Part 2 - Top Rank: CHN Notes

Question 1

Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Control Capability and Establishing
the National Program on Community Disaster Preparedness

Answer 1

Presidential Decree No 1566 (1978)

Question 2

Transfer of responsibilities from the national to the local government units (LGUs)

Answer 2

Republic Act No 7160 (Local Gov’t Code of 1991)

Question 3

It a serious disruption of the functioning of a society, causing widespread human, material or
environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope, using only its own
resources.

Answer 3

Disaster

Question 4

Any phenomenon, which has the potential to cause disruption or damage to humans and their environment

Answer 4

Hazards

Question 5

NATIONAL VOLUNTARY BLOOD SERVICES PROGRAM

Answer 5

RA 7719 – Blood Services Act 1994

Question 6

Minimum requirement for donating 250 ml of blood

Answer 6

45 kg (100 lbs)

Question 7

Minimum requirement for donating 450 ml of blood

Answer 7

50 kg (110 lbs)

Question 8

Minimum hemoglobin for donating blood

Answer 8

12.5 g/dL

Question 9

Shelf-life of whole blood and red cell concentrates

Answer 9

5 weeks

Question 10

How many months can a plasma be frozenly stored?

Answer 10

12 months

Question 11

Goal: 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.

Answer 11

Botika ng Barangay

Question 12

The strategy used by the Health Resource Development Program (HRDP) III in implementing primary health care
delivery in depressed and undeserved communities for them to become self-reliant.

Answer 12

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (COPAR)

Question 13

It is collective, participatory, transformative, liberate, sustained & systematic process of building people’s
organizations by mobilizing and enhancing the capabilities and resources of the people for the resolution of their
issues and concerns towards effecting change in their existing oppressive and exploitative conditions (National Rural
CO conference, 1994)

Answer 13

Community Organizing Participatory Action Research (COPAR)

Question 14

Continuous and sustained process of educating the people let them understand and develop their critical awareness
of the existing conditions

Answer 14

Community Organizing

Question 15

COPAR Process

Answer 15

• Pre-Entry Phase
• Entry Phase
• Community Study/Diagnosis phase/Research Phase
• Community Organization & Capacity Building Phase
• Community Action Phase
• Sustenance & Strengthening Phase

Question 16

COPAR Process: Done before going to the community

Answer 16

Pre-Entry Phase

Question 17

COPAR Process:
* Integration with community residents
* Deepening Social Investigation
* Information Dissemination
* Core Group (CG) Formation

Answer 17

Entry Phase

Question 18

COPAR Process:
* Selection of the research team
* Training on data collection methods and techniques
* Planning for the actual data gathering
* Data Gathering
* Community Validation
* Presentation of Community Diagnosis and recommendation
* Prioritization of Community Needs/Problems for action

Answer 18

Community Study/Diagnosis phase/Research Phase

Question 19

COPAR Process:
* Community Meetings
* Election and induction of CHO officers
* Development of management systems and procedures
* Team building Activities /Action-Reflection- Action Session (ARAS)
* Organization of the Working Committees
* Training of CHO officers/ Community Leaders

Answer 19

Community Organization & Capacity Building Phase

Question 20

COPAR Process:
- Organization and training of Community Health Workers (CHW)
ü Development of criteria for the selection of CHWs
ü Selection of CHWs
ü Training of CHWs
- Setting up linkages, networks, and referral systems
- Project implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PIME) of health services intervention schemes and
community development projects
- Initial identification and implementation of resource mobilization schemes

Answer 20

Community Action Phase

Question 21

COPAR Process:
* Formulation and ratification of constitution and by-laws
* Identification and development of secondary leaders
* Formalizing and institutionalizing of linkages, networks, and referral system
* Setting up and institutionalizing financing scheme for the community health program/activities
* Development and implementation of viable committees, management system and procedures
* Continuing Education of community leaders, CHWs and CHO members and community residents
* Develop medium and long-term community and development plans

Answer 21

Sustenance & Strengthening Phase

Question 22

• Establishing rapport with the people in a continuing effort to imbibe community life and undergoing the same
  experience as the people and sharing their hopes, aspirations and hardships towards building mutual trust and cooperation

Answer 22

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Integration

Question 23

• Process of systematically learning and analyzing the various structures and forces in the community
• Objectives
  ü Gather data on the geographic, economic, political and socio-cultural situation of the community
  ü Identify the classes and sectors present in the community
  ü Determine the correct approach and method of organizing
  ü Provide a basis of planning and programming of organizing activities

Answer 23

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Social Investigation

Question 23

Process of formulating specific activities to attain the goals of meeting community needs solving community problems

Answer 23

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Planning

Question 23

• Also termed as Agitation
• This entails going around and motivating people on a one-to-one basis to do something about community issues.

Answer 23

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Ground Working

Question 23

• Ratification of what has been already decided
• The meeting gives a sense of collective power and confidence

Answer 23

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Community Meeting

Question 23

This is means of acting out the meeting or the activity that will take place between the people and the group targeted by the mobilization

Answer 23

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Role Play

Question 24

This refers to the activities undertaken by the community through the people’s organization to solve problems confronting the community

Answer 24

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Social Mobilization

Question 25

The process of discovering by the people the way something has been accomplished, what has been left out and what remains to be done.

Answer 25

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Evaluation

Question 26

Analyzing the finished mass action, its good and weak points identified

Answer 26

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Reflection

Question 27

This facilitates wider participation and collective action on community problems

Answer 27

10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Organization

Question 28

• Active process where the expected beneficiaries of research are the main actors in the entire research process
• It is combination of education, research and action
• Purpose is the empowerment of the people

Answer 28

Participatory Action Research