Comprehensive Health Program

            The Health Services Department of West Negros University is geared towards the promotion of health among its Faculty, Staff and Students population as a whole. Health Promotion consists of Disease Prevention, Case-Finding and Curative Medicine. Health Education is a very important aspect of health promotion because it is believed that the individual himself should be directly responsible for his health and the better educated and informed he is with regards to sound health practices, the better he will be in a position to keep him healthy. 

            The Health Program could be divided into the following main activities: 

I.          Disease Prevention 

A.      The school provides the proper environment to ensure the safety of the health of the school population. 

1.   Provide safe and adequate water supply for drinking.     

a.   It is to be noted that the school now has a separate BACIWA connection which has a potable
      water supply.
b.       Drinking fountains are provided in every floor located in areas. 
c.       The clinic is provided with potable drinking water to facilitate the drinking of medications. 
d.       Regular Laboratory Examination of water to check on bacterial content is being done twice a
       year. 

2.       Water supply for all the comfort rooms is adequate. Only with good and adequate running water could the comfort rooms be kept clean and free from smell. 

            3.  Protect the students, faculty and staff from exposure to the elements. 

a.         The walkway from the gym to the main building has been provided completely with roofing and adequate lighting to prevent accidents from happening especially at night. 

            4.  Provide clean surroundings.

a.         Trash cans are enough in number so that students have a place to dispose of garbage, pieces of papers or food wrappers.

b.         The grasses around the school premises are trim to encourage the students to keep the place clean and beautiful. 

5.       Food handlers in the school and its environment are checked periodically to ensure that they are free from diseases that could be transmitted through the oral-fecal route. The City Health gives this service free and health cards are issued if they pass the test. 

a.       Regular Stool Exam, HBsAG test, Chest X-Ray

1.       New students in the Elementary should be required to present record of immunization – prior to entering school or within a period of time after enrolment. CMS and HRM students should be required to have HBsAG test and Hepa B vaccination. 

2.       Provide immunization against Hepatitis B and Tetanus to certain sectors as needed. 

II.          Case Finding 

            A. Annual Physical and Dental Examination of Elementary Pupils and High School Students especially the new entrants to the Integrated School. 

B.      Pre – employment check – up Medical and Dental Examinations including Chest X-rays, complete blood count, urine analysis and stool examination. 

C.      Annual Physical and Dental Examination of employees. It is suggested that employees should have Complete blood count, urine analysis stool exam and Chest X-ray every year to screen for pulmonary Tuberculosis. 

III.         Curative aspects of the Health Services 

            A.   Regular consultation for all Students, Faculty and Staff. 

            B.   If there is a need for the services of a specialist, appropriate referral is done. 

1.       Symptomatic treatment

2.       Cleaning and dressing of wounds

3.       Applying simple first aid measure

4.       Giving of follow-up injection 

C.   Emergency treatment of certain cases and referral to a hospital if necessary. 

IV.        Health Services Activities: 

A.      Training on First Aid – to increase the base of health trained personnel. This is done on going basis in coordination with the Philippine National Red Cross. Each department is asked to send a number of participants from its student’s assistants, staff and faculty. 

B.      Health orientation for students. 

C.      Send staff members to occupational safety and health seminars. 

D.      Health staff is encouraged to upgrade themselves regularly so that they will be u to date as to recent medical development by attendance at seminars and conferences. 

Note:

1.      To all above services are rendered to the faculty, staff and students free of charge.

2.      Records of school faculty, staff and students are filled systematically and kept in the clinic.

3.      Safety and health committee is composed of the following:

Dr. Gil Octaviano                                 -           Director, HSD
Dr. Linadale J. Cequiña                        -           Morning & Afternoon Physician
Dr. Ralph I. Caña                                 -           Evening Physician
Dr. Marissa P. Fernandez                    -           Morning Dentist
Dr. Dalisay Q. Roxas                           -           Afternoon Dentist
Dr. Agustina V. Oliveros                       -           Evening Dentist
Mrs. Nenita N. Docdocil                       -           College Nurse
Mrs. Mely L. Alabanzas                       -           Integrated School Nurse             

4.      This will be revised as often as necessary.