ANNOUNCEMENTS

Department of Health Promotion & Education

Vision

The Department of Health Promotion and Education contributes in meeting the mission/goals of the College of Public Health through its implementation of primary services of teaching (undergraduate and graduate), research and extension services. The department is responsible for the behavioral and social components of a comprehensive education for health development under the umbrella of health promotion and education.

Mission

The mission of the Department of Health Promotion and Education includes (1) provision of competencies on health promotion and education to undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of settings, (2) provision of continuing education for health workers (local and international) on health promotion and education, (3) initiation of the development of models/approaches for health promotion and education, (4) conduct basic and applied research on the behavioral and socio-cultural dimensions of health and health behavior of all the stakeholders in health, (5) provision of technical assistance to government and non-government agencies locally and internationlly.

Faculty and Staff

Department Chair
Jonathan P. Guevarra, RN, MAN

Assistant Professors
Buenalyn Teresita Ramos-Mortel, MPH
Ernesto R. Gregorio, Jr., DAPE, MPH
Eleanor C. Castillo, DrPH

Professorial Lecturers
Ma. Sandra B. Tempongko, DrPH
Nymia P. Simbulan, DrPH

Research Extension and Professional Staff
Renerio Cordova Jr., BSPH

Administrative Personnel
Conchita B. Bagnes, BSBA

Degree Progam

Doctor of Public Health (Health Promotion and Education)

Training Programs

Basic Monitoring and Evaluation
Post-Graduate Course on Health Promotion and Education
Qualitative Methods for Health Research
Risk Communication
Seminar-Workshop on Social Marketing
Social Mobilization for Health
Post Graduate Course on Health Communication Planning
Post Graduate Course on Community Organizing for Community Development

Researches

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the Community concerning the Prevention and Control of Leptospirosis in the National Capital Region, Philippines
Baseline Study on the Knowledge, Perception, Attitude and Practice on the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis among the Household Health Decision Makers in Selected Cities Nationwide
Evaluation of Patient Drug Compliance Using Agusan del Sur - Malaria Control Project Drug Pack in Selected Barangays
Evaluation of the Agusan del Sur Malaria Consciousness Month Celebrations(2001 - 2002)
Evaluation of the Decentralized Field Health Information System, Department of Health(DOH)
Evaluation of the Kabalikat ng Pamilyang Pilipino Foundation, Inc. Project, Increasing Demand for Adolescent Reproductive Health Services Throuhg Outreach Program: A Comparative Study
Evaluation of the Utilization of the Impregnated Bednets in Selected Barangay of Agusan del Sur
External Evaluation of Lifestyle Related Diseases
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Early Childhood Development, Formative and Summative Research
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on SARS and Other Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Prevention and Treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis among Households in Selected Municipalities of the Province of Sulu

Publications

Guevarra, J.P.,Ancheta, CA, Dela Peña, JO , Ortega, AR, Lariosa, TR. Assessment of Disaster Preparedness in Selected Public Schools in Luzon, Philippines. Acta Medica Philippina. 2007. Vol. 41, No. 2
Guevarra, J.P., Albornoz, RM, Go, JJ. Knowledge , Attitudes and Practices of Parents in an Urban Coastal Community on Preventing Childhood Drowning. Acta medica Philippina. Jan-March 2010. Volume 44, No. 1.