UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Colon St., Cebu City, 6000 Philippines
Tel. No.: 253-5061

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
PUBLIC HEALTH (MSPH)
 UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Colon St., Cebu City, 6000 Philippines
Tel. No.: 253-5061
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(MSPH)

PH 512
Disaster Risk Reduction Management & Control

Dr. Ronald Y. Ferrer RN, JD, DM, PhDc

Professor
  Registered Nurse (RN)
Profile of the 

Juris Doctor (JD)
Doctor of Management (DM)


Professor
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)- Candidate

 Chief Admin Officer- DepEd

 School Nurse (15 years)
 Public Health Nurse (10 years)

DR. RONALD
Freelance HR/Business
Consultant
 Visiting Professor of UC-Main,
YBURAN FERRER UCLM & Cordova Public College
 Research Mentor/ Adviser
 Member-City Disaster Response
Committee of LLC
PH-512 Disaster Risk Reduction Management & Control

First Semester
Sept-Dec 2020
Credits: 3 units

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to different types of
disasters and calamities whether nature or man-made
phenomenon and its effects to public health. This will further
develop their proficiencies as it provides greater avenue to define
their roles in assessing, analysing, organizing and evaluating the
public health responses to disasters.
 PH-512 Disaster Risk Reduction Management & Control

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, you should be able to:

1. Describe types of disasters and their public health

consequences;
2. Improve competencies in planning and managing public
health preparedness infrastructure needed in the different
types of disasters and calamities;
3. Identify the key stakeholders involved in the management;
4. Understand the policy, legal and ethical frameworks for
public health preparedness.
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Modes of Instructions:
- Virtual/Online classes via Google Team or Meet
- Lectures, reporting and discussions
- written outputs
Course Requirements:

A. Class output
- Oral presentations of the assigned topic;
- Printouts/ softcopy of the topic reported;
- Output per session based on the topic/s reported;
- An Disaster Management Plan customized and
contextualized according to your respective organization and
current affiliations.
B. Attendance
- Virtual/ physical attendance based on the scheduled sessions
C. Examinations
- Major Exams (Midterm and Finals)
 Schedule of Activities

Activities Venue Mode of Date Resource

Delivery Persons
Online via Lecture/ Sept 26, 2020 Dr. Ronald
Class Orientations Teams/Meet Discussions Ferrer
Presentations of Lecture/ Oct. 10, 2020 Dr. Ronald
the Preliminary Online via Discussions Ferrer
Topics of PH 512 Teams/Meet
Virtual Reporting Online via Lecture/ Oct. 10 & 24, (see next slide)
Teams/ Meet Discussions 2020
Midterm exam Online Google Docs Nov. 7, 2020
Online via Lecture/ Nov. 7 & 21 (see next slide)
Virtual Reporting Teams/ Meet Discussions 2020
Final Exam Online Google Docs Dec 12, 2020
Note: UV-GS may schedule for a face to face class within the semester
anytime depending on the IATF protocol issued
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Students Topics Date of Mode of
Presentations Reporting
Carmel Coching & October 10, 2020 Google Teams/
Christine Joy Meet
Francisco Understanding Disasters

Celestina Junio The role of healthcare in a disaster October 10, 2020 Google Teams/
response and management Meet

Hannah Mae Environmental & occupational October 24, 2020 Google Teams/
Pausanos health considerations in disasters Meet

Stellan Mariz Pinote Health Promotions & Disease Nov 7, 2020 Google Teams/
Preventions during disasters Meet

Hannah Mae Plateros Behavioral health & surveillance Nov 7, 2020 Google Teams/
during disasters Meet

Ethical issues in disasters Nov 21, 2020 Google Teams/

Jason Manolong Management Meet