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DOH Maternal and Child Health Programs

The document outlines several Department of Health programs in the Philippines that address the needs of individuals, families, newborns, children and mothers. It discusses programs related to disease prevalence, maternal health, child health and nutrition, newborn screening, infant and young child feeding, and the roles of nurses in implementing aspects of these programs. The programs aim to improve health outcomes through strategies like counseling, supplementation, immunization, screening and promoting practices like breastfeeding.

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DOH Maternal and Child Health Programs

The document outlines several Department of Health programs in the Philippines that address the needs of individuals, families, newborns, children and mothers. It discusses programs related to disease prevalence, maternal health, child health and nutrition, newborn screening, infant and young child feeding, and the roles of nurses in implementing aspects of these programs. The programs aim to improve health outcomes through strategies like counseling, supplementation, immunization, screening and promoting practices like breastfeeding.

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  • Objectives and Overview: Details the objectives of identifying and discussing DOH programs for family and individual health and the roles of CHN in these programs.
  • Prevalence and Data: Explains prevalence, morbidity, and mortality concepts as measures used to determine health issues in the population.
  • Data Analysis Questions: Poses questions to consider when examining data on mortality and morbidity, focusing on its impact on health initiatives.
  • Roles of Nurses in Disease Prevalence: Lists responsibilities of nurses concerning public health surveillance, investigations, and training related to disease prevalence.
  • Family Health Nursing Programs: Introduces Department of Health initiatives focusing on family health, particularly maternal and reproductive health.
  • Maternal Health Laws: Outlines key legislative frameworks governing maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services in the Philippines.
  • Maternal and Child Health Service Package: Describes a comprehensive service package covering pre-pregnancy to post-partum stages, focusing on health care services provided.
  • Recipient Group: Identifies women of reproductive age and pregnant mothers as primary recipients for the service packages and health initiatives.
  • Role of Nurses in Family Health: Outlines the advocacy, counseling, and educational roles nurses play in supporting the health programs, including administering health care.
  • Child Health Program and Nutrition: Covers policies and acts supporting child health and nutrition focusing on screening, breastfeeding, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Newborn Care Service Package: Discusses Specific protocols and services designed to ensure optimal care for newborns and support breastfeeding practices.
  • Recipient and Nursing Roles: Details roles of nurses in educating and implementing programs for mothers and caregivers of newborns and young children.
  • Infant and Young Children Feeding (IYCF): Outlines IYCF strategies aimed at ensuring nutritional adequacy and health for infants and young children.
  • Vision and Mission: Articulates the overarching vision and mission of the IYCF and broader health initiatives, emphasizing collaboration and social norms.
  • Laws and Policies: Summarizes relevant laws and administrative orders supporting infant and young child health feeding within the Philippines context.
  • Implementation Strategies: Details strategic plans for implementing child health programs, focusing on partnerships, governance, and program execution.
  • Packages and Materials: Describes the benefit packages, training, and support materials available to enhance service delivery and program execution.

Objectives:

❖ Identify the different DOH programs addressing the needs


of the individual and the family as a client

❖Discuss the relevant DOH programs related to disease


prevalence on the individual and the family as a client

❖Apply the different DOH programs related to the individual


and the family as a client in a given situation

❖Identify the roles of the CHN in the DOH programs


Prevalence
how much of a disease or
condition there is in
a population at a
particular point in time.

Morbidity Mortality

Incidence
measure of disease that
allows us to determine a
person's
probability of being
diagnosed with a disease
during a given period of
time.
Look at the Data Presented

What can you say of the causes of mortality and


morbidity in the Philippines?

How will these data help the Philippine government


address the needs of the Filipino people?

How can you as a student nurse help decrease


mortality and morbidity in your own capacity?
Roles of the Nurse in Disease Prevalence
1. Implement public health surveillance
2. Monitor local health personnel conducting disease
surveillance
3. Assist other health personnel in outbreak investigations and
rapid surveillance during a disaster.
4. Assist in the conduct of surveys, program evaluation, and
other epidemiologic studies.
5. Assist in the conduct of training courses in epidemiology
6. Assist in preparing annual reports and financial plans.
7. Responsible for inventory and maintenance of epidemiology
and surveillance unit equipment.
Department of Health
Programs related to FAMILY
HEALTH NURSING
REPUBLIC ACT (RA) 10354

Responsible Parenthood
and Reproductive Health
(RPRH Act of 2012)

MATERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

HEALTH (AO) 2008-0029


Maternal Newborn Child,

LAWS Health and Nutrition


(MNCHN)

UPDATED AO 2008-0029 IN 2018


Reproductive Maternal Newborn
Child Adolescent
Health and Nutrition(RMNCAHN)
Service Package
Pre-pregnancy
Delivery
Iron and Folate Facility based delivery with
supplementation. accredited Basic Emergency
Prevention and management of Obstetric Care (BEmOC)
infection and lifestyle diseases.
Counseling on Responsible
Parenthood

Post-Partum
Pregnancy
4 prenatal visits throughout the Check for conditions such as
course of pregnancy bleeding or infections
Iodine supplementation and Vitamin A supplements to the
immunization (TD) mother
Detection and management of Counseling on family planning
early danger signs of pregnancy and available services.
Recipient •Women of reproductive age
and pregnant mother
Roles of the Nurse
Advocate of the program

•Counseling/advice as the
need arise

•Develop (Information Education


Campaign ( IEC material) e.g.
poster making
Conducts health class e.g.
mothers class

Administer dose of needed


immunization and
supplementation.
Child MNCHN Policy

Health Newborn Screening Act of

Program
2004

Executive order 51 - Milk

and Code

Nutrition Rooming in and


Breastfeeding Act of 1992
Service Package
•Strict
implementation
of the Essential
Newborn Care •Requires both public
(ENC)protocol and private
institutions to
promote rooming –in
and encourage,
protect and support
the practice of
•Newborn
breastfeeding
screening
Roles of the Nurse
Recipient •To implement intensified
education and information
•Newborn/ campaigns at the ground
level to increase the
infant and proportion of mothers
(and caretakers)
young children practicing behavior that
promotes newborns/child
health e.g. Breast feeding,
Immunization, etc.
INFANT AND
YOUNG
CHILDREN
FEEDING (IYCF)
Infant and Young
Children Feeding

The goal of this


program is to give
mothers instruction Includes dramatically
and skills in infant and boosting the prevalence of
young child feeding breastfeeding and
(IYCF), particularly alternative feeding
during the formative techniques.
years of their children
Objectives of the Program
1 Reduction of child mortality and morbidity

To establish a framework for ensuring the


2 survival of infants and young children

Boosting care and support services for their


3 parents and caregivers in order to assist
them achieve optimal IYCF.
VISION
Well-fed, nurtured children and healthy
mothers; Breastfeeding as a social norm;
Competent and dignified health workers;
Enabling health systems, communities, and
workplaces; and whole of society working
together, accountable to make this vision
happen.
MISSION
Focusing on the First 1,000 Days, stakeholders
of the Philippine IYCF Program shall set out to:
1. nurture and nourish the mother and child;
2. reduce stunting and all other forms of
malnutrition; and
3. create an enabling environment for optimal
infant and young child feeding.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.
2005-0014 (NATIONAL
POLICIES ON INFANT AND
YOUNG CHILD FEEDING)

LAWS
AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2006-0012
(REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER

POLICIES
NO. 51, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
MILK CODE, RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS
THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2007-


0026 (REVITALIZATION OF THE
MOTHER-BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL
INITIATIVE IN HEALTH FACILITIES
WITH MATERNITY AND NEWBORN
CARE SERVICES
STRATEGIES
01 02
Partnerships with Harnessing the executive arm of
NGOs and GOs in the government to implement and
coordination and enforce the IYCF related
implementation of legislations and regulations
the IYCF Program (EO 51, RA 7200 and RA10028)

CHILD
03 04 05
Integration of key Intensified focused Engaging the Private
IYCF action points in activities to create an Sector and
the MNCHN Plan of environment International
Action/Strategy supportive to IYCF Organizations to raise
practices funds for the scaling
up and support of the
IYCF program
P
PhilHealth Benefit
Package 1 A
C
2 Trainings K
A
Training Package 3 G
E
Implementation Support
4
Materials S
SERVICE PACKAGE

●●A. Pre-pregnancy
-Iron and Folate supplementation.
-Prevention and management of infection and lifestyle
diseases.
-Counseling on Responsible Parenthood
●B. Pregnancy
-4 prenatal visits throughout the course of pregnancy
-iodine supplementation and immunization (TD)
-Detection and management of early danger signs of
pregnancy

Objectives: ❖Identify the different DOH programs addressing the needs of the individual and the family as a client ❖Discuss t
Prevalence how much of a disease or condition there is in a population at a particular point in time. Morbidity Mortality Inc
Look at the Data Presented What can you say of the causes of mortality and morbidity in the Philippines? How will these data
Roles of the Nurse in Disease Prevalence 1. Implement public health surveillance 2. Monitor local health personnel conductin
Department of Health Programs related to FAMILY HEALTH NURSING
MATERNAL HEALTH LAWS Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH Act of 2012) REPUBLIC ACT (RA) 10354 Maternal Ne
Service Package Pre-pregnancy Iron and Folate supplementation. Prevention and management of infection and lifestyle d
•Women of reproductive age and pregnant mother Recipient
Roles of the Nurse Advocate of the program Conducts health class e.g. mothers class Administer dose of needed immunization an
Child Health Program and Nutrition MNCHN Policy Newborn Screening Act of 2004 Executive order 51 - Milk Code Rooming in and B

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