
socioeconomic and cultural background, have the opportunity to live healthy lives
in a safe environment, through timely and equitable access to quality health
services.
The Government of the Philippines and WHO have jointly identified five
strategic priorities for WHO support to the Philippines over the coming six years.

Directions: Rearrange the group of words to form a sentence that best describe a
strategy of World Health Organization in promoting people’s welfare. Write your
answer on the blank provided. Then, make an analysis on the impact of these
strategies to you as a Filipino citizen. Write it in the box provided.

Strategic Priorities Jumbled Words Answer

1. Save lives full access
to immediate-impact
interventions
ensure
2. Promote well-being to lead healthy lives
empower people
and enjoy responsive health
services
3. Protect health health threats
and emerging
anticipate and mitigate
disasters, and environmental
4. Optimize health Overcome
Architecture achieve Universal
fragmentation to
health coverage
5. Use platforms for Support
health health in all settings,
policies and
sectors

Analysis:

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RUBRICS
4 3 2 1
Exellent Good Needs Unacceptable
Improvement
Uses a variety of methods Uses two or Uses only one Cannot narrow
are used such Boolean more methods method to narrow searches at all
Technique operators, qoutation to narrow searches
marks and dates to narrow searches
searches
Narrows four searches Narrows three Narrows one or Narrows zero
searches two searches searches
Result

Tasks is completed in Task is Task is Task is not

less than 20 minutes completed completed completed
Time
between 20-30 between 30-40
minutes minutes
Works independently one question is Ask two constant
Independene asked for questions for supervision is
clarification clarification needed

What’s More

Directions: Put a check mark ( / ) either in column 1 or 2 if the following are present
or not present in your community.

HEALTH TEAM Present in the Not present in the

Community Community

Health Physician
Dentist
Nurse
Midwife
Health Worker
Traditional Medical Practitioner
Sanitary Inspector
Dietary Nutritionist
Barangay Tanod
Immunization and Vaccines
Psychologist

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the necessary words to make the statement
complete. Choose your answer from the word/s given inside the box.

Control global health World Health Organization

led Comprehensive Alcohol

fight Prevention diseases Non-communicable

Among the 1) ______________initiatives 2)______ by the

3)________________are: Stop TB, Roll Back Malaria, Global Fund to 4)_____
HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other 5)__________, Framework Convention on Tobacco
6)__________, 7)_______________ Mental Health Action Plan, Global Strategy to
Reduce the Harmful Use of 8)__________and Global Strategy for the
9)___________and control of 10)_______________________ Diseases.

What I Can Do
Directions: From the 5 strategic priorities of the government, choose one and
make a slogan about it. Do it on a one whole short bond paper.

Strategic Priorities Description

1. Save Lives
2. Promote well-being
3.Protect health
4. Optimize health architecture
5.Use platforms for health
Ensure full access to immediate-impact
interventions
Empower people to lead healthy lives and
enjoy responsive
health services
Anticipate and mitigate disasters, and
environmental and
emerging health threats
Overcome fragmentation to achieve universal
health coverage
Support health in all settings, policies and
sectors

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 Rubrics 4 3 2 1 Score

Craftsmanship The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is

exceptionally attractive in acceptably distractingly
attractive in terms of attractive messy.
terms of neatness, though it may
neatness, construction be a bit
construction and messy.
and arrangement.
arrangement.
Creativity Slogan is Slogan is Slogan is The slogan does
exceptionally creative and creative and not reflect any
creative. A lot a good some degree of
of thoughts amount of thoughts creativity.
and effort were thoughts are are exerted
exerted to exerted to make it
make it make it attractive.
attractive. attractive.
Originality Exceptional Good use of Average use No new ideas
use of new new ideas of new ideas and originality are
ideas and and and observed.
originality are originality are originality are
observed. observed. observed.
Grammar The slogan has The slogan The slogan The slogan has
no grammatical has one has two more than two
error. grammatical grammatical grammatical
error. errors. errors.

Assessment

Modified True or False

Direction: Write T if the statement is correct and change the underlined words to
make the statement true.

1. Research indicates that staying physically healthy can help prevent or delay
certain diseases, including some cancers, heart disease and diabetes, and
can also relieve depression and improve mood.
2. It is important for a successful aging person to eat foods that are rich in fats
and to avoid the empty calories in candy and sweets.
3. Being overweight or obese increases your chances of dying from
hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder
disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, dyslipidemia and
endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancer.
4. Health-related Policies are formal or informal written statements that are
designed to protect or promote employee’s health.
5. Tobacco use is now called "Tobacco dependence disease."
6. Substance abuse usually means drugs and alcohol.

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 7. Dementia can be caused by disease, reactions to medications, vision and
hearing problems, infections, nutritional imbalances, diabetes, and renal
failure.
8. One of the benefits of nutrition to the world is the development and
improvement of various health initiatives by different nations and governments
to address health issues and concerns.
9. Strategies to reduce injury include sleeping to improve balance, strength and
medication review.
10. Even though pollution affects all of us, government studies have indicated that
low-income, racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to live in areas where
they face environmental risks.
11. Influenza and pneumonia are among the top 10 causes of death for older
adults.
12. Seniors frequently do not monitor their weight seriously as they should.
13. The most common late-in-life mental health condition is anxiety.
14. Global Health initiative is a program run by World Health Organization to fight
against certain diseases globally.
15. Pneumonia remains one of the most serious infections, especially among
women and the old ones.

Additional Activities
Directions: List the factors, influences and beliefs which impede the implementation
of health initiatives at the local and national level. Beside the answers, write how
these hindering factors can be managed.

Factors,
How to Manage Factors, Influences, How to Manage
Influences, and
These Hindering and Beliefs These Hindering
Beliefs
Factors (National Level) Factors
(Local Level)
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

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 Post-test

Directions: Read and analyze the question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer and write it before the number.

1. Which lifestyle disease is the top leading cause of death worldwide?

A. Stroke C. Heart disease
B. Diabetes D. Hypertension
2. This refers to diverse health issues, concerns and trends which call for all
nations to address and act on to promote and protect health of individuals and
groups across boundaries.
A. Health C. Global health
B. Public health D. Health education
3. These are goals set by the United Nations for its member nations to be
fulfilled on an agreed span of time to be evaluated and counter-checked under
world standards.
A. World Health Goals
B. K-12 Development Goals
C. Millennium Development Goals
D. United Nations Development Goals
4. What Millennium Development Goals greatly protect and care for women and
children’s health?
A. MDG No. 1 and 2 C. MDG No. 3,4 and 5
B. MDG No. 7 and 8 D. MDG No. 1,6 and 7
5. This primary international body is responsible for developing leadership in
health, and in setting norms and standards and providing health support
among nations around the world.
A. World Bank C. International Red Cross
B. United Nations D. World Health Organization
6. This refers to a global health effort to control poverty and eradicate the
spreading of mosquito-borne infections through development, preventive
measures, and effective treatment.
A. Roll Back Malaria C. Stop Dengue and Malaria
B. Roll Back Dengue D. Destroy Mosquitoes Program
7. Which continent has the highest death rate recorded among children aged 5
years and below?
A. Africa C. Latin America
B. South Asia D. East Asia and Pacific
8. Which disease is the leading cause of death among people who live in
developing countries?
A. Malaria C. Heart diseases
B. HIV/AIDS D. Respiratory diseases
9. In what region did new HIV infections occur among individuals living in low
and middle-income countries?
A. Easy Asia C. Pacific Region
B. South Asia D. Sub-Saharan Africa

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10. Which of the following is considered as the most serious problem we are
facing today?
A. Smoking
B. Malnutrition
C. Water Shortage
D. Scarcity of oil supply
11. This is a nationwide effort of the Department of Health to prevent and control
the spread of tuberculosis (TB).
A. Tuberculosis – Direct Occupational Treatment System
B. Tuberculosis – Department of Tropical Treatment Service
C. Tuberculosis – Directly Observed Therapy Short Course Strategy
D. Tuberculosis – Dangerous Occupational Therapy Short Course
Strategy
12. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations aims to strengthen
children’s immunization programs especially in developing countries. Which of
the following vaccines is NOT part of the program?
A. HIV vaccine
B. hepatitis vaccine
C. influenza vaccine
D. pneumonia vaccine
13. Which of these emerging communicable diseases greatly threaten developing
nations around the world especially in Africa?
A. Malaria
B. Influenza
C. HIV/AIDS
D. tuberculosis
14. Which of the following is NOT a provision of the World Health Organization
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control?
A. decrease in age limit to use tobacco products
B. new packaging and labelling of tobacco products
C. increase in price and tax measures of tobacco products
D. protection of the public from the dangers of tobacco smoke

15. Which of the following is a shared risk factor for developing chronic non-
communicable diseases as identified by the Global Strategy for the
Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases?
A. physical inactivity
B. unhealthy eating habits
C. tobacco and alcohol use
D. all of the above

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