Importance of Program

Implementation
The importance of implementation is widely recognized in the medical field,
and drug treatment for medical conditions offers a useful analogy. The
correct drug must be given and in sufficient dosage to obtain the desired
effect. Moreover, there is always a need to monitor drug use because many
patients do not follow the prescribed drug regimen. When drug monitoring
occurs, changes can be quickly made so the effect of the drug can be
accurately assessed. Otherwise, the physician cannot determine if the use of
a particular drug is having the intended effect.
 What is implementation?
-Implementation refers to a “specific set of activities designed to put into
practice an activity or program” (fixsen, Naoom, Blasé, Friedman, and
Wallance, 2005),p.5.).
For variety of reasons, major changes can occur, so that the new program is
not an accurate reproduction of the original version. Strong program
implementation requires strength in several dimensions; three important one
are fidelity, adaptation, and dosage.
• Fidelity is the extent to which all the major elements of the original
program are faithfully reproduced.
• Adaptation is the extent to which the program is changed or modified.
• Dosage refers to how much of the original program is delivered.
 Why is Implementation important in all
program delivery for all outcomes?
Evidence for the importance of implementation has been obtained in
multiple areas including educating, mental health, health care, community-
based initiatives, technology, industry, and management (durlal and Dupre,
2008; Eixsen, Naoom, Blasé, Fried, & Wallance, 2005). Moreover,
implementation is important regarldless of characteristics of the target
population, the type of program, and specific program goals.
It is possible to think of different points along a continuum as reflecting poor,
medium, or high quality implementation and to relate these points to the probability
of program success. In general:
• Programs are unlikely to achieve any of their goals if they are implemented
poorly.
• Programs implemented with moderate levels of quality run risk of failing to
achieve their goals or of achieving reduce benefits.
• High quality programs are more likely to be successful in achieving and
minimizing participant benefits compared with programs of low or moderate
quality.

The point is that quality implementation is necessary to increase the chances of

being successful. In other words,,”when it comes nto implementation, what is
wrong doing, is worth well.”
 FUNDAMENTAL
HEALTH NURSING
The art and science of modern nursing encompasses fundamental nursing
concepts that include health, illness, stress and health promotion. They
provide preventive, primary, acute and chronic care for sick and injured
patients with health information. Restorative care medication administration
and emergency care. Nursing care focuses on protecting and protecting
physical and mental health for patients and for the community.
There are four concepts of nursing are health,illness, stress and health
promotion.

• Health
- Health is the absence of illness, injury and disease. Health as a fundamental
nursing concept involves both mental and physiological well being, and it
changes over a patient’s lifetime.
• Illness
-Illness is a fundamental nursing concept that defines a deviation from health
with three stages: the onset of illness, the acceptance of the state of illness
and the convalescence or recovery stage. A nurse’s role in illness includes
monitoring and interpreting symptoms, administering medication and self-
care information, and caring for patients who are incapacitated by illness,
such as administering intravenous fluids to a patient dehydrated from fever
and vomiting.
• Stress
-Nurses work to make patients more comfortable, and a big part of nursing
care includes reducing patient stress. Nurses care for patients who
experience stress from being weekened due to illness or injury, being
removed from a familiar environment and taken to a hospital or emergency
room, waiting for test results, undergoing uncomfortable or painful
procedures and not knowing what is happening to them. Nurses explain
procedures to patients, listen to patients concers and answer questions,
protect patients, privacy and ask how patients are feeling. The goal is to
calm them feel more physically and emotionally comfortable.
• Health Promotion
-In “Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing”, Susan deWit and
patricia O’Neill explain that it’s the responsibility of every nurse to promote
better health by informing patients of things such as illness prevention
methods, safe health practices and healthy lifestyle choices. Nurses promote
health by discussing weight and exercise issues, nutrition, the risks for
drinking, smoking and drug use, and other self-care that increases their
quality and length of life.
MONTHLY HEALTH
ACTIVITIES OF DOH
 JANUARY
• LIVER CANCER AND VIRAL HEPATITIS AWARENESS PREVENTION MONTH
• NATIONAL DEWORMING MONTH
• SCHISTOSOMIASIS AWARENESS AND MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION
MONTH
• ZERO WASTE MONTH
• AUTISM CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK-3RD WEEK
• NATIONAL CANCER CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK-3RD WEEK
• GOITER AWARENESS WEEK-4TH WEEK
• WORLD LEPROSY DAY-LAST SUNDAY
 FEBRUARY
• NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH
• NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE MONTH
• ORAL HEALTH MONTH
• PHILIPPINE HEART MONTH
• MENTAL RETARDATION WEEK FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND
EXPLOITATION-2ND WEEK
• LEPROSY CONTROL WEEK-LAST WEEK
• NATIONAL RARE DISEASE WEEK-LAST WEEK
• WORLD CANCER DAY-FEBRUARY 4
• INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY-FEBRUARY 15
 MARCH

• RABIES AWARENESS MONTH

• WOMEN’S WEEK-1ST WEEK
• INTERNATIONAL EAR CARE DAY-MARCH 3
• NATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY-MARCH 8
• WORLD TB DAY- MARCH 24
 APRIL

• NATIONAL HEMOPHILIA AWARENESS MONTH

• HEAD AND NECK CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK-LAST
WEEK
• WORLD HEALTH DAY-LAST WEEK
• WORLD HEALTH DAY-APRIL 7
• WORLD MALARIA DAY-MRCH 24
 MAY
• CERVICAL CANCER CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH
• HYPERTENSION AWARENESS MONTH
• ROAD SAFETY MONTH
• SAFE METHOD WEEK-2ND WEEK
• INTERNATIONAL THYROID AWARENESS WEEK-LAST WEEK
• HEALTH WORKER’S DAY-MAY 7
• AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL DAY-3RD SUNDAY
• WORLD THYROID DAY-MAY 25
• WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY-MAY 31
 JUNE
• DENGUE AWARENESS MONTH
• NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH
• NATIONAL NO SMOKING MONTH-3RD WEEK
• NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK-4TH WEEK
• WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY-JUNE 14
• ASEAN DENGUE DAY-JUNE 15
• DOH ANNIVERSARY-JUNE 23
• INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT
TRAFFICKING-JUNE 26
 JULY
• FILARIASIS MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION MONTH
• NATIONAL BLOOD DONORS MONTH
• NATIONAL DEWORMING MONTH
• NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE MONTH
• NUTRITION MONTH
• NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION WEEK-3RD
WEEK
• NATIONAL ALLERGY DAY-JULY 8
• WORLD POPULATION DAY-JULY 11
• WORLD HEPATITIS DAY-JULY 28
 AUGUST
• ASEAN MONTH
• FAMILY PLANNING MONTH
• NATIONAL ADOLESCENT IMMUNIZATION MONTH
• NATIONAL BRESTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH
• NATIONAL LUNG MONTH
• SIGHT SAVING MONTH
• MOTHER-BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE WEEK-1 ST WEEK
• WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK-AUG.1-7
 September
• BLOOD DISEASE MONTH
• GENETICS AWARENESS MONTH
• NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS WEEK-1ST WEEK
• OBESITY PREVENTION AWARENESS-1ST WEEK
• AIZHEIMER’S WORLD CONTRACEPTION DAY-SEPT.26
• DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK-3RD WEEK
• LINGGO NG KABATAAN-SEPT.25-30
• NATIONAL THYROID CANCER AWARENESS WEEK-4TH WEEK
• WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY-SEPT.10
 OCTOBER
• FILIPINO ELDERLY WEEK-1ST WEEK
• NATIONAL NEWBORN SCREENING WEEK-1ST WEEK
• NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WEEK-2ND WEEK
• BONE AND JOINT AWARENESS WEEK-3RD WEEK
• HEALTH EDUCATION WEEK-3RD WEEK
• FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK-LAST WEEK
• WORLD SIGHT DAY-2ND THURSDAY
• GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY-OCTOBER 15
• WORLD PSORIASES DAY-OCT.29
 NOVEMBER
• FILARIASIS AWARENESS MONTH
• MALARIA AWARENESS MONTH
• NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MONTH
• TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE MONTH
• NATIONAL SKIN DISEASE DETECTION AND PREVENTION WEEK-2ND WEEK
• DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL WEEK-3RD WEEK
• NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK AGAINST COUNTERFEIT MEDICINE-3RD WEEK
• POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT WEEK-NOV.23 TO 29
• WORLD TOILET DAY-NOV.14
• WORLD PREMATURITY DAY- NOV.17
 DECEMBER
• FIRECRACKERS INJURY PREVENTION MONTH
• LINGGO NG KABATAAN-2ND WEEK
• WORLD AIDS DAY- DECEMBER 1
• EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK- DEC.3 TO 9
• INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSON WITH DISABILITIES-DEC.3
• NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS DAY-DEC.6