Part 2 - Top Rank: CHN Notes Flashcards
Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Control Capability and Establishing
the National Program on Community Disaster Preparedness
Presidential Decree No 1566 (1978)
Transfer of responsibilities from the national to the local government units (LGUs)
Republic Act No 7160 (Local Gov’t Code of 1991)
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.
Disaster
Any phenomenon, which has the potential to cause disruption or damage to humans and their environment
Hazards
NATIONAL VOLUNTARY BLOOD SERVICES PROGRAM
RA 7719 – Blood Services Act 1994
Minimum requirement for donating 250 ml of blood
45 kg (100 lbs)
Minimum requirement for donating 450 ml of blood
50 kg (110 lbs)
Minimum hemoglobin for donating blood
12.5 g/dL
Shelf-life of whole blood and red cell concentrates
5 weeks
How many months can a plasma be frozenly stored?
12 months
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.
Botika ng Barangay
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.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (COPAR)
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)
Community Organizing Participatory Action Research (COPAR)
Continuous and sustained process of educating the people let them understand and develop their critical awareness
of the existing conditions
Community Organizing
COPAR Process
- Pre-Entry Phase
- Entry Phase
- Community Study/Diagnosis phase/Research Phase
- Community Organization & Capacity Building Phase
- Community Action Phase
- Sustenance & Strengthening Phase
COPAR Process: Done before going to the community
Pre-Entry Phase
COPAR Process:
* Integration with community residents
* Deepening Social Investigation
* Information Dissemination
* Core Group (CG) Formation
Entry Phase
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
Community Study/Diagnosis phase/Research Phase
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
Community Organization & Capacity Building Phase
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
Community Action Phase
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
Sustenance & Strengthening Phase
- 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
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Integration
- 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
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Social Investigation
Process of formulating specific activities to attain the goals of meeting community needs solving community problems
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Planning
- Also termed as Agitation
- This entails going around and motivating people on a one-to-one basis to do something about community issues.
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Ground Working
- Ratification of what has been already decided
- The meeting gives a sense of collective power and confidence
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Community Meeting
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
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Role Play
This refers to the activities undertaken by the community through the people’s organization to solve problems confronting the community
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Social Mobilization
The process of discovering by the people the way something has been accomplished, what has been left out and what remains to be done.
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Evaluation
Analyzing the finished mass action, its good and weak points identified
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Reflection
This facilitates wider participation and collective action on community problems
10 CRITICAL ACTIVITIES IN COPAR: Organization
- 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
Participatory Action Research
