Easter College

College of Nursing
Guisad Road, Baguio City

DOH Programs and Calendar Activities

Submitted to:
Ms. Tiffany Gail N. Bawayan, R.N

Submitted by:
Bernelyn A. Racacho
BSNII-C3

March 6, 2010
 Easter College
College of Nursing
Guisad Road, Baguio City

DOH Programs
And
Calendar Activities

Submitted to:
Ms. Tiffany Gail N. Bawayan, R.N

Submitted by:
Lorraine O. Douglas
BSNII-C2

March 06, 2010

  Health Programs
 Adolescent and Youth Health
and Development Program
 Breastfeeding Program /
Mother and Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative
 Blood Donation Program
 Cancer Control Program
 Child Health
 Diabetes Mellitus Prevention
Program
 Dengue Control Program
 Dental Health Program
 Doctors to the Barrios (DttB)
Program
 Emerging Disease Control
Program
 Environmental Health
 Expanded Program on
Immunization
 Family Planning
 Food and Waterborne Diseases
Prevention and Control
Program
 Food Fortification Program
 FOURmula One
 Garantisadong Pambata
 GMA 50 / Parallel Drug
Importation (PDI)
 Human Resource Health
Network
 Healthy Lifestyle Program
 Health Sector Development
Program
 Knock-Out Tigdas
 Leprosy Control Program
 Botika Ng Barangay
 Malaria Control Program
 Measles Elimination Campaign
(Ligtas Tigdas)
 National Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention and Control
Program
 National Filariasis Elimination
Program
 National Mental Health
Program
 Natural Family Planning
 Newborn Screening
 Nutrition
 Occupational Health Program
 Health Development Program
for Older Persons (Elderly
Health)
 Pinoy MD
 Persons with Disabilities
Program
 Pnuemonia and Other Acute
Respiratory Infections (ARI's)
 Prevention of Blindness
Program
 Rabies Control Program
 Safe Motherhood and Women's
Health
 Schistosomiasis Control
Program
 Smoking Cessation Program
 Soil Transmitted Helmenthiasis
 TB Control Program
 DOH Calendar

January 2010 2         World Asthma Day

Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round 1
18-22 National Cancer Awareness Week
24-30 Goiter Awareness Week
29 – World Leprosy Day
10-14   Safe Motherhood Week
16        AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
19        World Hypertension Day
31        World No Tobacco Day

February 2010 June 2010

National Health Insurance Program Month Oral Dengue Awareness Month

Health Month National Kidney Month
No Smoking Month
1-5 National Mental Retardation Week Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
4 – World Cancer Day
3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week 5   World Environmental Day
14 World Blood Donor Day
March 2010 14-18 Safe Kids Week
23 DOH Anniversary
Burn Injury Prevention Month 25 National Patients Safety Day
Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month 4th weeks National Poison Prevention Week
National Women’s Health Month
Rabies Awareness Month July 2010

8 National Women;s Day  Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2

22 World Water Day National Blood Donors Month
24 World TB Day National Disaster Consciousness Month
Nutrition Month
 April 2010 Schistosomiasis Awareness Month

Cancer in Children Awareness Month 8   National Allergy Day

11 World Population Day
12-17 National Diabetes Awareness Week
7   World Health Day 12-17 National Disability Prevention and
12-16 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 1 Rehabilitation Week
22 Philippine Earth's Day
25 World Malaria Day
4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week  

May 2010 August 2010

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Family Planning Month

Natural Family  Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Road Safety Month National Lung Month
National Tuberculosis Awareness Month
Sight-Saving Month

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week

2-6 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week
6-12 National Hospital Week
11-17 Phil. National Research System  Week
16-20 Asthma Week
3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week 
19 – National Tuberculosis day

September 2010

Generics Awareness Month

Liver Cancer Awareness Month

1-7 National Epilepsy Awareness Week

7-11 Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
26- World Heart Day
28 World Rabies Day

October 2010

Breast Cancer Awarenss Month

National Children’ Month

1-7 Elderly Filipino Week

4-8 National Mental Health Week
4-8 National Newborn Screening Week
10 – World Mental Health Day
10 – World Sight Day
11-15 Bone and Joint Awareness Week
11-15 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 3
15 Global Handwashing Day
18-22 Health Education Week
18-22 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week
25-29 Food Safety Awareness Week

November 2010

Cancer Pain Awareness Month

Filariasis Awareness Month
Malaria Awareness Month
Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month

1-5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week

7 National Food Fortification Day
2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week
8-12 Deaf Awareness Week
14 World Diabetes Day
15-19 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
22-26 Population and Development Week
 Health Programs
Adolescent and Youth Health and Development Program

The Program mainly focuses on addressing the following health concerns regardless of their sex, race and
socioeconomic background:

* Growth and Development concerns Nutrition Physical, mental and emotional status
* Reproductive Health Sexuality Reproductive Tract Infection (STD, HIV/AIDS) Responsible Parenthood Maternal
& Child Health

* Communicable Diseases Diarrhea, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Measles, Malaria, etc.

* Mental Health Substance use and abuse

* Intentional / non-intentional injuries Disability

Other issues and concerns such as vocational, education, social and employment needs where the DOH has no direct
mandate nor control, shall be coordinated closely with other concerned line agencies, and NGOs.

Botika Ng Barangay

The BnB program aims to promote equity in health by ensuring the availability and accessibility of
affordable, safe and effective, quality, essential drugs to all, with priority for marginalized, underserved, critical and
hard to reach areas.

Breastfeeding Food and Waterborne National

Program / Mother Diseases Prevention Cardiovascular Disease
and Baby Friendly and Control Program Prevention and Control
Hospital Initiative Food Fortification Program
Blood Donation Program National Filariasis
Program FOURmula One Elimination Program
Cancer Control Garantisadong Pambata National Mental Health
Program GMA 50 / Parallel Program
Child Health Drug Importation (PDI) Natural Family
Diabetes Mellitus Human Resource Planning
Prevention Program Health Network Newborn Screening
Dengue Control Healthy Lifestyle Nutrition
Program Program Occupational Health
Dental Health Program Health Sector Program
Doctors to the Barrios Development Program Health Development
(DttB) Program Knock-Out Tigdas Program for Older
Emerging Disease Leprosy Control Persons (Elderly
Control Program Program Health)
Environmental Health Malaria Control Pinoy MD
Expanded Program on Program Persons with
Immunization Measles Elimination Disabilities Program
Family Planning Campaign (Ligtas
Tigdas)
 Pnuemonia and Other Rabies Control Smoking Cessation
Acute Respiratory Program Program
Infections (ARI's) Safe Motherhood and Soil Transmitted
Prevention of Women's Health Helmenthiasis
Blindness Program Schistosomiasis TB Control Program
Control Program

DOH Annual Calendar

January 2010 2         World Asthma Day

Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6)- Round 1
18-22 National Cancer Awareness Week
24-30 Goiter Awareness Week
29 – World Leprosy Day
10-14   Safe Motherhood Week
16        AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day
19        World Hypertension Day
31        World No Tobacco Day

February 2010 June 2010

National Health Insurance Program Month Oral Dengue Awareness Month

Health Month National Kidney Month
No Smoking Month
1-5 National Mental Retardation Week Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
4 – World Cancer Day
3rd wk Leprosy Prevention and Control Week 5   World Environmental Day
14 World Blood Donor Day
March 2010 14-18 Safe Kids Week
23 DOH Anniversary
Burn Injury Prevention Month 25 National Patients Safety Day
Colon and Rectal Cancer Awareness Month 4th weeks National Poison Prevention Week
National Women’s Health Month
Rabies Awareness Month July 2010

8 National Women;s Day  Deworming of School Children (Grade 1-6) Round 2

22 World Water Day National Blood Donors Month
24 World TB Day National Disaster Consciousness Month
Nutrition Month
 April 2010 Schistosomiasis Awareness Month

Cancer in Children Awareness Month 8   National Allergy Day

11 World Population Day
12-17 National Diabetes Awareness Week
7   World Health Day 12-17 National Disability Prevention and
12-16 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 1 Rehabilitation Week
22 Philippine Earth's Day
25 World Malaria Day
4th wk Head and Neck Consciousness Week  

May 2010 August 2010

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Family Planning Month

Natural Family  Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Road Safety Month National Lung Month
National Tuberculosis Awareness Month 1-7 World Breastfeeding Week
Sight-Saving Month 2-6 Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Week

6-12 National Hospital Week

11-17 Phil. National Research System  Week
16-20 Asthma Week
3rd wk Brain Attack Awareness Week 
19 – National Tuberculosis day

September 2010

Generics Awareness Month

Liver Cancer Awareness Month

1-7 National Epilepsy Awareness Week

7-11 Obesity Prevention and Awareness Week
26- World Heart Day
28 World Rabies Day

October 2010

Breast Cancer Awarenss Month

National Children’ Month

1-7 Elderly Filipino Week

4-8 National Mental Health Week
4-8 National Newborn Screening Week
10 – World Mental Health Day
10 – World Sight Day
11-15 Bone and Joint Awareness Week
11-15 Garantisadong Pambata – Round 3
15 Global Handwashing Day
18-22 Health Education Week
18-22 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Awareness Week
25-29 Food Safety Awareness Week

November 2010

Cancer Pain Awareness Month

Filariasis Awareness Month
Malaria Awareness Month
Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month

1-5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Week

7 National Food Fortification Day
2nd Week National Skin Disease Detection and Prevention Week
8-12 Deaf Awareness Week
14 World Diabetes Day
15-19 Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week
22-26 Population and Development Week

Published: 2010-02-04 11:35

Reference:
http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/2537/pdf.pdf