UPCN Project Lusog-Linang

Our Monitoring and Evaluation Visits begin today with our Health Lead Scholars Ivan Limio and Jhaycee Magbanua of Barangay San Vicente, Bamban, Tarlac.

We look forward to our next visits and health promotion sessions with our other Health Lead Scholars and their communities.

33 Health Lead Scholars have completed today's Basic Disaster Preparedness Training for Community Health Workers.

Congratulations and see you again in our next community endeavors!


[Group photos from Scholar Lhougien Lopez]

Happening now: Psychological First Aid lecture-discussion with Asst. Prof. Maria Angela Mabale

Happening now: Community Mapping of our Health Lead Scholars as part of their Basic Disaster Preparedness Training for Community Health Workers

Happening now: For their first activity, our Health Lead Scholars create and present their Disaster Timelines.

Happening now: Our 33 Health Lead Scholars begin their Basic Disaster Preparedness Training for Community Health Workers

Picture-perfect! Our 3-day Basic Community Health Workers' Training ends with joy and gratitude. We congratulate and thank our 29 Health Lead Scholars who generously and actively joined us in this journey!

See you again very soon for our next training!

Our Project Lusog-Linang Team also discussed various topics with our Health Lead Scholars. For the last day of our Basic Community Health Workers' Training, Asst. Prof. Mary Abigail Hernandez explored the promotion of clean and healthy environment, while Vince Delos Santos elaborated on the promotion of nutrition and oral hygiene.

Lastly, Asst. Prof. Earl Sumile synthesized the learnings and opportunities encountered throughout the sessions vis-a-vis the contexts and challenges of health in our country.

The third day of our Basic Community Health Workers' Training equipped our Health Lead Scholars with knowledge and skills on health promotion. Ma'am Luzviminda Rivera discussed priority health promotion areas, as well as prevention and control of common non-communicable diseases in the community.

Moreover, Assoc. Prof. Floreliz Ngaya-an elaborated on promoting nutrition among infants and young children in the community, as well as boosting community protection through immunization. Lastly, Asst. Prof. Kenny-lynn Baccay talked on caring for women and mothers in the community.

The second day of our Basic Community Health Workers' Training ended with the First Aid Training facilitated by Philippine Red Cross - Tarlac Chapter.

See you again tomorrow for our last day, Health Lead Scholars!

Happening now: Basic Life Support Training, facilitated by Philippine Red Cross - Tarlac Chapter, as part of our 3-day Basic Community Health Workers' Training

The second day of our Basic Community Health Workers' Training begins with Assoc. Prof. Jenniffer Paguio's discussion on the importance of teamwork for barangay health workers as part of the healthcare team. Our Health Lead Scholars engaged in activities exploring the principles of working in a team.