Innovative Work Plan
Title: PROJECT TAKE TALK: HEALTH EDUCATION BRIEF DISCOURSE
TO IMPROVE LEARNERS AND TEACHERS’ PROFICIENCY IN
INFECTIOUS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
I. Rationale
The government and the Department of Education prioritize health and
well-being, especially since students and teachers will face each other this
school year as part of the mandatory progressive face-to-face classes. The
risk of contracting infectious and communicable diseases is high. However,
the more pressing issue is that our clients' knowledge of avoiding and
combating these pathogens and other disease-causing elements is
inadequate. There were already several studies that would prove this claim.
For example, in a study by Gregorio et. Al. about the knowledge, attitudes,
and practices of public secondary school teachers on Zika Virus Disease: A
basis for the development of evidence-based Zika educational materials for
schools in the Philippines, findings show that there was good knowledge
among teachers on vector transmission of ZIKV but poor knowledge on other
aspects of the disease (Gregorio, 2019). In a separate study by Almomani et
al. entitled the effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and
attitudes towards chronic non-communicable diseases among undergraduate
students in Jordan, research indicates that students have poor knowledge and
negative attitudes regarding risk factors, preventive measures, and
complications of CNCDs. (NCBI - WWW Error Blocked Diagnostic, 2022).
There was little to no available research that directly states the knowledge
level of Filipino Junior High school students regarding communicable
diseases, making it a research gap. There were, however, several studies that
say health education is effective. In a study by Wang et al. entitled the impact
of health education on knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases
among students in Gansu Province, China., It is highly recommended that
health education should be done because it contributes to student knowledge
and behaviors toward infectious diseases (Wang, 2018)
The poor knowledge of communicable diseases is evident among the
learners of Pangasinan School of Arts and Trades. The Proponent would like
to solve the problem by introducing the Project Take Talk, a health education
brief discourse among learners and teachers. The proponents shall prepare
one topic to discuss for 15 minutes from one classroom to another. Topics
shall be communicable diseases, their history, facts and figures, and how to
prevent and treat them.
The innovation shall be called the Project Take Talk, where proponents
and the school nurse shall take 15 minutes every class hour once a month to
discuss significant communicable diseases rampant and relevant on that
month. A planned matrix of what topics to discuss per month for a year shall
be made for approval. Recommendations of the topics to discuss are as
follows:
Table 1. Month and Topic to be discussed
Month Topic
January Dengue
February Diphtheria
March Measles
April Polio
May HIV
June TB
July MALARIA
August Influenza
September Diarrhea
October Bronchitis
November Tuberculosis
December COVID-19
The flow of discussion shall follow the format below:
A. Background of the Disease
B. Cases in the world and the Philippines
C. What it is
D. Causes
E. Ways to prevent
The innovation aims to improve by 100% the number of proficient
Grades 9 students in communicable diseases, as evidenced by comparing
pretest and posttest results.
Health Education is the MAPEH subject, but communicable diseases
are not given much attention. This talk shall be different as it shall welcome
exciting questions from the students and be answered in real-time.
Recommendations for hand washing for a minute or two shall also be made at
the end of every talk to promote proper hygiene to avoid or eliminate disease-
causing pathogens. The Proponent, clinic teacher, and MAPEH teachers will
manage the project. Each was assigned a role to manage the innovation from
pre-implementation to post-implementation efficiently. Once the innovation
has been proven successful, it will be shared with other schools in the district
so they can replicate it. We have years to nurture the learners as part of the
agency's Vision and Mission.
II. Action Plan
Key Stages Objectives Activities/ Person/s Time Success
( SMART, Strategies/ Involved Frame Indicator
address Methodology
problems in
line with (detailed
DepEd description
mandates) of the
process,
sequentially
arranged
activities)
Pre-implementation
1. Conduct a To be able to A. Call for a MAPEH Septem 100%
meeting to enlist 12 meeting teachers, ber 13- attendan
identify the topics and B. Conduct Propone 24, ce,
topics to associate meeting nts 2022 properly
discuss one topic documen
with one ted
month from discussio
among n, list of
months in a 12 topics
year. identified
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pretest conduct a pretest Teachers students
pre- B. Undergo , took the
assessment Validity and Students test
to determine Reliability Reliable
prior test and valid
knowledge C. Administe test
level of r test during instrume
students MAPEH nt
about subject
communicab D. Analyze
le diseases test results
E. Enlist
students
belonging to
poor
proficiency in
communicabl
e disease
3. Identify To be able to A. Inform MAPEH List of
learners/ consider learners of Teachers identified
beneficiaries students low the status of , poor
scores or their Advisers, proficient
belonging to proficiency Students students
poor level in
proficiency in communicabl
communicab e disease
le diseases B. Discuss
as with learners
respondents the
or intervention
beneficiaries tobe made
4. Seek To be able to A. Communi Stakhold
Support from sustain cate with ers
Stakeholders financial LGU, PTA,
needs by and ALUMNI
tapping for possible
External and donation
Internal B. Receive
Stakeholders donation and
for support. issue a deed
5. Creation To be able to
of the matrix organized
and research the flow of
topics on activity
communicab
le disease
Implementation
1. Handwas To be able Septemb
hing to ensure er 27-
avoidance of Novemb
pathogens er 7,
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students
proper
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routine
2. The To educate
Conduct of learners on
Once-a- the different
month 15- communicab
minute talk le diseases
and how to
avoid them
3. Question To be able
and Answer to answer
students
queries and
clarify
doubts
Post-implementation
1. Create To be able Novemb
Sustainabilit
to ensure er 10-
y, Activity
sustainability 15, 2022
Completion and
Report and continuity of
Action Plan the project in
the next
years to
come
2. Dissemin To be able
ate Results to educate
through the the non-
LAC session MAPEH
teachers of
the
accomplish
ment
development
of the
project and
how else
can they
integrate
Health
education
into their
classes.
III. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
IV. Sustainability Plan (includes the processes on how will it be sustained and
maintained, activities and improvement in short and long term basis)
Activities Role of Stakeholders Resources Needed
Prepared by:
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Name of the Proponent
