Health Programs Flashcards
Provides health insurance coverage for Filipinos
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
Health and Sanitation (Government)
Ensure that infants/children and mothers have access to routinely recommended infant/childhood vaccines
Expanded Program on Immunization
Health and Sanitation (Government)
Aims to ensure the provision of safe and clean drinking water
Clean Water Act
Health and Sanitation (Government)
Involves community health workers contributing to local health initiatives
Barangay Health Workers (BHW) Program
Health and Sanitation (Government)
Provides medical assistance to communities in need, especially during emergencies and crises.
Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)
Health and Sanitation (NGOs)
Engages in health-related projects, disaster response, and community health programs.
Philippine Red Cross
Health and Sanitation (NGOs)
Focuses on innovations and solutions for improving health, including maternal and child health.
PATH Foundation Philippines
Health and Sanitation (NGOs)
Works towards addressing health inequalities and promoting community health.
Health Poverty Action
Health and Sanitation (NGOs)
Focuses on air quality management, emissions control, and the reduction of air pollution to safeguard public health.
Clean Air Act
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (Government)
Aims to promote proper waste disposal and reduce environmental pollution by implementing waste segregation and recycling practices
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (Government)
Addresses water pollution by establishing standards for water quality and promoting sustainable water resource management
Water Quality Management Program
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (Government)
implements various programs to monitor and regulate environmental pollutants, ensuring compliance with standards.
DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau Programs
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (Government)
While primarily focused on reforestation, it indirectly contributes to minimizing pollution and improving air quality
National Greening Program
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (Government)
Advocates for proper waste management, chemical safety, and pollution prevention through community-based initiatives
EcoWaste Coalition
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (NGO)
Focuses on environmental issues, including air and water pollution, and advocates for sustainable solutions to protect public health
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Environmental Pollution Health Risk Minimization (NGO)