OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT

Department of EducationDepartment of Education

By:

Ma. Corazon C. Dumlao, MD, MPHMa. Corazon C. Dumlao, MD, MPHChief, Health Division

School Health an Nutrition Center

RATIONALE:RATIONALE:

•AIDS - threat to public health

• not only a medical crisis

but crisis of national

resources.

•Affected Population -“people

at peak of earning power”

RATIONALE:RATIONALE:May 2002 - 19 new HIV cases

reported

- 8 new AIDS cases

reportedCumulative # of HIV (+) cases

1984 - 2002 - 1,695 HIV (+) cases

- 20 - 39 years age group

NO TREATMENT YET; PREVENTIONNO TREATMENT YET; PREVENTION

Knowledge Survey Among Knowledge Survey Among PupilsPupils

1010 - item knowledge test- item knowledge test

National Average of 5.3National Average of 5.3

All below passing average of All below passing average of

75%75%

Sources of Information on AIDS/HIV: Elementary Level

Newspapers8%

Radio8%

Parents13%

School Nurse

10%

Sisters/Bros.2%

Others

2%

Friends4%

Doctor19%

Teachers14%

T.V.17%

Knowledge Survey Among H.S. Knowledge Survey Among H.S. StudentsStudents

•15 item test15 item test

•national average is 9.07national average is 9.07

•all below ideal passing average of all below ideal passing average of

75% or 11 correct answers75% or 11 correct answers

Sources of Information on AIDS/HIV: Secondary LevelSources of Information on AIDS/HIV: Secondary Level

Newspapers12%

Radio

10%

School Nurse7%

Sisters/Bros.2%

Others1%

Friends3%

Doctor

19%

Teachers20%

T.V.17%

Parents10%

Mandates DepEd to integrate AIDS Prevention Concepts

One priority thrust for EFA 2015

RA 8504

OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

Goal: To develop matured and Goal: To develop matured and

responsible studentry imbued with responsible studentry imbued with

desirable health values which can desirable health values which can

assist them in making rational assist them in making rational

decisions that can lead to decisions that can lead to

satisfying, productive, and quality satisfying, productive, and quality

life.life.

OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

• Create awareness on the local and Create awareness on the local and

global situation on AIDS global situation on AIDS

• Inculcate desirable health behavior Inculcate desirable health behavior

• Provide pre-and in-service training Provide pre-and in-service training

of teachers and other school of teachers and other school

officialsofficials

OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

Strengthen parent and community involvement

Initiate research studies

Institutionalize AIDS prevention education

COMPONENTS:COMPONENTS:

IEC

Co-curricular and Ancillary Services

HRD

Parent Education & Community Outreach

Monitoring, Research & Evaluation

Component # 1 - IECComponent # 1 - IEC

Development of Modules for Integration in Science and Health and Makabayan (sp. Social Studies)

Production of AIDS Sourcebook

Information campaign in schools

students, teachers, parents

Component # 2 - Co-Curricular Activities

Campus Journalism Inclusion of HIV/AIDS Prevention in school papers

Scouting Health Services Student Organizations/Clubs Guidance and Counselling

Component # 3 - HRD

Training of Secondary School Nurses as Trainors on Life Skills

Training of Teacher Coordinators and School Health Personnel on Adolescent/ Reproductive Health

Orientation of Sch. Admins. on the Proj.

Training of Teachers on Teaching Strategies for HIV/AIDS Education

Component # 4 - Parent Education

Training of Parents on

Effective Parenting

Information dissemination

during PTCA assemblies

Monitoring of children’s

behavior in coordination with

School Guidance Counsellor

Component # 5 - MREComponent # 5 - MRE

Conduct surveys,

periodic monitoring

and evaluative studies

FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS

Printing of Modules, Training Manual & Source Book

Capability Building MRE

KAP Linkages - UNICEF

- WHO - SEAMEO & ADB - GOs & NGOs

1.Issuance of DECS Memorandum No. 2, s.

1987 entitled “Information Campaign on

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”.

2.Preparation of the Project Proposal sent to

the Department of Health, UNESCO and

National Economic Development Authority

for possible funding. (1988)

3.Inclusion of core messages on AIDS

prevention in the Information Handbook for

School Health and Nutrition Personnel.

(1989)

SUMMARY REPORT ON SUMMARY REPORT ON ACCOMPLISHMENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS

1987 - 20041987 - 2004

4.Training of 2000 school health and nutrition

personnel on communication skills utilizing the

Handbook as the source of content. Hence,

they are now effectively advocating AIDS

prevention to school administrators and

teachers during staff meetings, and to the

students, as well as to the parents, during

assemblies. (1989-1992)

5.Printing and distribution of 60,000 Information

Handbooks to the 2500 school health personnel

and 30,000 public elementary schools

nationwide. (1991)

6.Development of a Sourcebook on AIDS as an

additional reference material. (1991)

7.Analysis of the curricula for the elementary and

secondary levels to determine entry points of

AIDS prevention concepts, and the necessity of

support materials for any existing objectives for

AIDS prevention. (1992)

8.Development of a Teacher’s Module and

Student’s Workbook on AIDS prevention utilizing

the Teacher-Child Parent (TCP) Approach for the

secondary level. AIDS was included as one of the

seven concerns for which instructional modules

and workbooks were developed in a Writeshop

conducted in Baguio City on March 8-21, 1992.

The modules and workbooks were tried out in

four regions during School Year 1992-1993.

9. In collaboration with the Kabalikat ng Pamilya Filipino Foundation, an NGO, the Health and Nutrition Center undertook the following projects:a. AIDS Prevention Education among the youth

through student-based organizations, andb. Training of leaders on the Immune System

Approach to AIDS education in June 1992.10. Conduct of the UNESCO-assisted Workshop on

the Development of Instructional Materials for AIDS Education held at the Development Academy of the Philippines on July 7-12, 1992.

Outputs: Curricular Framework Lessons for the

elementary, secondary, tertiary and non-formal

education levels.

11. Creation of the DECS-AIDS Technical Committee in 1992 to oversee the management of the project.

12. Printing of the 10,000 copies of AIDS Modules for Secondary level.

13. Conduct of the Workshop to develop additional instructional materials for AIDS education held on December 1-12, 1992 at the Imus Sports Center, Cavite.

Outputs: Elementary Level a. Lessons for the integration in Grades I, II, and

VI in Science & Health, Civics & Culture, Home

Economics & Livelihood Education

b. Accompanying materials – voice tapes, comics and posters.

Secondary Level

a. Modules for Integration in Physical Education,

Health and

Music (PHEM), and Filipino, and Values Education

Tertiary Level

a. Teacher’s Guide in AIDS Prevention Education

Non-Formal Education

a. Facilitator’s Guide for Functional Literacy –

Levels I, II

and III

b. Comics

14. Revision of the TCP AIDS Teacher’s Guide and

Student’s Workshop in a Workshop conducted on

April 28 – May 7, 1993 at the Imus Sports Center,

Cavite.

15. Conduct of the Workshop to develop evaluation

tools for the instructional materials on May 10-

17, 1993.

16. Conduct of try-out schools in Regions IV, VII, XI

and NCR in July, 1993. Selected schools were

categorized into urban/rural; public/private,

experimental/control.

17. Administration of the pre-test in the try-out

schools in August 1993.

18. Administration of the post-test in the schools.

19. With the assistance of the World Health

organization and the Department of Health, the

instructional materials were revised in a

Workshop conducted in June, 1994.

20. Printing of the following materials in September 1994 – January 1995:4500 copies First Year Module (Values Education)4500 copies Second Year Module (PEHM)4500 copies Third Year Module (Filipino)4500 copies Fourth Year Module (Values Education)1500 copies Teacher’s Guide AIDS Education for Tertiary Institutions.

21. Orientation Training of school administrators and teachers of secondary schools located in areas covered by PLAN International in the Divisions of Baguio City and Occidental Mindoro. Funds for the training were provided by PLAN. The objectives were to orient the participants on the School-Based AIDS Education Project and to train them on the utilization of the materials.

22.Actual use of the secondary modules on

HIV/AIDS in eight (8) districts in Occidental

Mindoro.

23.Printing of 18,000 additional copies of the

secondary modules.

24.Conduct of Assessment Workshop on the AIDS

Evaluation Project; San Jose, Occidental

Mindoro.

25.Issuance of the DECS Memorandum on the

School-Based AIDS Education Project (1996)

26.Conduct of the Workshop to revise and finalize

instructional materials (elementary).

27.Conduct of the National Work-Conference on

the School-Based AIDS Education Project

(SEAP). (1997)

28. Orientation Training on SEAP and Use of Materials (1997-1998) R1, 2 & CAR (Zone 1)R3 & NCR (Zone 2)R4 & 5 (Zone 3)R6 (Zone 4)R7 (Zone 5)R10 & CARAGA (Zone 6)R9 & 11 (Zone 7)R12 & ARMM (Zone 8)

29. Implementation of SAEP in areas of PLAN InternationalPlanningOrientation Training of ImplementationLaunching and implementation

30. Celebration of World AIDS Day (every December

1st since 1997)

31. Advocacy of HIV/AIDS Prevention by school

health personnel (specifically in December of

every year)

32. Gathering of data: assessment of Integration of

HIV/AIDS in the elementary and secondary

curricula

33. Analysis, interpretation and preparation of final

report re: DECS UNAIDS Project

34. Conduct of Workshop re: Integrating Life Skills in

the Support Instructional Materials for HIV/AIDS

Education

35. Participation in the formulation of the IRR or RA

8504 re: Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control

Act

36.Development of the Training of Trainors

Manual on AIDS Education (SEAMEO-UP-

DECS collaboration)

37.Development of Resource Materials on

HIV/AIDS for Teachers (DECS-CHASPAR

Project)

38.Field testing of the Materials for Teachers

on HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention Education

(SEAMEO-TROPMED-GTZ assisted project

39.Conduct of the evaluation of the Reference

Materials on HIV/AIDS/STD for teachers.

40.Conduct of the Regional Workshop on Youth

and Teachers Participation on HIV/AIDS/STD

Initiatives at the Bacolod City Convention

Center on April 24-27, 2002 (SEAMEO-

TROPMED-GTZ)

41.Request for Authority to print the revised

HIV/AIDS Education Modules for secondary

level however, this was disapproved last May

10, 2001.

42.Conduct of the Workshop on the

Revision/Finalization of the AIDS Education

Module for elementary and secondary levels for

integration in the re-structured Basic Education

Curriculum (BEC)

43.Conduct of the Workshop on the

Revision/Finalization of the AIDS Education

Module for elementary and secondary levels

for integration in the re-structured Basic

Education Curriculum (BEC)

44.Conduct of Training of Trainors on the

Integration of AIDS Education in the Basic

Education Curriculum

1st Batch - October 27 – 29, 2003

2nd Batch - November 11 – 13, 2003

3rd Batch - February 23 – 25, 2004