Nat'l Health Program of The DOH
Nat'l Health Program of The DOH
Prepared by:
Jessica D. Bentayen RN-MAN
A. Family Health Services
NATURAL
1. Standard days Method
Most appropriate for women who usually have cycles between 26 and 32
days long.
Uses cycle beads to determine fertile days.
2. Lactational Amenorrhea Method
A temporary postpartum method of postponing pregnancy based on the
physiological infertility experienced by breastfeeding mothers.
3. Basal Body Temperature
Used to identify the fertile and infertile period of a woman’s cycle by daily
taking and recording the rise and fall in body temperature during and after
ovulation.
4. Billings Ovulation/Cervical Mucus Method
Abstaining from sexual intercourse during fertile days of spinnbarkeit
mucus and 3 days after the peak day.
5. Symptothermal Method
A combination of basal body temperature and billings method.
6. Rhythm Method
Calendar method
Abstaining from coitus 3 or 4 days before ovulation until 3 or 4 days after
ovulation.
6. Coitus interruptus
Method of contraception where couple proceeds with coitus until moment
of ejaculation and the man withdraws so that the spermatozoa are emitted
outside the vagina.
ARTIFICIAL
1. Barrier methods (e.g. Condom)
A thin sheath of latex rubber made to fit on a man’s erected
penis, it prevents the passage of sperm into the internal vagina
2. Injectables
Contains synthetic hormone, progestin which suppresses
ovulation; thickens the cervical mucus making it difficult for
sperm to pass through.
3. Oral contraceptive pills
Pill contains hormones, estrogen and progesterone taken
daily to prevent conception.
REVERSIBLE
1. Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD)
Small, flexible plastic devices that are inserted into the
woman’s uterus. The most common IUDs contain copper, and
they work by preventing sperm from reaching an egg.
2. Contraceptive implants
Inserted under the skin of a woman’s upper arm and provide
continuous, highly effective pregnancy protection for 3 to 5
years, depending on the type of implant.
PERMANENT
1. Vasectomy
The vas deference is blocked or cut, to prevent the passage of
sperm.
2. Bilateral tubal ligation
Involves the cutting of blocking of the fallopian tubes.
Important things to Consider:
• Personal values
• Ability to use method correctly
• How method will affect enjoyment
• Financial factor
• Status of couple’s relationship
• Prior experience
• Future plans
C. CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS
Goal: Reduce morbidity and mortality rates for children 0-9 years
with the strategies necessary for program.
1. INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING PROGRAM
There is global evidence that good nutrition in the early
months and years of life plays a very significant role, affecting
not only the health and survival of infants and children but
also their intellectual and social development, resulting in life-
long impact on school performance and overall productivity.
Breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding during the
first half-year of life is an important factor that can prevent
infant and childhood morbidity
• and mortality.
• B – Best for babies
• R – Reduce incidence of allergens
• E – Economical
• A – Antibodies present
• S – Stool inoffensive (golden yellow)
• T – Temperature is always ideal
• F – Fresh milk never goes off
• E – Emotional bonding
• E – Easy once established
• D – Digested easily
• I – Immediately available
• N – Nutritionally optimal
• G – Gastroenteritis greatly reduced
Laws that Protects Infant and Young Child
Feeding
• Milk Code (EO 51)
Products covered by milk code consist of breast milk substitute, such as infant
formula, other milk products, bottle-fed complementary foods
• Rooming-in Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (RA 7600)
Requires both public and private institution to promote rooming-in, it encourages
and supports the practice of breastfeeding
• Food Fortification Law (RA 8976)
An act establishing the Philippine Food Fortification Program and other purpose.
Fortification is the addition of one or more essential nutrients to food, whether or
not it is normally contained in the food, for the purpose of preventing or correcting a
demonstrated deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific
population groups.
The law requires a mandatory food fortification of staple foods – rice, flour, edible
oil and sugar and voluntary food fortification of processed food and food products
(Vitamin A, Iron and Iodine).
2. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM (NIP)
The National Immunization Program is used interchangeably
with the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) that
originally focused on preventing vaccine-preventable diseases
in children.
The EPI was launched in July 1976 by the Department of
Health in cooperation with WHO and UNICEF.
Goal: To reduce the morbidity and mortality among children,
adolescents and senior citizens against the most common
vaccine-preventable diseases.
Principles:
(1) Prevention is better than cure;
(2) Immunization is still the most cost-effective public
health strategy in reducing and preventing illness and
death.
• Immunization is the process by which vaccines are
introduced into the body. Vaccines are administered to
induce immunity thereby causing the recipient’s
immune system to react to the vaccines that produce
antibodies to fight the disease.
• Republic Act 10152 or the “Mandatory Infants and Children
Health Immunization Act” of 2011 signed by former Pres. Benigno
Aquino III in July 26, 2010 mandates the basic immunization for
children under 5 including other types of disease determined by the
Department of Health.
BCG Birth or any time after birth 1 Protection from TB meningitis and other TB
infections
Reduces the chance of being infected and
Hepa-B vaccine At birth 1 becoming a carrier of Hepatitis B
Pneumococcal
Conjugate 6 weeks 3 4 weeks Protection against Pneumonia
Vaccine (PCV 13)
Protection against diarrhea caused by
Rotavirus vaccine 6 weeks 2 4 weeks
severe forms of rotavirus disease
Protection against
MMR (Measles, measles, mumps, and
mumps, rubella) 12 - 15 months 1 rubella virus
vaccine: MCV2
VACCINES FOR OTHER POPULATION:
BCG Use tuberculin syringe only. Discard 6 hours after reconstitution +2 to +8OC, never freeze