BARANGAY SAN JOSECommunity Diagnosis

Total Land Area = 271.04 hectares Agricultural = 252.53 hectaresResidential = 10.29 hectares

Population = 1,329# Households = 269Average Household size = 5

LIVESTOCK

GoatsCarabaos

CattlePigeonsDucks

Cropping season twice a yearConsist mostly of rice and vegetables

Health and Nutrition Status Health and nutrition centerDay care center1 Public Elementary School Family planningX Botika ng Barangay

• Malnourished = 3rd degree

Garbage Disposal System• Self disposal– Burn– Bury– Throw in the canal

• No community garbagecollection system

PUROK 5

PUROK 6

PUROK 4

PUROK 3 PUROK 1

IRRIGATION

PUROK 3PUROK 1 PUROK 2

PUROK 2PUROK 3

PROVINCIAL

ROAD

PUROK 4

PUROK 1

PUROK 2

PUROK 3

- deep well - elementary school- health center- barangay hall - waiting shed

HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED

PROBLEM TREE

LACK OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Increase susceptibility to illnesses – cough, colds, diarrhea, fever

Shift towards traditional medicine – hilot, herbal medicines

Poverty – lack of money to buy medicine

Lack of resources – the municipal health center itself lacks medicine

Logistical Problems – lack of coordination and follow-up

CORE PROBLEMDESCRIPTION OBJECTIVES ACTION PROPOSAL

Most of the time there is a lack of or even no supply of basic medications that health workers can give to their patients

-Paracetamol -Mefenamic acid-Aspirin-Neozep

Increase amount of free medicine available and

ensure continuous supply

Obtain medicines from main health

center for distribution

Donations from outside

organizations and partnerships

Improve communication

between barangay level and municipal

level

Contact organizations with regard to medical

donations and medical missions

ROOTSDESCRIPTION OBJECTIVES ACTION PROPOSAL

Lack of medicines in the municipal health center for distribution to barangays

Increase amount of medicine available in

municipal health center for distribution

to barangays

Increase health budget for medical

supplies

Budget planning in the level of

municipal office

Logistical problems- “kulang sa follow up o walang nag-aasikaso”

Better communication among municipal

health office, Brgy. Captain and barangay

health workers

Improved system of referral and follow-

up

Group discussion among involved

parties in order to come up with a new

plan

Poverty – money is prioritized more on food than medicines

Increase livelihood – “working students”

OBJECTIVE TREE

LACK OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Increase susceptibility to illnesses – cough, colds, diarrhea, fever

Shift towards traditional medicine – hilot, herbal medicines

Poverty – lack of money to buy

medicine

Lack of resources – the municipal health

center itself lacks medicine

Logistical Problems – lack of coordination and

follow-up

Budget planning at the level of the municipal office to discuss allocation

of the money towards health

Proposal of a new referral system at the barangay level

Focus Group Discussion among brarangay health

workers, brgy captain and a representative from the municipal health center

Priority Setting – update health status of each barangay in order to determine diseases that have the highest morbidity and mortality

EFFECTSDESCRIPTION OBJECTIVES ACTION PROPOSAL

Increase in illnesses – cough, colds, fever, diarrhea

Decrease incidence of illness

Increase access and availability of free

medicine

More efficient delivery of medical

supplies from municipal health

center

Donations from outside

organizations

Shift towards traditional medicine – hilot, herbal medicine

Promote herbal medicine in the

community

Herbal medicine teaching class

Promote planting of herbal medicines in

their backyard

Institutionalize Herbal Medicine Program in the

barangay

Giving free seeds for individuals to plant

OBJECTIVE TREE

LACK OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Increase susceptibility to illnesses – cough, colds, diarrhea, fever

Shift towards traditional medicine – hilot, herbal medicines

Poverty – lack of money to buy

medicine

Lack of resources – the municipal health

center itself lacks medicine

Logistical Problems – lack of coordination and

follow-up

Increase access and improved availabiliy of free medicine

Donations from outside organizations

More efficient delivery of medical supplies

from municipal health center

Institutionalize herbal medicine and make it part of the services provided

for by the health center

Herbal medicine teaching class

Giving seeds to community members

and promotion of backyard planting