LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

HEALTH 10- Quarter 3, Week 2

Health Trends, Issues, and Concerns

(Global Level)

Objectives
After going through this LAS, you are expected to:

1. cite some issues in implementing the global health initiatives in various countries;
2. demonstrate competence in applying knowledge of global health initiatives to
national or local context;
3. show some ways of adopting global health initiatives to local or national context.

Global health initiatives are programs and projects which help address global health
issues, concerns and trends.

THE TEN GLOBAL HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES AND CONCERNS

1. TUBERCULOSIS – commonly known as TB (Tubercle Bacillus), is a bacterial infection
that can spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to any organ in your body. It
is most often found in the lungs.

2. DRUG USE AND ABUSE – it is patterned use of drug in which the user consumes the
drug substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others.

3. HIV/AIDS – it is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse, contaminated

blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy,
delivery or breastfeeding.

4. NON- COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – refer to chronic diseases which last for long
periods of time and progress slowly.

5. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE – also known as infectious disease or transmissible

diseases. These are the illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of
pathogenic biologic agents in human.

6. CLIMATE CHANGE – a change in global or regional climate patterns attributed directly

or indirectly to human activity.
 7. MENTAL HEALTH – it is a level of psychological well-being and the absence of a
mental disorder.

8. IMMUNIZATION AND VACCINES – it is the safe and effective use of a small amount of
a weakened and killed virus or bacteria or bits of lab made protein that imitate the virus
in order to prevent infection by the same virus or bacteria.

9. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO ABUSE/ ADDICTION – the excessive consumption of

alcohol and tobacco. It is the common cause of communicable and non-communicable
diseases.

10. MALARIA/ OTHER VECTOR-BORNE MALARIA – causes symptoms that typically

include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause yellow
skin, seizures,coma or death.

The overarching goal of World Health Organization (WHO) is a support to the Philippines
and to ensure that all Filipinos, regardless of their age, gender, socioeconomic and cultural
background, have the opportunity to live healthy lives in a safe environment, through timely and
equitable access to quality health services. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
works with different nations and organizations to withstand crises, empower lives and improve
the quality of life for all. One of the UNDP’s intervention programs to achieve the eight
millennium development goals is called Quick Wins, an action that can be immediately used
within the community or locale to produce effective results. Below are some examples of
UNDP’s Quick Wins:

 No school fees and free access to educational materials and facilities in

schools to ensure that all children attend classes.
 Children are provided with free school meals and take-home rations using
locally produced food.
 Regular annual deworming for all school children especially in impoverished
areas to improve health and education.
 Provision to poor farmers of affordable supplies of soil nitrogen and other soil
nutrients.
 Design community nutrition programs for pregnant, nursing mothers and
children below five years of age.
 Offer basic skills training of community members in health, farming,
technical-vocational and infrastructure.
 Free basic health services sponsored by private organizations.
 Expanded access to sexual and reproductive health information and
services.
 Distribution of free, effective and efficient insecticide-treated bed nets to
families especially in malaria and dengue-endemic areas.
 Active national and local campaigns to reduce violence against women and
children.
 Reform and enforce legislation protecting and empowering women’s and
children’s rights.
 Empowering women to play an important role in formulating and monitoring
poverty reduction strategies, programs and policies.
 Plant endemic trees at the community level to provide shade, produce,
watershed protection, windbreak and timber.

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 Learning Activities
General Directions: Work on Activities 1-3 on a separate sheet of paper. Don’t forget to write
your name on top of your paper for checking.

Activity 1. A. REMEMBER ME
Directions: Write in each box the different health issues, concerns, and trends encountered by
the countries around the world. Add more boxes if needed.

GLOBAL HEALTH

ISSUES,CONCERNS

AND TRENDS

B. TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Tell whether the statement is true or not. Write the word TRUE if the statement
is true and FALSE if it is not on the blank provided.
_________1. WHO stands for World Health Organization.
_______2. Tuberculosis is an example of a communicable disease.
_______3. Nicotine is one of the ingredients in cigarette.
_______4. Cardiovascular disease is an example of a communicable disease.
_______5. Vaccine is a substance that is usually injected into a person as protection against a
particular disease.
_______6. DOTS is one of the programs which is implemented by STOP TB program in order
to stop tuberculosis.
_______7. Physical inactivity is a healthy lifestyle practice.
_______8. FCTC stands for Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
_______9. Malaria is a serious disease that comes from the bite of mosquito and another is by
direct or indirect contact.
_______10.Cardiovascular is a disease of the heart and blood vessels.
_______11.AIDS means Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome.
_______12.Tuberculosis is an infection of the lungs but may also occur in other body parts
brought about by bacteria that cause lesions (cut or break in tissue).
_______13.Alcohol is a gateway drug which depresses the central nervous system.
_______14.HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes the Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome to deteriorate.
_______15.Climate change is significant and long-lasting change in the Earth’s climate and
weather patterns.

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Activity 2. JUMBLED WORDS

Directions: Rearrange the group of words to form a sentence that best describe a strategy of
World Health Organization in promoting people’s welfare. Then, make an analysis
on the impact of these strategies to you as a Filipino citizen.

Strategic Priorities Jumbled Words Answer

1. Save lives full access
to immediate impact
interventions
ensure

2. Promote well-being to lead healthy lives

empower people
and enjoy responsive health
services

3. Protect health health threats

and emerging
anticipate and mitigate
disasters, and environmental

4. Optimize health overcome

architecture achieve universal
fragmentation to
health coverage

5. Use platforms for support

health health in all settings
policies and
sectors

Analysis:
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Activity 3. MAKE A SLOGAN
Directions: From the 5 strategic priorities of the government written inside the box, choose
one and make a slogan about it. Do it in a one whole short bond paper. You will
be graded using the rubrics below.

Save lives promote well-being protect health

Optimize health architecture use platforms for health

Rubrics 4 3 2 1 Score
Craftmanship The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is The slogan is
exceptionally attractive in acceptably distractingly
attractive in terms of attractive messy.
terms of neatness, though it may
neatness, construction and be a bit messy.
construction and arrangement.
arrangement.
Creativity Slogan is Slogan is Slogan is The slogan
exceptionally creative and a creative and does not reflect
creative. A lot of good amount of some thoughts any degree of
thoughts and thoughts were are exerted to creativity.
effort were exerted to make make it
exerted to make it attractive. attractive.
it attractive.
Originality Exceptional use Good use of Average use of No new ideas
of new ideas new ideas and new ideas and and originality
and originality originality are originality are are observed.
are observed. observed. observed.
Grammar The slogan has The slogan has The slogan has The slogan has
no grammatical one two grammatical more than two
error. grammatical errors. grammatical
error. errors.

Total Score

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Directions: Complete the following details below about your realization on the health
trends, issues and concerns (global level). Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

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Reflection:
ANSWERS MAY VARY
ACTIVITY 3 MAKE A SLOGAN ACTIVITY 2 JUMBLED WORDS
ANSWERS MAY VARY 1.Ensure full access to immediate impact
interventions.
2. Empower people to lead healthy lives and enjoy
responsive health services.
3. Anticipate and mitigate disasters and
environmental emerging health threats
4. Overcome fragmentation to achieve universal
health coverage
5. Support health in all settings, policies and
sectors
ACTIVITY 1.2 TRUE OR FALSE ACTIVITY 1.1 REMEMBER ME
1. True ANSWERS MAY VARY
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True
11. True
12. True
13. True
14. True
15. True
Answer Key
Books:
Physical Education and Health- Grade 10, MAPEH -Learner’s Material, First Edition
2013, ISBN: 978-971-9990-78-9
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Online References:
Global Health Lessons
https://www.global-workforce.globalization101.org/category/global-health/global-
health-lesson-1-activities/
Top 10 most Common Health Issues
https://www.google.com/search?q=millennium+development+goals&oq=millennium&
aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l3j46j0l2j46.13448j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie
Rubrics
http://earlycollegeconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Portfolio-Rubric-for-
Reflection.PRINT.pdf

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