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  1. Background of the Problem

Water is a basic need and according to the United Nations access to it is also a human right. It is an essential part of daily life and in maintaining good health. Safe water is utilized by humans through sanitation, food production, and hydration. Unsafe drinking water can lead to so many serious health conditions and even death. Every year many people, most especially children, suffer from dehydration and electrolyte imbalances caused by diarrheal diseases. It might be an easily preventable problem, but still many people are seriously affected by this especially those living in poverty-stricken communities where water is considered a luxury. In these areas, water sources are usually communal or public and there is no purification method used for drinking water.

In Barangay Maras, there are a couple of different water sources used by the residents and most of them are communal and are not yet confirmed to be potable.  The households situated near the highway get their drinking water from a dug wells with hand pump and a few would buy from the nearby water-refilling station. Some households are connected to the piped spring water system established by the Local Officials but the water is rationed and still limited. Along the highway, an average of 25-30 households share 1 water source. In the areas far from the main road, drinking water is taken from an open dug well or a protected spring. Purok Waling-Waling is the only purok that has no water source of its own and people would walk in distances even as far as 200 meters through dense grasslands and narrow roads on top of cliffs just to get water.  In terms of water storage and purification, the residents utilize covered containers, which most of them clean regularly, but not all purify their drinking water.

  1. Solution

To manage these problems, approaches must be focused on changing the negative practices of the community, mobilize the people, and utilize available resources to improve the situation of the water sources.

  1. Sustainability

Community involvement is the best way to ascertain sustainability of the programs that will be implemented. All throughout the process, from the identification of the problem up to the evaluation of results, the people must be actively involved to instill the sense of ownership and cooperation in them. The local leaders must also be empowered so that they will be motivated to guide the people effectively and provide independent decisions in managing the projects.

hypertension update

JULY 2021 IMPLEMENTATION

             

 

           

           Community work from home continues to ensue as we continue to fight against this pandemic. Plans have been modified and tailor fitted into the New Normal setting to ensure continuity of activities and prevent any setbacks.

               

             Intensifying of health awareness and knowledge about hypertension continues. A one-week limited-face-to-face (ten -day) lecture was conducted in all seven puroks by the PHN and BHWS. A flip chart was used during the lecture and each participant were evaluated through a pre/post-test, which yielded satisfactory results. Together with this initiative, BP Monitoring Stations were created in each puroks. This will serve as a venue wherein health teachings, and BP monitoring will take place. Enrolled participants were encouraged to have their blood pressures checked and results were inputted at the Target Client List for Hypertension Logbook. Figure 1.4 shows the hypertension progression chart of the enrolled participants. There is an increase in the number of individuals whose blood pressure are normal. A drop of 90 from 182 individuals in the Pre-Hypertension category was observed. There is an increase in the number of Stage 1 Hypertension from 64 to 102. Moreover, there is a decrease in the number of Stage 2 Hypertension from 32 to 31.

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            Furthermore, another target solution was to initiate efforts and to advocate the creation of supportive environments in such a way that the residents’ living conditions are safe, stimulating, satisfying and enjoyable. With this, a Zumba class headed by the BHWs was launched at the barangay covered court so that individuals are encouraged to live an active lifestyle. Lastly, promotion of healthier food choices through the DASH-diet tarpaulins were strategically displayed at the BHS, Barangay Hall and two (2) sari-sari stores where people can read the guidelines of the said diet.

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July 2021 Accomplishments:

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  • Update Hypertension Enrollment Masterlist

  • House-to-House and Limited Face-to-Face Lecture on Hypertension and BP monitoring done by PHN and BHWs

  • Creation of BP Stations per Purok

  • Create Supportive Physical Environments: Zumba Classes in the barangay covered court & display of DASH-diet tarpaulins

  • Endorsement of 1 Aksyon Kontra Alta Presyon Flip Chart for Health Awareness Campaign

  • Printing and Installation of Tarpaulins (DASH-diet)

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Upcoming Activities:

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  • Following the protocols of social distancing, wearing of face masks, disinfection, and limiting movement to only essentials in the context of COVID-19 New Normal Setting, the following upcoming activities are as follows:

    • Procurement of Anti-Hypertensive Medications

    • Conduction of trainings and seminars for training and proper referral

    • Modular-Intervention on Aksyon Kontra Alta Presyon on secondary level students

    • Endorsement of a Barangay Ordinance on Non-Communicable Diseases

    • Mobilizing resource from Private sectors

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