One Health Week of San Jose Elementary School Health Magazine
July 2018
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SBFP: A Program of DepEd and DSWD declines Malnutrition
Brushing Teeth G Your first line of defense against tooth decay oodbye cavities, hello healthy teeth�, as Johnna Lucylle and Ken Robert, Grade 1 pupils wears their best smiles while demonstrating proper way of brushing their teeth as part of their health habits.
Pinggang Pinoy A visual tool to adopt healthy eating habits.
2 Proper Hand Washing Habit: A Warrior of Germs
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eeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and scattering germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. One of the practices that the teachers in San Jose Elementary School imparts to their pupils is the proper way of washing their hands before and after eating. Improper hand washing can cause germs and bacteria to spread. Washing hands for at least 20 seconds will make sure to tackle germs present in our hands. By following proper hand washing whenever our hands are dirty, we can keep ourselves and our families happier and healthier.
Ok Sa Deped : Oplan Kalusugan A Booster of Health Habits
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plan sa Kalusugan sa Department of Education (OK sa DepEd) is a convergence of health programs and activities where learners are provided with essential care and services to help them reach their full educational potential and better productivity. Health activities are for fun and good health. In San Jose Elementary School, doing such activities is teaching our learners all about health and hygiene with fun and engaging activities. It helps us maintain and improve the health of our school children through the prevention and control of diseases and the promotion of health-related knowledge, attitudes, skill and practices. This program is also an opportunity for us to identify health concerns in our schools.
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“To keep
the body in good health is a duty… for us to be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
Evelyn D. Panaligan
School Clinic / Nutrition Coordinator San Jose ES
s a teacher, we make sure that our learners are healthy. Mrs. Maria Teresa Dulutan, Grade Two teacher, inspects her students as her daily routine. Health inspection is one of the activities that ensure the healthy habit of our learners.
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A Prominence of Brushing Teeth Regularly “ A wonderful day starts with breakfast! But it will be more delightful if everyone brushes their teeth that brings them sweet smile in their face�. One of the aim of San Jose Elementary School is to practice healthy habits like proper brushing of teeth after every meal. Teachers conveys this habit to their pupils and insisted that brushing with toothpaste is important for several reasons. First, and foremost, a toothpaste and a correct brushing action work to remove plaque, a sticky, harmful film of bacteria that grows on your teeth that causes cavities, gums disease and eventual tooth loss if not controlled.
SBFP : A Program of DepEd and DSWD declines Malnutrition Department of Social Welfare and Development and Department of Education are conducting School Based Feeding Program with hopes of ending malnutrition among students. School Based Feeding Program in San Jose Elementary School provides both educational and health benefits to 12 severely wasted and 32 wasted learners, thereby increasing enrollment rates, reducing absenteeism and improving
food security at the household level. Lasting for 120 days, the feeding program targets the restoration of beneficiaries to their normal nutritional status and the improvement of class attendance. This year, the feeding program started this month of July and ends in December. A child’s nutritional status is assessed before and after the program to determine if the students have reached their ideal nutritional status.
With the help and support of the parents and other stakeholders, we believe that School Based Feeding Program in San Jose Elementary School will be further improved and educate families about health and nutrition, so that they could sustain the progress children have made during the school feeding program.
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umba is a fun aerobic workout that mixes in dance moves. This is one of the health activities in San Jose Elementary School, it maintains a healthy bodyweight. Ms. Erica Barangas and Mrs. Perla Angcaya led the Zumba. It seems that everyone enjoys the activity.
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abies is a highly fatal viral disease that primarily affects warm-blooded animals other than man, notably dogs, but which can be transmitted to humans by infected animals. The rabies virus, which is present in the saliva of an infected animal, is passed to a human through a bite, to avoid this disease San Jose Elementary School promote a campaign that focused on the awareness of rabies through a video presentation about this disease that can mold the mind and become aware in the rabies. This campaign is not just to give information but also to be responsible all the time especially in our health.
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ne problem is that it is hard to characterize: the concept of puberty. Yet a better understanding of this phase of life is crucial for ensuring the well-being of a person. In better understanding of the changes happens as they grow the school of San Jose Elementary School discuss the different changes of adolescents especially on their physical and emotional aspects.